Index
Introduction To The Epistle
(1:1-2) 3
The Church At Colosse (1:3-8) 7
Paul's Prayer For The Colossians
(1:9-14) 10
The Preeminent Christ (1:13-20)
13
The Conversion Of The Colossians
(1:21-23) 19
Paul As A Minister (1:24-29) 22
Spiritual Maturity In Christ
(2:1-8) 26
Believer, Beware! (2:8-23) 29
Basics For Living In Christ
(3:1-11) 33
The Christian's Apparel (3:12-17)
37
Guidelines For The Family And
Business (3:18-4:1) 41
Essentials For Living The
Christ-Like Life (4:2-6) 47
God's
“Second String” (4:7-18)
Why is Colossians so important?
The church at Colossae was under attack from false teachers who
were denigrating the deity of Jesus; they were teaching that He was not
actually God. Though Paul had never been to the church itself, he addressed
these issues head-on. The nature of Jesus Christ as Creator and Redeemer was
nonnegotiable, so Paul wrote to them that he might bring his wisdom to bear on
this difficult and trying situation. It was critical to him that this church
know God in His greatness and glory, rather than in the deficient view given
them by the false teachers
The City of Colosse:
Time and place of Writhing :
Colossians is one of Paul's four "prison epistles. The general consensus is that these epistles were written during Paul's imprisonment at Rome .
