In Him

God Lays Out Our Benefits in Union with Christ
I. Careful Not to be Carried Captive from Christ – vv. 8-10
A. Not Cheated through Man's Ideas – v. 8; I Co 2:6; Mk 7:8; Heb 13:9
B. In Christ Dwells The Fullness of the Godhead Bodily – v. 9; Jn 1:14; Heb 2:14-15, 17
C. We are Complete in Him – v. 10; Eph 3:19; I Pe 3:22
II. United to Christ in Baptism – vv. 11-13
A. Putting off the Sins of the Flesh – v. 11; Ro 2:29; I Pe 3:21; Pr 28:13
B. Raised with Him through Baptism – vv. 12-13; Ro 6:4-5; Rev 20:6; Eph 2:1; 1:19-20; Ro 8:11
III. United to Christ in Triumph Over Our Adversaries – vv. 14-15
A. The Ordinances Against Us Blotted Out – v. 14; Act 3:19; Ro 7:4
B. In Him Having Triumph over Principalities and Powers – v. 15; Mt 12:29; Jn 12:31; Heb 2:14