COLOSSIANS
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(Updated 02/2024)



CHAPTER 1

  1. We increase in knowledge to know the will of God, which enables us to walk worthy of God fully pleasing Him and to be fruitful in every good work.
  2. Jesus had the divine nature of God. God gave Him the words and the power for the ministry of the gospel (to give us understanding of God 1Jn 5:20).
  3. God before any of the earth’s creation begot Jesus.
  4. a. God created all things (Genesis 1:1). b. In God all things consist. c. Jesus is the head of the church.
  5. Through Jesus' death on the cross, God provided forgiveness of our sins. We now can approach Him without wrath or instant judgment and have a way to be with Him forever.
  6. Earth was alienated from Heaven. Now, through the cross Heaven and earth will be together (when the new heavens and the new earth are formed (Revelation 21:1).
  7. If we continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast in all it entails we will remain holy and reconciled to God. (It will be impossible to be saved unless we continue to lead lives becoming the gospel to the end.)
  8. The mystery from the ages is the Gentiles will have the hope of glory and the opportunity for salvation along with the Jews.

CHAPTER 2

  1. Paul wanted to see the Colossians steadfast and rooted in the faith.
  2. To be steadfast is to keep our faith in Christ and continue to be built up and conformed to His image.
  3. We should be careful to not follow the principles and traditions of men instead of Christ.
  4. The essence and nature of God dwelled in Jesus in bodily form (as compared to mainly being between the cherubim in the Holy of Holies).
  5. We are complete by being in Christ for we are forgiven and justified for salvation.
  6. We show our commitment to the covenant of God not with hands or by the flesh, but we are spiritually circumcised in our hearts and from the sacrifice of Jesus our flesh or body of sin is cut off.
  7. a. The requirements or ordinances and rituals of the Law were done away. b. The scribes, Pharisees, and Sadducees did not favor this.
  8. Holding fast to Christ and His work through the cross instead of the regulations of men concerning the law is the only requirement we need to cleanse us from sins of the flesh. (Prevention of indulgence of the flesh will come through knowledge of God and the Holy Spirit who will help us when needed.)

CHAPTER 3

  1. We must seek the things of the heavenly world and seek to dwell with Christ. Therefore, we must walk in purity and do those things that are pleasing to God.
  2. Love is the bond of perfection that completes and fortifies the new man. If we have love then we can have patience, kindness, humility, and forgiveness.
  3. The fruits of the spirit bring peace in our hearts and peace with our brethren for the harmony of the body (of Christ).
  4. We now represent Jesus therefore do your deeds as a disciple of Christ.
  5. Wives should obey their husbands in all things that are proper in the Lord (do not do something that is against God's will).
  6. Children who obey their parents will please God.

CHAPTER 4

  1. Sprinkle your conversation with pleasantness and spiritual wisdom appropriately with whom you speak, knowing what to say and how much to say, in mercy. Our speech should be useful, agreeable, and beneficial to mankind and not overly loaded so as to cause disinterest or rejection to the hearer.