We are instructed to continue in the faith in order to be able to resist the external forces working to move us away from the hope of the gospel. The Colossian converts had people presenting false teaching to try to move them away, and the devil will often send people who will ridicule and persecute those in the right way. If we fall outside the hope, we end up back in the bondage to the world, the flesh, and the devil. Remain rooted and grounded in the faith. Colossians 1:23. VF-2091