Colossians 3:12b-16: More virtues of the new man, as the elect of God: forgiving as forgiven; love, the bond of perfection; Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts; […]
Colossians 3:8-12a Lesson 12
Colossians 3:8-12a: Put away sins; Put on new man; renewed to full knowledge (epignosis); no human distinctions in Christ; barbarian, Scythian; elect of God.
Colossians 3:1-7 Lesson 11
Colossians 3:1-7: Seeking things above; your life hidden in Christ; appearing with him; Put to death members of your body.
Colossians 2:20-23 Lesson 10
Colossians 2:20-23: Final warning against false teachers; elemental spirits of the world; asceticism; self-made religion; legalistic regulations are as filthy rags.
Colossians 2:16-19 Lesson 9
Colossians 2:16-19: Warnings against: restrictions, asceticism; angel worship, vision claims, not holding to Christ as head for spiritual growth.
Colossians 2:10-15 Lesson 8
Colossians 2:10-15: Believers filled with Christ who is head over every ruler and authority; Identified with Christ’s death with circumcision without hands; In his burial in baptism; raised with him […]
Colossians 2:6-9 Lesson 7
Colossians 2:6-9: Application: Tradition of “Christ Jesus the Lord”; walk in him; rooted, built up and established in the faith; as instructed; warning against being captured by false teachers; elemental […]
Colossians 2:1-5 Lesson 6
Colossians 2:1-5: Paul’s struggle; full knowledge (epignosis); mystery, namely Christ; false teachers and persuasive arguments; with you in spirit; firmness of faith.
Colossians 1:24-29 Lesson 5
Colossians 1:24-29: Rejoicing in suffering; stewardship of Paul; mystery hidden for ages; glorious riches of this mystery; Christ in you; the hope of glory; warning and teaching with all wisdom.