- Colossians 2:6 KJV
The apostle Paul wrote, “As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:" (Colossians 2:6 KJV).
“As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord…”
How did you receive Him? There is only one way as taught in scripture. It is by grace through faith in Christ (Acts 4:12).
Phillips translates Colossians 2:6, “Just as you received Christ, so go on living in Him – simple faith.”
The apostle John said, "But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name" (John 1:12 KJV).
You receive “Jesus Christ the Lord” by believing on His name. “As many as received Him, as many as have believed on Him.” To have faith in Him is to receive Him.
Do you have that attitude of faith and trust in Jesus Christ? Faith indicates a relation to Christ as Savior. It is submission to His Lordship as King of our lives and confidence in Him as our high priest. Do I conduct my life in submission to the king of my life?
Have you received Jesus Christ the Lord? “Jesus” is the name given to Him at His birth meaning “Yahweh saves,” “Jehovah saves.” That is why the apostle Peter declared there is no other name given among men whereby we must be saved (Acts 4:12). Calling on all other names for eternal salvation will send you to an eternal hell. There is salvation and eternal life only in Jesus Christ. Jesus is the Savior who came to this earth to die for our sins and give us God’s kind of life. Jesus said, “...I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me” (John 14:6 KJV). “...he that hath seen me hath seen the Father...” (v.9).
This same “Jesus” of Nazareth is the Messiah, the anointed King and High Priest. The Messiah to the Hebrew people was the King – Priest. He is both the One who reigns as sovereign over our lives and the One who intercedes on our behalf. The King is also the Priest. The King who has supreme authority is also the Priest who offers the one perfect sacrifice of Himself on behalf of His people.
Has Jesus Christ become your Lord? "[9] Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: [10] That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; [11] And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father" (Philippians 2:9-11 KJV). Have you bowed to that name?
If you have never “received” Him as “Jesus Christ the Lord,” you cannot “so walk in Him.” Do you have this kind of a relationship with Him? Have you surrendered your soul to Him?
The comparison the apostle is bringing out in Colossians 2:6 is the fact that we have been saved by grace through faith is the same way we live the Christian life. We are saved and sustained by that same kind of faith in our Lord.
“Just as you received Christ, so go on living in Him – simple faith.” Taylor paraphrased, “And now just as you trusted Christ to save you, trust Him too for each day’s problems; live in vital union with Him.”
The word “walk” (peripateo) is figurative of “the walk of life,” or your life conduct. Make the Lord Jesus Christ truly “Lord” and Master of each day you live. Maintain a close personal fellowship with Christ; your very life depends on it. We must conduct our lives as men and women who have been united with Christ deriving our life from Him. Because of this living relationship with Him, we are to conduct our lives in dependence upon Him (Jn. 15:5).
As you have received Him, keep on walking.
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