The Letter of Paul to the Colossians (Page 2)
The Fullness of Christ’s Salvation
Colossians 2:12-15 We return to Colossians 2 this morning, which has been such a rich study in the ground of Christian assurance and the ground of Christian assurance is outside of ourself. It’s in Christ and Christ alone, and that’s what Paul is rejoicing in, in Colossians chapter 2. The occasion for Paul writing to the Colossians, as we have repeated throughout our study, is the threat of false teaching. False teachers were troubling the church. They intended to draw…
A Brand-New Heart in Christ
Colossians 2:11 Please turn in your Bibles to Colossians chapter 2. Colossians chapter 2 and we are coming to some rich doctrines of salvation formerly studied under the heading of Soteriology, soteria referring to salvation and ology, the study of; so it’s the study of the doctrines of salvation, the teaching of the Bible on salvation. Paul has, as we saw last time, he has warned against Christless philosophy, Colossians 2:8, and that leads to a profound and rather dense…
Christless Philosophy
Colossians 2:8-10 Turn in your Bibles to Colossians 2:8. Colossians 2:8, here in this text, Paul is really kind of turning a corner as he issues a warning and he expresses a serious concern, but even after he issues this warning, expresses a serious concern, he goes right back to Christ, his glory, his greatest treasure and that is what we want to see in the text before us today. Paul has reminded the Colossians of their confession, Christ Jesus…
A Deepening Walk in Christ
Colossians 2:6-7 Grab your Bibles, please, and turn to Paul’s letter to the Colossians. We’ve come to the heart of the letter in Colossians 2:6 and 7. Colossians 2:6 and 7, that’ll be our text for today. And in our study of Colossians so far, we’ve worked our way through Paul’s rather long introduction. It started in chapter 1, verse 1, and has gone all the way to chapter 2, verse 5. He’s addressing this church, in his introduction with…
A Ministry of Love to the Heart
Colossians 2:1-5 Well, you can open your Bibles this morning to Colossians, and we’re looking at the first five verses of Colossians 2. Find your way to Colossians 2:1-5, as we know from our previous study, over the past few weeks Paul has been explaining to the Colossians his apostolic ministry, his calling to be the Apostle of Christ, to the Gentiles in particular. And in the text before us today, he is transitioning to speak of his ministry in…
The Model of Paul’s Ministry
Colossians 1:24-29 Well, we return to Colossians this morning, and I invite you to turn in your Bibles to Colossians 1:24. Colossians 1:24 starts this amazing section on Christ’s gift of Paul as the apostle to the Gentiles. And that makes Paul our apostle. And as our apostle, he has a lot to teach us about having joy in Christ even amidst trials and suffering. A lot to teach us about how to live a faithful life for God’s glory…
Filling Up Christ’s Afflictions
Colossians 1:24 Well, we return to our study of Colossians and come to a, a deeply encouraging portion of the letter and the ministry of the Apostle Paul. You can turn in your Bibles to Colossians 1 verse 24 and we will read the section that we’re going to be in for a next couple of weeks. After opening this letter with thanksgiving and prayer, Paul sets forth to put Christ to the Colossians, to set him forth before the…
Every Christian’s Testimony
Colossians 1:21-23 Please turn in your Bibles to Colossians chapter 1 as we come to verses 21 to 23, which is a text that really tells every Christian’s origin story. And also, this text predicts every Christian’s happy ending. So we might call this every Christian’s testimony. This is every Christian’s testimony, Colossians 1, verses 21 to 23. We have been in the classroom the last few weeks with the Apostle Paul learning in Paul’s three-week course on Christology in…
All Things Reconciled
Colossians 1:19-20 Well, turn to Colossians 1 in your Bibles, and we are studying the doctrine of Christ from Colossians 1:15-20 as Paul is portraying Christ in his unparalleled and universal supremacy. And as we are going to be looking today at the final two verses of this high and magnificent Christology, we need to stop at this point and ask why is Paul saying all of this about Christ? What’s the point? Paul has a point, an important point…
The Pinnacle of Christ’s Supremacy
Colossians 1:17-18 Well, you can open your Bibles to Colossians chapter 1, as it is our great privilege and joy to study in Colossians 1:15-20, this crystal clear teaching on the true nature of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Before we look at our text, I want to pose a question to you, give you something to think about as we consider the verses that we’re going to look at today. And here’s the question: What narrative has the…