Christ is preeminent, but apart from Christ we were a sinful little speck. Because of what Christ has done for His people, they are holy, blameless and above reproach. This is all true IF Jesus has in fact justified you, starting the work of sanctification in you until the day you see Him face-to-face.
Jesus was fully God and fully man, and it was the Father’s pleasure to have the fullness of deity dwell in Christ. He was pleased because Jesus was the only perfect and able person to accomplish salvation through complete obedience, even unto death on the cross. It is through Jesus that all things in heaven …
Read moreColossians 1:19-20 – All Things Reconciled Through Jesus
Jesus is the beginning. That is, He is not only eternal but also the Ruler above all rulers — The King of kings, the Lord of lords, the God above every other god, which are not even true gods at all. In addition, He was the first to overcome death, and His resurrection was an …
The Church has been called out of sin, death, the world and the dominion of darkness. Being called out does not place the believer into an individualistic spiritual journey, but rather the Body of Christ through the Spirit of God. The Body has Jesus as its head, both in terms of His absolute authority and …
Read moreColossians 1:18a – Jesus is the Head of the Body, the Church
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 …
Read moreColossians 1:17 – Jesus Before All Things and Holds All Things Together
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 …
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, …
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 …
Paul writes a letter to the Colossians, but to be sure, it’s a Word from God. Having saved a group of folks in Colossae, these saints have been gathered as a church now faithfully serving God. God is preparing to speak to them about Himself — Who He is, the sending of Jesus, the power …