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Title: Colossians


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Colossians
  • Sufficiency of Christ
  • Written by Paul from prison about 60-62 A.D.
  • Coauthored by Timothy
  • Key Verses 29-10
  • Myron G. Heavin

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Colossians Occasion and Purpose
  • Great Creation Passages (118-20)
  • Warnings about False Teachings
  • False teachers had come to Colossae and seemingly
    denied the deity of Christ who spoke of a
    Philosophy of empty deception and who alluded to
    Jewish elements. Our best understanding of the
    false teaching then, is it was a blend of Jewish
    and Hellenistic teaching

3
Colossians Similarities
  • Very similar to Philemon
  • Greetings at end have common names
  • Slavery a theme in both books
  • Perhaps written and distributed at same time
  • Contrasts well with Ephesians
  • Colossians Christ who is head of the church
  • Ephesians The Church of Christ
  • Similar teachings on family relations

4
Colossians - Themes
  • All Believers form one body
  • Christ is the head of the church
  • With Christ we can overcome anything

5
Colossians Interesting Facts
  • Immediate Audience
  • Somewhat Immature Christians (60-62 A.D.)
  • Gentiles Jews
  • Rampant Demonology, spirits, Jewish Mysticism
    etc.
  • Written from a prison in Rome
  • Small town in Lycus river valley
  • A letter circulated to all the churches

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The Prison Epistles of Paul
7
Colossae Located in Turkey
Colossae was located 12 miles from Laocidea, and
about 100 miles east of Ephesus in the Lycus
river valley.
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Colossians New Testament Time Line
  • 38-41 AD Anti-Jewish Upheaval Alexandria ,
    Palestine, Judea
  • 49 - 54 AD Claudius expels Jews from Rome
  • 49 AD Church struggles, meets about Jews
    Gentiles
  • Acts 15, Gal. 21-15
  • 54 68 AD Nero becomes emperor, welcomes Jews
    back
  • Claudius poisoned by Neros Mother
  • Nero murdered Mother possibly half-brother
  • Nero allows Jews back into Rome
  • 57 AD Paul writes Romans
  • 60-62 AD Paul arrested, writes Colossians
  • 64 / 65 AD Rome burns Nero blames Christians
  • 68 AD Siege in Jerusalem begins after Jewish
    rebellion
  • 70 AD Rome burns Jerusalem, temple destroyed

9
Colossians Basic Outline (Garland)
  • Salutation and Thanksgiving (11-23)
  • Letter Body (124-34)
  • Pauls Commission, Message, and Struggle
    (124-27)
  • False Teaching and Its Antidote (28-34)
  • Setting Your Hearts on Things Above (31-4)
  • Ethical Admonitions (35-46)
  • The Old and the New Morality (35-17)
  • Commands About the Household (318-41)
  • Final Greetings (47-18)

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Colossians Basic Outline (F.F. Bruce)
  • Prescript (11-2)
  • The Person and Work of Christ (11-23)
  • Pauls Ministry (124-27)
  • False Teaching and Its Antidote (28-34)
  • The All-Sufficiency of Christ (28-15)
  • Guard Your Freedom! 9216-19)
  • You Died to Christ Therefore (220-23)
  • You were Raised with Christ Therefore (31-4)
  • The Christian Life (35-46)
  • Personal Notes (47-17)
  • Final Greeting and Benediction (418)

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I Salutation and Thanksgiving The Salutation
(11-2)
  • To be in Christ
  • He encompasses the entire life of the believer
  • Exclusively joined to Him
  • Determines the behavior of believers
  • Inseparably joined to Him
  • Joined to a new family without dividing lines

12
I Salutation and Thanksgiving The Thanksgiving
(13-23)
  • Thanksgiving for news of Colossians Faith (13-8)
  • Faith, love, hope notice reversed order in
    Colossians
  • Our hope is in the true message of the gospel

13
I Salutation and ThanksgivingThe Thanksgiving
(13-23)
  • Prayer for the Colossians Spiritual Welfare
    (19-14)
  • That you may conduct ourselves worthy,
  • That you may bear fruit in increase in knowledge,
  • That you may be empowered,
  • That you give thanks with joy,
  • Because He rescued us from the dominion of
    darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of
    His Son whom He loves.
  • Transition marked by redemption, forgiveness, and
    translation into the Kingdom of Gods Son.

14
I Salutation and ThanksgivingHymn in Honor of
Christ (115-20)
  • General hymn probably sung in all churches
  • Paul may have added strobes at the end to support
    themes
  • One of greatest creation passages in Scripture
  • Comparable to John 11-5
  • Genesis 11-3 discuss God, Spirit of God, and
    Word of God (Christ)
  • II Cor. 44-6
  • Christ was head/creator of governments (Rom.
    131-3)
  • Christ was in control of angels (demonic powers)
  • The totality of divine essence power is
    resident in Christ (mystery is now revealed)
  • Christ holds relationships (not atoms) together

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I Salutation and ThanksgivingSinners Reconciled
to God (121-23)
  • We once were hostile wicked sinners
  • Hard for modern people to realize
  • He died to reconcile us to God as blameless, holy
  • Provided you remain in Him
  • Do not chase after Astrologers, demons etc.
  • Saints are those who finally persevere in Christ
  • Many have been deceived by once saved always
    saved and continuing on in a sinful life, never
    going to church, but thinking they are saved.

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I Salutation and ThanksgivingHymn in Honor of
Christ (115-20)
  • Men and Angels are Created Beings
  • Created Beings can repay sins between themselves
  • God is totally holy and Created Beings cannot
    repay sins against God
  • They have nothing to offer
  • God can only offer Himself as a suitable
    sacrifice
  • Therefore only Christianity with its Triune God
    can offer a suitable sacrifice for sins.
  • There is no other way than thru Christ

19
GOD
q
Holy Spirit
Jesus
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II Letter Body (124-223) Pauls Stewardship of
the Divine Mystery (124-29)
  • Paul is in prison (probably Rome)
  • Paul is a minister (apostle to the gentiles)
  • Pauls purpose is to make known the Word of God
  • The Mystery of Christ (the Word of God) has now
    been revealed.
  • Nothing is new except we now know about Christ.
  • Tends to support covenant theology

21
II Letter Body (124-223)Pauls Ministry
(124-27)
  • Concern for the Christians of the Lycos Valley
    (21-5)
  • Paul is quite concerned about Colossae and
    Laodicea
  • He wants to encourage them to be united in love
  • Christ is the fully revealed mystery
  • There is no other higher secret knowledge
    (astrology)
  • There is no higher holy book (Koran, Book of
    Mormon, Book of Judas)
  • All treasurers of wisdom and knowledge are in
    Christ

22
II Letter Body (124-223)Pauls Ministry
(124-27)
  • Maintaining the Tradition of Christ (26-7)
  • You have received Christ
  • Pursue Christ
  • Be rooted and built up in Him,
  • Be firmly established as you have been taught
  • Abound in thanksgiving
  • Stay the Course

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II Letter Body (124-34)False Teaching its
Antidote (28-34)
  • The All-Sufficiency of Christ(28-15)
  • The Fullness of Christ (28-10)
  • The New Circumcision (211-12)
  • The Triumph of Christ (213-15)
  • The Mosaic Covenant has been fully satisfied
  • Guard your Freedom! (216-19)
  • Freedom in Respect of Food and Festivals(216-17)
  • Freedom in Respect of Asceticism and Angel
    Worship (218-19)
  • You died with Christ Therefore (220-23)
  • You were Raised with Christ Therefore (31-4)

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III The Christian Life (35-46)Ethical
Admonitions (35-46)
  • Put Off (35-11)
  • Put On (312-17)
  • Be Subject (318-41)
  • Wives and Husbands (318-19)
  • This section expanded in Ephesians
  • Children and Parents (320-21)
  • Slaves and Masters (322-41)
  • This section expanded in Philemon
  • Watch and Pray (42-6)

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From Ephesians III. Ethics (41-620)
  • Most of us daily fall into both columns below
  • We need to treat each other with more love
  • We need more reverence (fear) of God and others
  • We will be judged and rewarded based on our
    actions

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III Final Greetings (47-18)Letter Closing
Benediction
  • Pauls Messengers (47-9)
  • Greetings from Pauls Companions (410-14)
  • 5 of the 6 companions are repeated in Philemon
    Closing
  • Messages for Various Friends (415-17)
  • Final Greetings and Benediction (418)

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Bibliography
  • Bruce, F. F. The Epistles to the Colossians, to
    Philemon, and the Ephesians. The New
    International Commentary on the New Testament.
    Grand Rapids Eerdmans, 1984.
  • Garland, David E. Colossians /Philemon. The NIV
    Application Commentary. Grand Rapids Zondervan,
    2000.
  • Gundry, Robert H. A Survey of the New Testament.
    Grand Rapids Zondervan, 2003.
  • Holman Bible Dictionary. Nashville Holman Bible
    Publishers, 1991.
  • Arnold, Clinton E. Colossians. Zondervan
    Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary Vol 3.
    Grand Rapids Zondervan, 2002.
  • Martinez, Ted. Talbot New Testament Survey
    Lectures, Talbot Theological Seminary, Summer
    2003.

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