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We continue the discussion under Col. 2:2 here in Part 5.
How can we Christians living in the 21st century have the full assurance (certainty) of understanding regarding the foundational doctrines of Christianity? We have the apostolic writings contained in the New Testament; they contain the foundational truths that originated with God. The Bible is the Word of God.
The fact that we are saved by faith (faith in God and the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ) makes it of crucial importance for us to fully understand the basics of the gospel. We must make this a top priority, but I find that all-too-many Christians are content to assume that whatever they think about the gospel, or whatever they have been taught, is good enough. Such viewpoints can be very dangerous.
Our faith (and our walk in faith) cannot rise above our understanding of God's saving Word (His gospel). To the extent we do not know, or do not understand (or misunderstand), the gospel, we will necessarily fail to live in the center of God's will. It is also true, of course, that even if we have an adequate understanding of the gospel, we still will not live in the center of God's will if do not live/walk in agreement with the basics of the gospel BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH. Paul makes it very clear in this epistle (and in his teaching in general) that we must submit (from our hearts in faith) to live in line with the gospel if we want to experience the riches (cf. Eph. 1:7, 18; 3:16) of the salvation that God has given us in Christ.]], resulting in a true knowledge [It is quite acceptable to translate the Greek noun (epignosis) "knowledge" here, instead of "true knowledge
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