Proposed Expedition

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In Him you have been made complete.
Col 210
Textual Studies From Pauls Letter To The
Colossians
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Complete In Christ
Textual Studies In Colossians

• Basic Outline
• Opening greetings admonitions 11-12
• Description of the Christ in Whom every man can
  be complete 113 223
• Instructions on how those complete in Christ
  are to live 31 46
• Closing personal remarks 47-18

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Complete In Christ
Textual Studies In Colossians

• The bulk of Col 1-2 is a majestic
• description of Christ
• Paul has already described the good the
  Colossians accomplished 13-12
• Still, they needed to not forget their
  accomplishments were only possible because of
  Christ

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Complete In Christ
Textual Studies In Colossians

• Re those who hear understand the
• gospel cp. 15-6
• God delivers them from the domain of Satan and
  translates them into the kingdom of His Son
  113
• Comparable to Acts 247b
• A good refutation of pre-millennialism

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Complete In Christ
Textual Studies In Colossians

• Blessings in the complete Christ
• Who He is 114-23

• In Him we have redemption and the forgiveness
  of sins 114
• A ransombeing bought or freed Eph 17 1
  Pet 118-19

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Complete In Christ
Textual Studies In Colossians

• Blessings in the complete Christ
• Who He is 114-23

• He is the image of the invisible God 115a
• To see Him to see the Father Jn
  148-10 Phil 26 1 Tim 316 Heb 13

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Complete In Christ
Textual Studies In Colossians

• Blessings in the complete Christ
• Who He is 114-23

• He is the firstborn of all creation 115b
• Emphasis on priority of RANK
• He is before (above) all creation Rom 829
  Heb 1223

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Complete In Christ
Textual Studies In Colossians

• Blessings in the complete Christ
• Who He is 114-23

• He is the firstborn of all creation 115b
• Used literally in Mt 125 Lk 27
• Other 7 uses is figurative

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Complete In Christ
Textual Studies In Colossians

• Blessings in the complete Christ
• Who He is 114-23

• He is the firstborn of all creation 115b
• Col 116 could not be true if Col 115b were
  literal Ù firstborn of all created things
• Consider also Mic 52 cp. Mt 21-6

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Complete In Christ
Textual Studies In Colossians

• Blessings in the complete Christ
• Who He is 114-23

• By Him all things were created 116
• He is the Source of all things that have been
  made Gen 1-2 Jn 12-3 Heb 113

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Complete In Christ
Textual Studies In Colossians

• Blessings in the complete Christ
• Who He is 114-23

• He is before all things 117a
• Emphasis on priority of TIME
• He has always existedHe is eternal Jn 858
  175

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Complete In Christ
Textual Studies In Colossians

• Blessings in the complete Christ
• Who He is 114-23

• In Him all things consist (they are held
  together) 117b
• He is what keeps everything together Heb 13
  2 Pet 310, 12

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Complete In Christ
Textual Studies In Colossians

• Blessings in the complete Christ
• Who He is 114-23

• He is the Head of the body 118a
• He rules over the actions of the church Eph
  122-23 523
• Church Kingdom Body

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Complete In Christ
Textual Studies In Colossians

• Blessings in the complete Christ
• Who He is 114-23

• He is the beginning, the firstborn from the
  dead 118b
• He has preeminence (first place) in everything
  1 Cor 1520 Rom 63-10

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Complete In Christ
Textual Studies In Colossians

• Blessings in the complete Christ
• Who He is 114-23

• Through Him is reconciliation 119-23
• Everything can be restored back to God
• In Him dwells all fullness cp. 29
• Those alienated can be brought back

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Complete In Christ
Textual Studies In Colossians

• Blessings in the complete Christ
• Who He is 114-23

• Through Him is reconciliation 119-23
• There can be peace through His cross
• The alienated hostile can become holy,
  blameless, and beyond reproach

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Complete In Christ
Textual Studies In Colossians

• Blessings in the complete Christ
• Who He is 114-23

• Through Him is reconciliation 119-23
• Reconciliation is conditional Ù if
• Must continue in the faithmust not be moved away
  from hope of the gospel

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