Two major themes The sufficiency and perfection of Christ The sanctification and perfection of His saints Paul warns of the dangers that will seek to hinder that process of sanctification and perfection and then moves to look at how the sanctifying work of Christ expresses itself in social relationships; in the family, in the workplace,…
1. Two major themes a. The sufficiency and perfection of Christ b. The sanctification and perfection of His saints i. In furtherance of the second, Paul warns of the dangers that will seek to hinder that process 1. Last week we started to examine those dangers i. Col 2:8ff. “See to it that no one…
Study in Colossians we see two major themes The sufficiency and perfection of Christ Col 1 15ff. “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or…
Last week we wrapped up the section where Paul is addressing the sufficiency of Christ for the task of salvation and redemption by virtue of His deity, His power, His authority, His love, His provision, and His ongoing sustaining work. The focus has been on all that He has done, and continues to do…
Jesus as Reconciler Over the last few weeks we have listened to Paul make the argument for Christ’s sufficiency…His sufficiency to save and redeem His people and to exercise His sovereignty and rule over a restored universe. In doing so, Paul draws his readers to consider and reflect on Jesus. His deity His power His…