The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Colossians 2:5-8, “Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him,
7 having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith, just as you were instructed, and overflowing with gratitude.
8 See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ.”

Have you ever received something, you didn’t know what to do with? That occurs in the lives of some newly, born-again Christians. They have received Jesus Christ as their Savior and LORD, but have no knowledge as to what to do further. This situation occurs more often that you would think.

To “be firmly rooted…(and) built up in Him” means you have become an earnest believer, who views salvation as the primary responsibility for which there is an ever-consistent overflow of gratitude.

Further, it means avoiding philosophies and pathways that lead to captivity of the human soul. It promises freedom and righteousness that are only available in and through Christ. Human philosophy comes by way of deception. It promises to enable one to accomplish things, without conforming to the teachings of Christ.

Thus, this philosophy that replaces Christ and His teachings, leads downward on a path to utter destruction. Trust Jesus! Follow His teachings in Scripture! Right thinking leads to the upward way of life in Christ, and sets the course for a godly, mature life in Him. That’s the course to follow! Are you on it?

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.
Springdale, Arkansas 72764
United States of America

“We never know that Christ is all we need until He becomes all that we have.” – Corrie ten Boom