Colossians
9 For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; 10 that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;
Colossians 1:9-10 (NKJV)
The letter to the Colossians is one of four letters written by Paul during the period of 60-62 A.D. while he sat in a Roman prison awaiting a trial before Caesar.
During this period the Apostle penned Ephesians, Phillippians, and the letter to
Philemon as well as this short epistle to the people of Colosse.
Paul was not directly responsible for the founding of this church. One of the
Apostle's disciples seems to be the church planter. Paul has not even visited
the city. Yet, as false doctrine and false teachers invade this local church,
Paul sits in prison and takes the time to pen one of the most powerful
statements of the doctrine of Christ that exists today. His explanation of the
Person and Work of Jesus establishes the basis of his advice to the Colossians
as to how to fight the false teachings.
In simple terms this advice is, teach, follow, and obey the truth of God.
Join us as we investigate this letter and make use of it for some of our
apologetics and hermeneutics exercises.