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Let the wisdom of Colossians transform relationships in every area of your life—home, church, and even the world—with this study guide from renowned Bible teacher Joyce Meyer. ​ Paul's letter to the Colossians reminds us that as we have died with Christ, so, too, do we need to die to our...

The third of Paul’s so-called “Prison Epistles”, Paul writes to the church in Colossae, a church he had not founded, nor ever visited. So just how did this church come to be, and what was Paul’s relationship with it? Join Logos Bible Study’s Dr. Bill Creasy as he answers these questions and explores the challenges facing this developing church.

The book of Colossians is a Prison Epistle (letter written while in prison). Paul wrote it circa 60-62 A.D. The key personalities include Paul, Timothy, Tychicus, Onesimus, Aristarchus, Mark, and Epaphras. It was written to counter and respond to heretical teachings and encourage believers to serve with fervor and passion. The basic problem was a Judaic-Gnostic heresy that sought to mix Greek philosophy with Christian theology. Gnostic philosophy taught that matter was evil.

The Epistle to the Colossians is the twelfth book of the New Testament. It was written, according to the text, by Paul the Apostle and Timothy, and addressed to the church in Colossae, a small Phrygian city near Laodicea and approximately 100 miles from Ephesus in Asia Minor. Some scholars have increasingly questioned Paul's authorship and attributed the letter to an early follower instead, but others still defend it as authentic. If Paul was the author, he probably used an amanuensis, or secretary, in writing the letter possibly Timothy.

When Paul is arrested in Jerusalem in late A.D. 57, it plunges Paul into a legal morass that sees him held under protective custody in Caesarea for nearly two years, transported to Rome for his legal appeal, and two more years waiting in Rome for his court hearing. Altogether, Paul is sidelined for nearly five years, A.D. 58 – 62. It is important to understand that Paul is not a prisoner at this time: He is a Roman citizen, first arrested for inciting a riot, but quickly put under protective custody and sent to Rome for a legal appeal that he initiates.

Much needed today, the singularly potent Christology of Colossians and the application of key doctrines in Philemon put the sufficiency of Christ for salvation and transformed living on full display.

Prior to his death Paul confronted the question of Jesus’ place in the cosmos. He experienced Jesus as his source of grace and was challenged to reflect on his role in creation. Paul proclaimed that Jesus does not fit into the worldview of the Ephesians and Colossians: rather Jesus is the worldview. Program covers the Biblical theology of creation, from Genesis to St. Paul’s mature theology as found in Ephesians and Colossians.

Paul wrote to the Colossians to counteract Gnosticism, a mixture of heresies that had invaded the church. The theme of the book, as Skip Heitzig teaches, is that the believer is complete in Christ.

The book of Colossians begins with thanksgiving for God's work building up the faith of the Christians at Colossae and allowing the Gospel to bear fruit in their lives. The writer, Paul the Apostle, then expresses the hope that we have in Christ and the effect that this knowledge should have on us individually, as a church body and in our everyday relationships. Pastor Jarrod Cruise delivers this series of sermons on this epistle which contains both inspiring truths and practical instruction.

Giving Glory to God from Sarasota, Florida

Studies through the New Testament book of Colossians with Pastor Gene Pensiero of Calvary Hanford

This 12 part series is an easy to understand explanation of Paul's epistle to the Colossian church. In it, the Apostle describes the many facets of Christ's pre-eminence (superiority) in both the physical and spiritual worlds thus establishing the reasons for His Lordship over all.

The Holy Bible, New Living Translation, is an authoritative Bible translation, rendered faithfully into today’s English from the ancient texts by 90 leading Bible scholars. The NLT’s living language breathes life into even the most difficult-to-understand Bible passages—but even more powerful are stories of how people’s lives are changing as the words speak directly to their hearts.

Have you ever wondered how to stay focused and faithful in your walk with the Lord? This study through the book of Colossians with Pastor Skip Heitzig gives you direction on how to remain steady and balanced in your walk and challenges you to draw closer to the One who loves you more than any other.

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Lessons from the early church that will help us fulfill our mission as disciples of Jesus.

The book of Colossians was written to the church in Colossae, a small Phrygian city near Laodicea and approximately 100 miles from Ephesus in Asia Minor. Like some of his other epistles, this seems to have been written because of reports Paul had heard of the internal state of the church there. During the first generation after Jesus, Paul's epistles to various churches helped establish early Christian theology.

Practicing Hope is a podcast for Christians looking for honest conversations about the brokenness and beauty in the world. Hosted by your friends at The Colossian Forum, you'll learn about reconciliation, transformation, and new ways to practice hope.

Pastor Scott provides deep insight to the book of Colossians and reveal stunning facts of history that are still relevant and can be applied in your life today.

Pastor Scott provides deep insight to the book of Colossians and reveal stunning facts of history that are still relevant and can be applied in your life today.