Colossians

THEME Supremacy and Sufficiency of Christ (Preeminence)

Key verse

Colossians 2:9–10 “For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power.”

2 Corinthians 3:5–6 “Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God, who also made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.”

John 10:10 (NKJV)

The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.

Tri City

Loadicia -

Colossia - ice old drinking water came off the mountian

Heiropolise - Mineral Hot Spring

Clay pipes pumped it to Laodicia

AD 60 Large earth quake

Wrote this letter while he was in Rome.

Epraphas started the Church

Why is this letter written

THREE Major Heresies

Mysticism/Eastern Philosophies

= Philadelphia- Sophia

Love of mind or love of wisdom

1. All matter is bad -

Colossians 1:16 “For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him.” God Created everything Therefore it is not bad.

2. Angelic being are responsible for the moving of stars. Angelic being are responsible for the affairs of man. Angels are manipulating everything around us.

Colossians 2:15 “Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.”

Asceticism-

exercise - eating this or not eating that

One must not touch for

Colossians2:16

Gnosticism - they are in the know or special knowledge (hiden revelation) the bible is not enough.

Colossians 1:26 “the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now has been revealed to His saints.”

Colossians 2:2 “that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ,”

Personal -

Chapter 1:1-14

greating

thankful

prayer for the church

Doctrines or Principles

Chapter 1:15-2:23

Christ Deity

Paul Ministry

False Philosophy

Practical -conduct

Chapter 3-4

Household

Speech

Friends

Saint -

Hagios

Practical 2 Corinthians 6:14–17 “Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness? And what accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever? And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell in them And walk among them. I will be their God, And they shall be My people.” Therefore “Come out from among them And be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, And I will receive you.””

As Saint positions are for a purpose- to do the will of God.

Burnout, Bum out,