Love Jesus 13

“Be Complete,” a commentary on Colossians by Warren W. Wiersbe

” ..  a person’s faith on the outside above the waterline–but if that very same faith is not bolted to the person and work of Jesus Christ, he will have no chance of completing the journey. Why? Because as the one and only God-man, Jesus alone is capable of taking the penalty for our sins and us to the Father through faith.

Jesus Himself made this clear:

“I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6 NIV)

Somehow, the Colossian believers began to drift in their understanding of the person and work of Jesus Christ, and Paul needed to stop this drift and reestablish a proper Christology.

A proper Christology includes two essential parts:
(1) the person of Jesus Christ, which includes His character and nature; and
(2) the work of Jesus Christ, which is all about redemption.

Jesus intended to redeem those who are captive to sin by dying on the cross and paying the price for their freedom.

All that is required to take part in this redemption is a belief that Jesus was the Son of God, meaning Jesus was God Himself.

Any compromise on these two parts [the person and work of Jesus Christ] will result in an impotent faith that is unable to provide salvation and eternal life in heaven.

And that is the big idea behind Paul’s letter to the Colossians: It is the person and work of Jesus Christ alone that are able to offer salvation.