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sufficiency of Christ to the church which is His body. In this
little epistle, we see Paul’s “full-length portrait of Christ.” 59
Colossians demonstrates that because of all that Jesus Christ
is in His person and has accomplished in His work, He, as the
object of the believer’s faith, is all we need for in Him we are
complete (2:10). In scope, Colossians presents the all
supremacy, all sufficiency, uniqueness, and the fullness of the
person and work of Jesus Christ as the God-man Savior, the
Creator and Sustainer of the universe, and the total solution
for man’s needs both for time and eternity. It is a cosmic
book, presenting the cosmic Christ: the Creator/Sustainer
and Redeemer/Reconciler of man and all the universe.
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Themes and Content
1. Paul explains and demonstrates the preeminence of Christ
in creation, redemption, and the relationships of life in this
letter to the Colossians. Christians are complete in Christ.
Paul wrote this letter around A.D 60-61. This book is perhaps
one of the most Christ centered books in the Bible. This book
centers around the Head of the Church which is Jesus Christ.
The two major themes in this book are the supremacy of
Christ in Chapters one and two and the submission to Christ
in Chapters three and four.
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2. Mark Copeland
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THEME OF THE EPISTLE: With the focus on Jesus Christ
as the answer to the "Colossian heresy", the theme of this
letter is clearly: CHRIST - THE FULNESS OF GOD, AND
THE PRE-EMINENT, ALL-SUFFICIENT SAVIOR KEY
VERSES: Colossians 2:9-10 "For in Him dwells all the
fullness of the Godhead bodily; and you are complete in Him,
who is the head of all principality and power."
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