Colossians 1:15-23
It’s seductive to believe that I am a self-made man. I’ve pulled myself up from my boot straps. It’s an American value: We are resilient. We are accomplished. And we have a tendency to believe we did it all ourselves. Unfortunately, we sometimes bring these values into our spiritual life. Scripture is clear: our righteousness is not our doing. It is the work of Christ. To claim otherwise is to commit fraud.