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*** Letter: Letters then as now are easily identified
Argues against a kind of gnosticism denying the deity of Christ
Wants to deepen the faith of the readers, leading them to maturity
Provides an update for the Christians at Colossae on Paul’s condition
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So Paul writes, regarding Jesus Christ:
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Regarding spiritual maturity, Paul writes (with emphasis on presenting everyone mature)
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Receive and grow, what the next passage focuses on
***NS, Finally the letter reminds the Colossians how Paul and the apostles suffer for the message
Faith, hope, and love
Colossians 1:4–6 (NRSV)
[W]e have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints,
because of the hope laid up for you in heaven.
You have heard of this hope before in the word of the truth, the gospel
that has come to you.
Just as it is bearing fruit and growing in the whole world, so it has been bearing fruit among yourselves from the day you heard it and truly comprehended the grace of God.
*** Image: Praise
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To live with faith, hope, and love as foundational virtues, qualities of life is to live as well-grounded Christians
Prayers for Colossae
A purpose clause: X so that Y
“Filled with the knowledge of God will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding” SO THAT “you may lead lives worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, and you bear fruit in every good work and as you grow in the knowledge of God.”
Lives worthy of the Lord and pleasing to him
Fruitful in every good work
Growing in the knowledge of God
Strength and Identity
The Inheritance
God’s people have an inheritance, a portion, a share in God’s resources and intentions for the world.
***NS, this is followed by a reminder of the Kingdom we inhabit
A kingdom
Redemption, the forgiveness of sins
Who would you be if...
You lived by the strength of Jesus and in faith, hope, and love?
If you knew you had an inheritance, a share in God’s future, resources, love?
If you knew the one who loves you stands prepared to forgive you, that you might live in joyful, powerful witness to the goodness of God?
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