Conversing the Kingdom: Rooted, Built up and Established.

As the Church we are the bride of Christ and he is head over the church as ultimate ruler with ultimate authority. It is to him that we live in submission and obedience according to the truth of Scripture as revealled by the Spirit. This can only happen, if as Paul describes "so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith... abounding in thanksgiving"
How can we do this if we are not talking to him in prayer about the decicions and choices in our life?
How can we do this if we are not studying his word daily and drawing out his will for our lives?
How can we do this if we are not abounding in thanksgiving, that produces a true humility?
What is the alternative?
We turn to tradition, we turn to religion, we turn to the philosophies of self esteem, morality, pride etc.
Beware Paul says these things lead into a captivity. If we look to earn salvation through good work we will be captive to fear that we must be constantly balancing our good deads off against our bad deads. But that's not the end of it as Paul takes us one step further and says, these traditions these worldly philosophies are demonic, inspired by Satan and demons. Let us not be ignorant of the rulers, principalities and powers that exist behind the physical apperance. As Christians we are to be captive to Christ not the demonic of the world. We are to fear the Lord not live in fear of living up to the wordly traditions and philosophies...

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