Colossians 2:6-7

Call to Continuance - 2:6-7

6As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him,

ZA "receive means to take to one's side, to receive to one's self, admit, acknowledge" Vine "to receive from another" Vincent "by transmission from your teachers"

Study this chart to see how each time the kingdom was extended, people received the Word.

Kingdom Expanded Passage

Jews Acts 2:41

Samaritans Acts 8:14

Gentiles Acts 11:1

Bereans Acts 17:11

Also notice these:

Apostles Matthew 10:40

Children Mark 9:37

People Luke 8:40

Believers John 1:12

We must keep walking in Christ. NIV "continue to live in him" Vine says that walking is "signifying the whole round of activities of the individual life."

Christians must maintain a certain walk of life and conduct. Study Romans 8:1.

6 - As you received from your teachers that Christ Jesus is Lord, maintain your life and conduct in him as Lord.

7rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.

We must be rooted. Paul uses a building metaphor meaning to be firm, sure and solid on the foundation. We must be rooted in the love of Christ. (Ephesians 3:17)

We must be built up on that foundation. Sometimes the terms are used as negative and positive. Rooted is used to pull up by the roots, or remove from the foundation. Built up is used to build, and grow.

Here - both terms are in the positive. Upon this foundation we must be built up. See Acts 20:32.

NASB "overflowing with gratitude" This is more than just getting by, more than enough to survive, we ought to be overflowing with thanksgiving.

7 - Now that you are established in your faith, keep building layer after layer of faith. The result will be a heart overflowing with gratitude.