The basic message of the Colossians letter is the exaltation of Jesus Christ as pre-eminent over all things and in all ways. Christ is the sum and substance of every verse and chapter. Colossians has been named the most Christ-centered epistle in the New Testament. Christ is related to every point and passage in the book. Three great phrases in the epistle sum up this truth: 1:18 "... that in all things ___ ________ ______ ______ ____________" 2:9 "... in him ________ all the _______ of the ______ _________" 3:11 "... Christ is ______ and _____ ________." The failure of the Colossians was at this very point, of "not holding fast the Head" (2:19). Christ is pre-eminent in all ways; He is the antidote to false doctrines and he is the basis of the Christian's holy new life. COLOSSIANS: CHRIST PRE-EMINENT Salutation 1:1 - 2 I. Christ Pre-eminent in Personal Relationships 1:3 -2:7 II. Christ Pre-eminent in Doctrine 2:8 - 3:4 III. Christ Pre-eminent in Ethics 3:5 - 4:6 Concluding Personal Greetings 4:7 - 18 AUTHOR: The Apostle Paul DATE: About AD 62 (one of the prison epistles.) COLOSSIANS 1:1-23 1. What had Paul heard of the Colossians? 1_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ From whom could he have heard it? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2. Where is our hope? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Where had the gospel gone? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What does it bring forth? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3. With what should we be filled? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ How should we walk? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4. In what should we be fruitful? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ In what should we increase? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5. Strengthened with might unto what? 1_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6. What has the Father done for us? 1_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7. What do we have in Christ? 1_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ How is Christ described? (v.15) 1_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (v.16) 3_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (v.17) 5_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (v.18) 7_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8. What dwells in Christ? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ How are men made enemies of God? (v.21) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Tell how Christ makes peace. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9. How would Christ present us in His sight? 1_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _2__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ On what condition? 1_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10. Where was the gospel preached? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ To whom had God's mystery not been known? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ To whom now known? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What did Paul do for every man? 1_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ COLOSSIANS 2:1-23 1. What did Paul want the Colossians to know? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Hearts? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Knit together in _ _ _ _ , full assurance of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ 2. What is hid in Christ ? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ How do men try to beguile us? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ How walk in Christ? 1_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3. By what means may men seek to spoil us? 1_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What dwells in Christ? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4. Where are we complete? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What is true circumcision? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ With whom are we buried and raised? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ How? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Through what? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5. What was the relationship of law to men? 1_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What has Christ done to the law? 1_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What did Christ do to principalities and powers? 1_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6. List things wherein no man should judge us: 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What were these things? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Whose is the body? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7. How may men rob us of our reward? 1_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8. Who is the Head? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What is the body (1:18, 24) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9. From what are those in Christ dead? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10. What of commandments and doctrines of men? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ COLOSSIANS 3:1-25 1. How are people "risen" with Christ (2:12) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What are such to seek? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2. Why not set our affections on earthly things? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What must we do with "earthly" members? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ List some: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3. What else must we "put off"? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ By what standard is the "new" man renewed? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4. What must we put on? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ How should we treat each other? 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Why? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5. What is love? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What should rule in our hearts? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Into what are we called? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6. What should dwell richly in us? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What do we do in singing? 1_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ How sing? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7. In whose name do we do all things? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8. Describe relations between husband and wife: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Parents and children: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ 9. Masters and servants: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ How should we do all things? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10. What shall we receive from the Lord? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What about wrong doer? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ COLOSSIANS 4:1-18 1. How should Masters treat servants? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Why? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ In what continue? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2. What request does Paul make for himself? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Why? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3. How walk toward them without? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What about speech? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Why? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4. Who was Tychicus? 1_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Why did Paul send him to Colossae? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5. Who accompanied Tychicus (Philemon 10,11) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Who was Aristarchus? (Acts 204) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Marcus? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6. Where had Epaphras labored? 1_ _ _ _ _ _ 2_ _ _ _ _ 3_ _ _ _ _ _ Who was Luke? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Nymphas? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7. Where else was this epistle to be read? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What became of Demas (2 Tim.4:10) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8. What was to be said to Archippus? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ 9. Who signed this epistle? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ How? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10. What request did he made? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _What did he want to be with them? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _