Last night in our ConnectGroup meeting, we focused on the closing verses of Colossians 2. In Paul's letter to the church in Colossae, he is warning the members not to be distracted by the people who are adding rules of conduct that would serve to elevate some believers above others. That sparked a lively discussion in our group about which current day rules are "good" rules and which ones aren't, and more importantly, who gets to decide. How does this look to people outside the Christian faith who see us picking and choosing which ones to follow and which ones not to? Well, regrettably, we weren't able to come up with all the answers, but we were are able to lean on verse 17, "These (rules) are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ." We believe that He was pleased with our struggle to find the answers last night - and always.
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