Colossians 2:7

Rooted and built up in him; showing how they should abide and persevere in the faith, by continuing in him as branches do in the root, 1 Thessalonians 15:4, and resting upon him as a building upon the foundation, Isaiah 28:16 1 Corinthians 3:11 Ephesians 2:22. And stablished in the faith; and being firm and settled in the faith, as 1 Peter 5:10: he adds this, not only to clear the metaphorical expressions before, but to show that they should be growing stronger as to the internal habit, Psalms 92:13,14. He repeats as it were in a parenthesis, as ye have been taught; upon the matter, the same with as ye have received Christ in the former verse; for greater caution to them, who might be apt to have itching ears, that they should not be listening to any novel doctrines, but abide in the faith of Christ. Abounding therein with thanksgiving; setting down with themselves, according to the superabounding grace they had, Romans 5:20, with 1 Corinthians 4:8, to abound and increase therein, 1 Corinthians 15:58 2 Peter 1:8; having herein all the saving knowledge desirable, without need of the addition of aught any other way; being thankful to God that he had revealed such a Christ, his Christ, to them, for they could not have a better or another.