These questions are a guideline for your personal or small group study based on Sunday's sermon passage. Feel free to study and meditate on the passage more deeply. ​​

1. Christ + Nothing = Everything. Paul warns that the greatest danger isn’t rejecting Christ, but adding to Him. Where are you most tempted to supplement Jesus (rules, routines, politics, experiences, traditions, or personal discipline) and why do those additions feel “safer” than simple dependence?

2. Rooted vs. Drifting: Paul calls believers to be “rooted and built up in Him.” What are the signs in your own life that you’re either deeply rooted or slowly drifting? How can you tell the difference between spiritual growth and spiritual busyness?

3. Captivity Test: Paul says false teaching doesn’t always look evil, it often looks intelligent, spiritual, or enlightened. What modern philosophies, cultural narratives, or Christian trends sound wise but subtly pull your confidence away from Christ’s sufficiency?

4. Completeness Check: Paul declares, “You are complete in Him.” If that’s true, what does your anxiety, comparison, or striving reveal about where you feel incomplete? What would actually change this week if you lived as someone who is already complete in Christ?

5. Finished Work or Partial Fix: Paul contrasts Christ’s finished work with self-imposed religion. Where do you see “partial-fix Christianity” around you; trying to manage sin, guilt, or growth through effort rather than resurrection life?

6. Shadows You’re Still Chasing: Paul says rules, rituals, and spiritual experiences are shadows when Christ is the substance. What shadows are easiest for you to chase (approval, discipline, experiences, moral superiority, spiritual labels), and how do they distract you from abiding in Christ Himself?

7. Freedom That Actually Transforms: Paul ends by saying legalism has the appearance of wisdom but no power over the flesh. What has actually produced lasting heart change in your life, rules or relationship? How can your group help one another walk in freedom rather than polishing old chains?