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I. FULLNESS IN CHRIST (1-15) 1. What warning does Paul give them? (8a) What is Paul’s view of philosophy and what is its basis? (8b) 2. What lives in Christ? (9a) How does it exist in him? (9b; Jn 1:14) What have we been given in him? (10; 2 Pe 1:3,5-7) How is it possible? (9-12)? What is the circumcision done by Christ? (11,12; Ro 2:28,29) 3. What was their former condition? (Eph 2:1-3) Who made them alive and how? (13b-15) In what sense is the cross of Jesus triumphant? [Here, “powers and authorities” mean the power of Satan, and “public spectacle” means victory over the enemy.] II. EMPTINESS IN HERISIES (16-23) 4. In light of verses 13-15, what does “Therefore” mean? (16a) [Verses 16,17 refer to Jewish legalism, verses 18,19, to angel worship, and verses 20-23, to asceticism.] How should we respond to the judgment of false teachers? (16a) What are some contemporary forms of legalism? 5. What are the dangers of worship of angels? (18) What is the fundamental problem of angel-worshipers? (19) 6. What are the teachings of athleticism? (21) Why should we not submit to its rules? (20) What are the problems in these teachings? (22-23)

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