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Traditionsaysitwaswritten d duringPaul'simprisonmentinRome,recordedinActs28.Paulnever  ,  visitedColossaehimself(2:1),andwebelievethechurchtherewas L   startedwithcontactwithEpaphrasandpossiblyevenPhilemonwhile    PaulwaspreachingfortwoyearsatEphesus,90mineswestof   Colossae.  L    PURPOSE: Themainpurposeforwritingthisletterwastocorrect 4  somewrongideasaboutChristthatwerebeingtaughtinthetownsof   Colossae,Laodicea,andHierapolis(4:13).Theteachersofthese l  falsedoctrineswereusuallycalled"_Gnostics_."Theword"gnostic" 4 comesfromaGreekwordwhichmeans"tohaveaspecialknowledge T ofGod."   FALSEDOCTRINE: The_Gnostics_Ԁbelievedthateverything T materialwasevil,andthatafixedgulfexistedbetweenmaterand t spirit.Becauseofthisfalseidea,theyalsoheldthatthetrueGoddid < notcreatetheuniverse.SometaughtthatChristdidnothaveareal  physicalbody,butthatitonlyseemedtobereal.Theiremphasiswas t onwisdomandknowledgeandtheabasementofthebody. < HH  Topracticethe_Gnostics_'teachingswassupposetogiveaperson L aspecial"fullknowledge"notpossessedbyothers.The_Gnostics_ l frequentlyusedtheword"fulness"intheirteachings. 4 HH  In Colossians PaulemphasizesChrist'spreeminence.Itis D! interestingtonotehowoftenheusesthewords"fulness""complete"  " and"filled." |#  KEYVERSE: ThekeyverseisColossians1:18,"Andheisthe d % headofthebody,thechurch:whoisthebeginning,thefirstbornfrom ,& thedead;thatinallthingshemighthavethepreeminence." ' HH  Anotherimportantversein2:9"Forinhim_dwelleth_Ԁallthe !) fulnessoftheGodheadbodily." !t*  THEME: ThePreeminenceofChrist.  \#!, Ѐ RELEVANCE: Themessageofthisbookisgreatlyneededtoday. X InatimewhenChristisscornedandhisteachingrejected,weneed   toholdforththegrandtruthofthisinspiredletterpennedbythe  apostlePaul. X   Itwaswrittenwhenfalseteachers(the_Gnostics_)and_Judiazers_ x  wereattackingthegospel,andChristiansthemselveswerenotliving @ uptoprinciplesitsetforth.  @Y Y !  OutlineofColossians @ HHTheme:ChristisPreeminent   P   I.    DOCTRINEChapter1  8    HH  CHRIST'SPREEMINENCEDECLARED  H  HH  1.  IntheGospelmessage1:112 X    2.  InRedemption1:1314      3.  InCreation1:1517     4.  IntheChurch1:1823 X    5.  InPaul'sministry1:2429 x   II.    DANGERChapter2  HH  CHRIST'SPREEMINENCEDEFENDED   HH  1.  Bewareofemptyphilosophies2:110 (   2.  Bewareofreligiouslegalism2:1117    3.0  Bewareofmanmandisciplines2:1823`pp  III.  DUTY  4 Chapter3&4  H HH  CHRIST'SPREEMINENCEDEMONSTRATED  X  HH  1.0  Inpersonalpurity3:111h"pp   2.0  InChristianfellowship3:12170#pp   3.  Inthehome3:1821 $   4.  Indailywork3:224:1 h%   5.0  InChristianliving4:260&pp   6.0  InChristianservice4:718P'pp   ( _@P P %  WhoIsJesus?  X @ "  Colossians1:1520  , 1.  Thearticle"OneSolitaryLife"byGeorgePeck.  2.  Thispassagehelpsustosee"WhoJesusIs."  3.0  Oneofthegreatestcontroversiestorangeinearlychurchhistory L occurredinthefourthcenturyoverthisverypassage.Aman l namedAriusarguedthatJesuswastheveryfirstthingthatGod 4 created,andthenJesuscreatedeverythingelse.Hereasonedthat,  afterall,theobviousmeaningof"firstborn"istheonebornfirst.  l  ThatledtohisconclusionthatJesuswasnotdivinelikethe  4  Father,butjustacreatedbeing.T  pp 0  a.0ppAbrilliantyoungmannamedAthanasiussoundlyrejected   thatviewandthe"Arian"doctrinewasbrandedasheresy.   ThehistoricviewhasbeenthatJesus,becauseHeisthe  T  imageofGod,iseternaljustasGodtheFatherHimselfis t  eternal.Heis"veryGod"asAthanasiusputit.< pp 0  b.0ppThoughtishasbeensixteenhundredyearssinceAriusand   Athanasiusbattleditout,theproblemhasnotdisappeared. t SomereligiousgroupstodaydonotbelievethatJesusisGod < orthatHeiseternal.\pp 4.  WHOISJESUS? $ @  I.JESUSISTHEIMAGEOFGOD(1:15) \  HHXXxzO   s"X(XzOXxXXX(   ݀15WhoistheimageoftheinvisibleGod,thefirstbornofevery l creature:(Colossians1:15) 4 HH1.  "HeistheimageoftheinvisibleGod"(1:15a) D 0  OnedifficultypeoplehaveinbelievingGodisthatGodcannotbe d  seen.EvenasgreatamanasMoseshadthelongingtoseeGod. , HepleadedwithGodtojustgivehimaglimpse(SeeExodus  33:1723).d pp 2.  TheGreekwordtranslated"image"inv.15is" eikon."  ,!   a.0  Noticethemeaningofthatwordinreligiouscircles.L"pp   b.0  Noticehowthatwordisusedtodayincomputercircles.#pp   c.  Whatdoyouhaveonyourdriver'slicense? $   d.0  PassportsinPaul'sdayhadasectioncalled"Distinguishing L% Marks"thatdescribedsomethingaboutthepersonthatset l& himapartfromeveryoneelse.TheGreekword" eikon" was 4 ' usedinthatpartofthepassport. (pp 3.  TEVXXxzO   X(XzOXxXXX(Ԁ"ChrististhevisiblelikenessoftheinvisibleGod."g(XxXXXxXxXXXx    !l) @QQ  II.JESUSISTHEFULLNESSOFGOD(1:15,19)  T# + HHXXxzO   X(XzOXxXXX(Ԁ#&f%XXx#19ForitpleasedtheFatherthatinhimshouldallfulnessdwell; d$ "- (Colossians1:19) X HHӀ"ForinhimdwellethallthefulnessoftheGodheadbodily." X (Colossians2:9)  H3*XxX%&fXxXXXx   H1.0  Jesusisnotsomething"like"God,Heis"everything"GodIS!pp 2.0  Hebrews1:3XXxzO   X(XzOXxXXX("HeistheradianceofHisgloryandtheexact  representationofHisnature..."-XxXXXxXxXXXx   Hpp 3.  AlloftheattributesofdivinitybelongofJesus,HeISGod. h @bb  III.JESUSISTHEAGENTOFGOD(1:16)    HHXXxzO   X(XzOXxXXX(Ԁ16Forbyhimwereallthingscreated,thatareinheaven,and    thatareinearth,visibleandinvisible,whethertheybethrones,or  x  dominions,orprincipalities,orpowers:allthingswerecreatedby  @  him,andforhim:(Colossians1:16) `   Hw/XxXXXxXxXXXx   H1.0  Theword"for"meansisinthesense"because."ByHim,Jesus, p   allthingswerecreated.HEwasnotcreated,HeCREATED!8 pp 2.0  "BeforeJesusthecarpentermadestools,JesustheCreatormade   stars."Hefashionedplows,Hefashionedplanets.BeforeHe p  madetables,Hemadetreesfromwhichthosetableswouldbe 8 made.Xpp 3.0  Healsomadealltheinvisiblethingsofouruniverse. pp @  IV.JESUSISTHEHEADOFGOD'SCHURCH(1:1823)  X HHXXxzO   X(XzOXxXXX(Ԁ18Andheistheheadofthebody,thechurch:whoisthe h beginning,thefirstbornfromthedead;thatinallthingshemight 0 havethepreeminence.(Colossians1:18) P H4XxXXXxXxXXXx   H1.0  FromJesuscomesalltheguidanceanddirectionforthechurch. `  pp   a.0  The"doctrine"is"Hisdoctrine"(Heb.6:1;2John1:9)!pp   b.  Heisnotjust"first"butthe"Source." `" 2.  Jesuswasthefirsttorisenevertodieagain. (# 3.0  0pp  OverWhat wasHetohavethepreeminence?Allthings! H$ Creation,powers,thechurch,death...%pp   0   0pp  Why washetohavethepreeminence?ForinHimthesumtotal & ofthepowersandattributesofGoddwell.H'pp @  V.JESUSISTHEPEACEMAKERBETWEENMANAND 0) GOD  * HXXxzO   X(XzOXxXXX(HӀ20And,havingmadepeacethroughthebloodofhiscross,byhim !, toreconcileallthingsuntohimself;byhim,Isay,whethertheybe !x- thingsinearth,orthingsinheaven.n:XxXXXxXxXXXx   &f%XXx "@ . X%&fzO   &#%zO&f%#%&Ԁ21Andyou,thatweresometimealienatedandenemiesinyourmindby `#!/ wickedworks,yetnowhathhereconciled(Col.1:2021).XxX%&f $!0 <&f%XXx&f%%&f   ݀#&f%%&f=##&}'%%&f#