青少年教程 (歌罗西书*第2课) | 我们与基督的连接

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课程目的

• 帮助学生熟悉歌罗西书

• 帮助学生明白：人能够借着基督得救

• 帮助学生放弃其他“靠自己得救”的方式

主题

相信、重生、永生、错误教导、救恩

背诵经文

歌罗西书 2:6-7

开始祷告(5-10分钟)

团队建造(5分钟)

（这一课内容很多，因此我们会直接进入圣经学习，不会花太多时间在“破冰”部分。不过课程后面会有两个可选活动。）

可选活动(10分钟)

活动 | 谜题，谜题

课堂起头(10分钟)

今天我们要继续学习歌罗西书的下一部分。内容很多，我们会一边讨论，一边快速推进。但今天，我特别希望你们认真思考我们与耶稣之间的连接。

我们如何与基督连接？又是什么使我们与祂连接，使我们有资格与祂连接？

记得上周我们已经建立了一个重要基础：基督就是道成肉身的神。所以今天当我们谈论“与基督的连接”时，其实是在谈：与宇宙的创造主、那位托住万有的主建立关系。听起来很重要，对吧？那我们开始吧。

深入学习(30分钟)

在今天的经文里，保罗告诉歌罗西人一件非常重要、不能忽略的事：福音的奥秘——耶稣基督已经向圣徒显明了。

读 歌罗西书 1:24-28

讨论问题：

1. 第26节说，这奥秘曾向“历世历代”隐藏。 这是什么意思？（没有人知道弥赛亚什么时候会来到世上，但如今保罗终于被允许传扬这个好消息。）

2. 你觉得第26节里的“圣徒”是谁？（那些认识耶稣为主和救主的人。）

（如果合适，这里可以稍微讲一下犹太人与外邦人的区别。但不必花太多时间。值得注意的是：保罗特别提到，外邦人如今第一次得到了福音。）

3. 根据第28节，保罗向谁传扬这个伟大的奥秘？（注意：“每个人”这个词用了两次。）

根据这段经文，与基督的连接是向所有人开放的。福音的奥秘已经不再是秘密，而是向所有人宣告的好消息！就像侦探电影最后真相揭晓的那一刻，一切突然明白了。我们不需要再猜测耶稣是谁。

接下来让我们从29节继续，读到2:5。

读 歌罗西书 1:29-2:5

保罗把“与基督连接”这个概念推进了一步。

他不仅说明这种连接是开放的，而且开始谈到个人层面。

讨论问题：

1. 在这些经文中，保罗用了多少次“我”、“我的”等第一人称？（共有8次。）

2. 保罗在使福音被人知道这件事上，扮演了什么角色？（他向别人传扬关于耶稣的好消息。）

3. 这对他来说容易吗？他经历了哪些困难？（不容易。他经历了监禁、鞭打、船难等。）

4. 对你来说，分享福音有多困难？你的障碍是什么？

所以，与基督的连接并不是自动产生的。总有人必须付上代价。对歌罗西人来说，是保罗、提摩太以及其他人，使他们能够认识基督。

以巴弗也是一个很好的例子。他建立了歌罗西教会，并为了把人带到耶稣面前付上很多代价。如果有时间，可以快速查考有关他的经文：歌罗西书1:7、使徒行传19:10、腓利门书23节。

可选活动(10分钟)

活动 | 人生的障碍

读 歌罗西书 2:6-15

讨论问题：

1. 信息很多。谁能用自己的话总结一下保罗的重点？

2. 第6节说我们应当“继续活在基督里”。这对你来说是什么意思？

保罗使用了一个植物的比喻：“在祂里面生根建造”。请继续展开这个比喻。

3. 基督徒的生命与植物有哪些相似之处？（并不是每个学生都会马上明白这个比喻，但可以鼓励他们继续思考。）

例如：

• 我们的根系是什么？

• 成长需要什么？

• 长大之后会怎样？

在第9节，保罗再次强调基督的神性。这个主题仍然是整段经文的基础。

4. 第14节中的“律例上的字据”是什么？它后来怎样了？

5. 基督所做的事（13-15节）怎样影响我们“继续活在祂里面”的能力？

还有最后一段经文。某种程度上，它是这一课的核心。同时，它也稍微复杂一点，所以请认真听。

读 歌罗西书 2:16-23

这里出现了许多规条和警告。初代教会中，很多基督徒受到假教师迷惑。这些人不断往福音里面“加东西”。保罗说：人是单单因信基督得救。但这些异端却说：得救是“信心 + 某些额外要求”。

讨论问题：

1. 你能在这段经文中看见哪些错误教导吗？如果有时间，可以进一步讨论这些错误教导：

• 什么是“月朔节期”？

• 为什么他们会因为吃喝被论断？

• 安息日本身为什么会被误用？

• 为什么这种假教导会伤害教会？

2. 无论是守节期，还是敬拜天使，这些事情会影响我们的救恩吗？（不会。）

3. 根据第22节，这些东西最后会怎样？（都会败坏。）为什么？（因为它们建立在人自己的教导上。）

4. 为什么保罗说这些东西在基督徒生命中没有真正价值？ （因为它们根基错误。）

5. 今天还有类似的教导吗？（有。）我们怎样分辨异端与真理？（确保教导与神的话语一致。）

应用(10分钟) 

与基督的连接：

1. 向所有人开放

2. 不是自动产生的

3. 是持续不断的

4. 单单借着基督

今晚我们谈了很多关于“与基督连接”的内容。请记住：这真正意味着——我们与万有之神建立了连接。

讨论问题：

1. 这让你有什么感受？

2. 你觉得自己应该如何回应？

这一周，我鼓励你尝试向别人分享：关于耶稣的真理，以及你是怎样认识祂的。因为下周，我们要继续讨论：基督徒应当怎样与世界相处。

结束祷告(2分钟)

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Colossians

Lesson 2: Our Connection To Christ

LESSON OBJECTIVESGoals

1. For students to become familiar with Colossians

2. For students to understand they can be saved through Christ

3. For students to abandon other means through which they attempt to save themselves

Topics

Believing, Born Again, Eternal Life, False Teaching, Salvation

Scripture Memorization

Colossians 2:6-7

OPENING PRAYER (5 to 10 minutes)

GROUP BUILDING (5 minutes)

(There’s so much material here, we’re going to jump right into the Bible Study without much of a “hook.” For that reason, there are a couple of optional activities later in the lesson.)

Optional Activity (10 minutes)

Mystery, Mystery (Activity) Click here

GETTING STARTED (10 minutes)

Today we’re going to look at the next chunk of Colossians. There’s a lot of material, and we’re going to plow through it with a lot of discussion. But I really want you to think about our connection with Jesus as we talk tonight.How are we connected to Christ? What causes and qualifies us for that connection?

Remember that last week we established that Christ is God in the flesh. That means that as we talk tonight about our connection with Christ, we are talking about a connection with the Creator of the universe, the One who holds all things together. It should be good, so let’s get into it.

DIGGING IN (30 minutes)

In this text we have Paul telling the Colossians something that should not go overlooked: the mystery of the Gospel—Jesus Christ has been revealed to the saints.

Read Colossians 1:24-28 

Discussion Questions

1. Verse 26 says that that mystery had been kept a secret for “ages and generations" (NIV). What does that mean? (No one knew when the Messiah would come into the world, but Paul was finally allowed to proclaim the good news)

2. Who do you think the “saints” are in verse 26? (Those who know Jesus as Lord and Savior)

(*If necessary, you may wish to go into the Jew/Gentile difference here. I would not become preoccupied with it, but it is noteworthy that Paul mentions Gentiles as a group that are receiving the Gospel for the first time)

3. Who does Paul tell about this great mystery, according to verse 28? (notice “everyone” is used twice)

A connection to Christ, according to this passage, is available to everyone. The mystery of the Gospel is no longer a secret, it is the Good News for all to hear! It’s like the ah-ha moment in a mystery movie where the whole thing is solved. We don’t have to wonder about Jesus anymore!Let’s pick up where we left off in verse 29 and read through 2:5. 

Read Colossians 1:29-2:5

Paul takes this connection with Christ idea one step further. After establishing that it is available, he gets personal.

Discussion Questions

1. How many times does Paul say “I” or “my” or another first-person pronoun in these verses? (There are 8 in the NIV)

2. What is Paul’s role in making the gospel known? (He shared the good news about Jesus with others)

3. Is it easy for him? What are some of his struggles? (No, he endured prison, beatings, and shipwrecks)

4. To what degree to you find it hard to share the gospel? What are some of your obstacles?

(Students have a place in their workbooks to record these by the hurdle graphic)

Okay, so connections with Christ are not automatic. They take sacrifice from someone. For the Colossians, it was people like Paul, Timothy, and others, that made their connection with Christ possible.

*Epaphrus, the founder of the church in Colossae, is another figure who sacrificed much in order to connect people to Jesus. If you have a chance, a quick study of him in the Scriptures might be appropriate (see Col. 1:7, Acts 19:10, and Philemon 23).

Optional Activity (10 minutes)

Life's Hurdles (Activity) Click here

Read Colossains 2:6-15

Discussion Questions

1. That was a mouthful. Someone summarize, in your own words, Paul’s point.

2. Verse 6 says we should “continue to live” for Christ. What does that mean to you?

The example Paul gives is that of a plant “rooted and built up” in him. Draw out that analogy more.

3. What does the Christian life and plants have in common?(Not every student will get that analogy, but encourage it to develop. What is our root system? What does it take to grow? What happens as we grow? Etc.)

In verse 9, Paul re-asserts Christ’s deity again. That theme remains the basis for everything he is saying.

4. What is the “written code” mentioned in verse 14? What happened to it?

5. How do Christ's actions (verses 13-15) influence our ability to “continue to live in Him”?

There’s one more section to look at, and in some ways, it’s the bread and butter of this text. It’s a little more complicated, too, so try to listen up.

Read Colossians 2:16-23

There are a lot of laws and warnings in this passage. In the early church, Christians would be confused by false teachers who went around trying to add stuff to the Gospel. While Paul says it is through faith in Christ alone that we can be saved, these heretics taught that it was faith plus certain things.

Discussions

1. Can you see any false teachings in this passage? (There’s a spot in the student's workbook for listing these, in the “faith plus” box)

*Again, if you have time, it might be worth contemplating some of these false teachings. What is a New Moon celebration? What did they eat or drink that they were judged by? What’s so bad about a Sabbath day? Why is false teaching like this damaging to the Body?

2. Whether it’s a New Moon festival or the worship of angels, how do the things Paul lists affect our salvation? (They can't affect our salvation)

3. According to verse 22, what will happen to these things? (They will perish) Why will such things perish? (Because they are based on human teachings)

4. Why do you think these things lack value in the Christian life, like Paul says in verse 23? (They lack value because they are based on false teaching)

5. Are there similar teachings out there today? (Yes) How can we distinguish between heresy and truth? (Ensure that the teaching aligns with the word of God)

MAKING IT REAL (10 minutes)

In your workbook, write these 4 things:A connection to Christ is: 

1. Available to all 

2. Not automatic 

3. Continual 

4. Through Christ alone

We’ve talked a lot tonight about having a connection to Christ. Keep in mind, what that really means is that we are connected to the God of all things.

Discussion Questions

1. How does that make you feel?

2. What do you think you should do about it?

As you go through this week, I encourage you to plan to share with someone the truth of Jesus and how you have come to know Him. Because next week, we’re going to talk about how we should relate to the world.

CLOSING PRAYER (2 minutes)

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