Colossians 1:17 – Jesus Before All Things and Holds All Things Together

Continuing to expand on the supremacy of Jesus, Paul writes of Jesus being before all things and that He Holds all things together. The other Scriptures also confirm these statements by saying Jesus has always existed and will always exist, while also keeping all things in creation held together by the powerful “glue” of His …

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Colossians 1:15 – Fully God, Fully Man

Paul continues to reveal the fullness of who Jesus is and what He’s done. In describing Jesus as “the image of the invisible God” and “the firstborn over all creation”, Paul authoritatively summarizes what all the Scriptures teach: Jesus is fully God and fully man.

Colossians 1:11-14 – Qualified Through Christ

Colossians 1:11-14 – Qualified Through Christ “…being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy; giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to …

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Colossians 1:9-10 – The Knowledge of God’s Will

Paul’s prayer for the Colossians is based on them being filled with the knowledge of God’s will. As Proverbs 1:7 says, knowledge begins with the fear of the Lord, understanding we are citizens of His Kingdom — not the other way around. As we are granted access to the King, we draw close in fear, …

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Colossians 1:3-8 – Only the Gospel Bears Fruit

Paul and Timothy tell the Colossians they are always thanking God that only the Gospel bears fruit throughout the whole world. This was true in Colossae, too, as a man named Epaphras had delivered the Gospel to them and reported it’s work in and though the church there. The call is to every believer living …

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