Focusing on Jesus' Sufficiency - Part 2

Colossians 2:16-23

Religion is deficient to save, but Jesus is sufficient to save.

Jesus is superior to religion because...

I. Religion ____________ the conscience, but Jesus _____________ God’s wrath, 1:20-22; 2:10-14; Hebrews 9:9, 14.

   A. The deficiency of religion, Romans 1:19-23; 2 Timothy 3:5.

   B. The sufficiency of Jesus, Colossians 2:10-14.

II. Religion is a ___________, but Jesus is the __________, 2:16-17.

    A. See Hebrews 8:13; 10:1-4, 10-14.

III. Religion _________________, but Jesus __________________, 2:4, 8, 16-23.

     A.  Be warned, religion captivates!

          1. Colossians 2:4
          2. Colossians 2:8
          3. Colossians 2:16
          4. Colossians 2:18

     B. Jesus liberates:

IV. Conclusion: Be on guard against...