This is a significant passage in the book of Colossians. Paul is drawing a conclusion by saying, “therefore”. He is instructing them in how they are to continue in the faith. The Christian life starts with Jesus Christ. You receive Jesus by believing and trusting in Him. Paul is saying that you must continue in Jesus. Christ is not just a door into the faith. He is the way in and through the faith. We are to be rooted in Jesus and to grow and be built up in Jesus. Once you are saved, the focus does not leave Christ. It remains here, and we stand in His work and in His commands by His strength.
