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1
Paul,
an apostle of Christ Jesus,
1:1
by the will of God
To the1:2
I. Paul affirms his pastoral love for the Colossian church (1:1-12)
1. Opening greeting (1:1-2) and
Timothy our brother,
saints
and
faithful brothers
in Christ at Colossae:
Grace to you
and
peace from God our Father.
We always thank God,
since we heard
of your faith in Christ Jesus
and
of the love that you have for all the saints,
because of the hope laid up for you in heaven.
Of this you have heard beforein the word of truth,
the gospel,
which has come to you,
as indeed
in the whole world
it is
bearing fruit
and
growing
1:3
1:4
1:5
1:6
the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,.
when we pray for you,
2. Paul affirms the authenticity of the Colossians' faith(1:3-8)
2
as it also does among you,
since the day you
heard it
and
understood the grace of God in truth,
just as you learned it from Epaphras
our beloved fellow servant.
is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf
and
has made known to us your love in the Spirit.
He
1:7
1:8
And so,
from the day we heard,
we have not ceased to pray for you,
asking that you may be filled
with the knowledge of His will spiritual wisdom
and
understanding,
in all
so as to walk
in a manner worthy of the Lord,
1:9
fully pleasing to Him,
bearing fruit in every good work
and
increasing in the knowledge of God.
1:10
A. To be filled with the knowledge of God's will so as to walk in holiness (1:9-10)
3. Paul prays for the Colossian church (1:9-12)
3
II. Paul's doxology and exaltation of the gospel(1:13-1:23)
May you be strengthened with all power,
according to His glorious might,
endurance
and
patience,
for all
with joy,
giving thanks to the Father,
who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.
delivered us from the domain of darkness
and
transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son,
He has
in whom we haveredemption,
the forgiveness of sins.
the image of the invisible God,
the firstborn of all creation.He is
1:11
1:12
1:13
1:14
1:15
For by Him all things were created,
in heaven
and
on earth,
visible
and
invisible,
thrones
or
dominions
or
rulers
or
authorities –
whether
1:16
B. To be strengthened with all power for endurance and patience (1:11)
C. To give thanks to the Father (1:12)
1. Paul exalts the work of the Father (1:13-14)
2. Paul exalts thepreeminence of Christ(1:15-23)
A. The person of Christ (1:15-18)
1. Creator and Sovereign (1:16)
through Him
and
for Him.
all things were created
4
1:17 And
He is before all things,
and
in Him all things hold together.
And
He is headof the body,
the church.
1:18
He isthe beginning,
the firstborn from the dead,
that
in everything
He might be preeminent.
For
in Him all the fullness of God was pleased
to dwell,
and
through Him
to reconcile to Himself all things, on earth
or
in heaven,
whether
making peace by the blood of His cross.
1:191:20
2. Sustainer of all things (1:17)
3. Head of the church (1:18a)
4. Authority and preeminence declared (1:18b)
B. The work of Christ(1:19-23)
1. Reconciliation purchased (1:19-20)
5
And you
who once were
alientated
and
hostile in mind,
doing evil deeds,
He has now reconciled
in His body of flesh by His death,
in order to present you
holy
and
blameless
and
above reproach
before Him,
if indeed you continue in the faith,
not shifting from the hope of the gospel
stable
and
steadfast,
that you heard,
which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven
and
of which I,
Paul,became a minister.
1:21
1:22
1:23
2. Reconciliation applied (1:21-22)
3. Reconciliation verified (1:23)
6
Now
I rejoice in my sufferings
for your sake,
and
in my flesh
I am filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions
for the sake of
His body,
that is,
the church.
of which
I became a minister
according to the stewardship from God
that was given to me for you,
to make the word of God
the mystery,
fully known,
hidden for
ages
and
generations
but now
revealed to His saints.
God chose to make known
how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery
which isChrist in you,
the hope of glory.
To them
1:24
1:25
1:26
1:27
B. Paul is divinely charged with a stewardship to proclaim the mystery of Christ (1:25-27)The nature of this mystery:
A. Paul has died to self for the sake of the church (1:24)
1. Hidden but now revealed (1:26)
2. Inclusion of the Gentiles (1:27)
III. Paul establishes his pastoral authority among the Colossian church, and reveals his heartfelt burden on their behalf(1:24-2:5)
1. Paul's stewardship (1:24-28)
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Him we proclaim
warning everyone
and
teaching everyone with all wisdom
that we may present everyone mature in Christ.
For this I toil,
struggling with all His energy
that He powerfully works within me.
For
I want you to know
how great a struggle I have
for you
and
for those at Laodicea
and
for all who have not seen me face to face,
that their hearts may be encouraged,
being knit together in love,
to reach all the riches
of full assurance of understanding
and
the knowledge of God's mystery,
which is Christ,
in whom are hidden all the treasures of
wisdom
and
knowledge.
1:28
1:29
2:1
2:2
2:3
C. Paul is faithful to his stewardship, warning and teaching everyone that he might present everyone mature in Christ (1:28)(Paul's Mission Statement)
A. The affections of Paul's heart are riveted to his stewardship, as he toils to see the church possess all the riches of Christ (1:29-2:3)
2. Paul's heartfelt burden for the Colossians and others (1:29-2:5)
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I say this in order that no one may delude you
with plausible argument.
For though
I am absent in body,
yet
I am with you in spirit,
rejoicing to see
your good order
and
the firmness of your faith in Christ.
Therefore,
as you received Christ Jesus the Lord,
so
walk in Him,
rooted
and
built up
in Him
and
established in the faith,
just as you were taught,
abounding in thanksgiving.
2:4
2:5
2:6
2:7
See to it that no one takes you captive
philosophy
and
empty deceit,
by
according to human tradition,
according to the elemental spirit of the world,
and
not according to Christ.
2:8
IV.Paul declares his key message and subsequent call to action (2:6-4:6)
1. Paul declares his key message, exhorting the Colossians to walk in Christ (2:6-7)
2. Paul commands the Colossians not to submit themselves to the spiritual leadership of those who serve their own self-made religion and not the true gospel of Christ (2:8-19)
A. Purity of mind - Do not be taken captive by the deceitfulness of human precepts and teaching, but understand the reality of our profound identity in Christ (2:8-15)
B. Paul presents the purpose of his letter, warning the Colossians not to be deluded by worldly argument (2:4-5)
1. Paul's 1st command(2:8)
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For
in Him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily,
and
you have been filled in Him, all rule
and
authority.
who is the head of
2:9
2:10
In Him also you were circumcised
by putting off the body of the flesh,
by the circumcision of Christ,
with a circumcision made without hands,
having been buried with Him in baptism,
in which
you were also raised with Him
through faith in the powerful working of God,
who raised Him from the dead.
And you,
who were dead your trespasses
and
the circumcision of your flesh,
in
God made alive
together with Him,
having forgiven us all our trespasses
2:11
2:12
2:13
2. Paul's declaration of Christ's identity and our identity in Christ (2:9-10)
a. Spiritual circumcision (2:11)
3. Our identity in Christ described (2:11-15)
b. Buried and raised (2:12)
c. Dead but made alive (2:13)
10
He
rulers
and
authorities
disarmed the
and
put them to open shame,
by triumphing over them in Him.Therefore
let no one pass judgement on you
in questions of food and drink,
or
with regard to
These are a shadow
of the things to come,
but
the substance belongs to Christ.
by cancelling the record of debt
that stood against us
with its legal demands.
This
He set aside,
nailing it to the cross.
a festival
or
a new moon
or
a Sabbath.
2:14
2:15
2:16
2:17
B. Purity of practice – Ignore the contempt of the religious elite, and do not let our practical walk be influenced by the requirements of self-made religion (2:16-19)
1. Paul's 2nd command and his indictment of the religious elite's spiritual blindness (2:16-17)
d. Debt cancelled (2:14)
e. Accusations disarmed (2:15)
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Let no one disqualify you
insisting on
asceticism
and
worship of angels,
insisting on
going on in detail about visions,
puffed up without reason
by his sensuous mind
and
not holding fast to the Head,
from whom the whole body,
nourished
and
knit together through its joints and ligaments
grows with a growth that is from God.
If with Christ you died to the elemental spirits of the world,
why
as if you were still alive in the world
do you submit to regulations –
"Do no handle,
Do no taste,
Do no touch."
(referring to things that all perish as they are used) –
according to human precepts and teachings?
2:18
2:19
2:20
2:21
2:22
2. Paul's 3rd command and his indictment of the religious elite's self-deception(2:18-19)
3. Paul confronts the Colossians' submission to religiosity, condemning religiosity in all its impotence (2:20-23)
12
These have indeed an appearance of wisdom
in promoting
self-made religion
and
asceticism
and
severity to the body,
but
they are of no value
in stopping the indulgence of the flesh.
2:23
If then you have been raised with Christ,
seek the things that are above,
where Christ is
seated at the right hand of God.
Set your minds
on the things that are above
not
on things that are on earth.
For
you have died,
and
your life is hidden with Christ in God.
When Christ
who is your life,
appears,
then
you also will appear with Him in glory.
3:1
3:2
3:3
3:4
4. Paul exhorts the Colossians that if they have been genuinely regenerated by the power of the gospel, they must live in the reality of their position in Christ, and thereby pursue radical, practical transformation in their lives (3:1-4:6)
A. In response to his indictment and condemnation of their submission to religiosity, Paul charges the Colossians to rivet their hearts and minds to Christ (3:1-4)
13
Put to death therefore what is earthly in you:
sexual immorality,
impurity,
passion,
evil desire,
covetousness,
and
which is idolatry.
On account of these
the wrath of God is coming.
In these you too once walked,
when you were living in them.But now
you must put them all away:
anger,
wrath,
malice,
slander,
obscene talk from your mouth.
and
Do not lie to one another,
seeing that you have
put off the old self
with its evil practices
and have
put on the new self,
3:5
3:6
3:7
3:8
3:9
3:10
1. Man's natural condition (1st list) (3:5-7)
2. Man's natural condition (2nd list) (3:8-9)
C. Put on the new self (3:10-4:6)
B. Put off the old self (3:5-9)
14
which is being renewed
in knowledge
after the image of its Creator.
Here there is not
Greek and Jew,
circumcised and uncircumcised,
barbarian,
Scythian,
free;
slave,
but
Christ is all and in all.
Put on then
as God's chosen ones,
holy and beloved,
compassion,
kindness,
humility,
meekness,
patience,
and
bearing with one another
and,
if anyone has a complaint against another,
forgiving each other;
as the Lord has forgiven you,
so you also must forgive.
3:11
3:12
3:13
b. United under the headship of Christ (3:11)
c. Chosen by God to be a body bound together in love (3:12-14)
a. Being renewed(3:10)
1. Exhortations to the local body (3:10-17)
15
put on love,
which binds everything together in perfect harmony.
above all these things
And
let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts,
to which indeed you were called
in one body.
be thankful.
And
And
Let the word of God dwell in you richly,
teaching
and
admonishing one another
in all wisdom,
singing
psalms
and
hymns
and
spiritual songs,
with thankfulness
to God.
in your hearts
3:14
3:15
3:16
d. Called as one body to minister to each other in thanksgiving(3:15-17)
16
do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus,
whatever you do,
And
in word or deed,
giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
ROLE SPECIFIC EXHORTATIONS
Wives, submit to your husbands,
as is fitting in the Lord.
Husbands
love your wives,
and
do not be harsh with them.
Children, obey your parents in everything,
for this pleases the Lord.
Fathers, do not provoke your children,
lest they become discouraged.
Slaves, obey in everything those who are your earthly masters,
not by way of eye-service,
as people-pleasers,
but
with sincerity of heart,
fearing the Lord.
3:17
3:18
3:19
3:20
3:21
3:22
2. Exhortations for specific roles (3:18-4:1)
a. Wives (3:18)
b. Husbands (3:19)
c. Children (3:20)
d. Fathers (3:21)
e. Slaves (3:22)
• Obedience (3:22)
17
work heartily
whatever you do,
as for the Lord and not for men,
knowing that
from the Lord
you will receive the inheritance
as your reward.
You are serving the Lord Christ.
For
the wrongdoer will be paid back
for the wrong he has done,
and
there is no partiality.
Masters, treat your slaves
justly
and
fairly
knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.
Continue steadfastly in prayer,
being watchful in it with thanksgiving.
At the same time,
pray also for us,
that God may open to us a door for the word,
to declare the mystery of Christ,
on account of which I am in prison –
that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak.
3:23
3:24
3:25
4:1
4:2
4:3
4:4
• Attitude (3:23-25)
f. Masters (4:1)
3. Final Instructions to the local body (4:2-6)
a. Call to prayer (4:2-4)
• For themselves (4:2)
• For Paul and the gospel (4:3-4)
18
Conduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders,
making the best use of the time.
4:5
Let your speech always be gracious,
seasoned with salt,
so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.
4:6
Tychicus will tell you
They will tell you of everything that has taken place here.
all about my activities.
He is a
beloved brother
and
faithful minister
and
fellow servant
in the Lord.
I have sent him to you
for this very purpose,
that you may know how we are
and
that he may encourage your heart,
and with him
Onesimus,
our
faithful
and
beloved
brother,
who is one of you.
4:7
4:8
4:9
b. Conduct towards unbelievers (4:5-6)
V. Paul's final greetings and instructions (4:7-18)
1. Paul informs the church of two visitors he has sent to them (4:7-9)
A. Tychicus (4:7-8)
B. Onesimus (4:9)
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Aristarchus
they have been a comfort to me.
my fellow prisoner
These are the only men
greets you
and
Mark
the cousin of Barnabas
(concerning whom you have received instructions –
if he comes to you,
welcome him),
and
Jesus
who is called Justus.
of the circumcision
among my fellow workers
for the kingdom of God,
and
4:10
4:11
2. Paul passes on greetings from his fellow prisoners and workers (4:10-14)
A. Jews (4:10-11)
1. Aristarchus (4:10)
2. Mark (4:10)
2. Jesus (Justus)(4:11)
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Epaphras
who is one of you
greets you
always struggling
on your behalf
in his prayers,
he has worked hard
a servant of Christ Jesus,
that you may stand
mature
and
fully assured
in all the will of God.
For
I bear him witness
thatfor you
and
for those
in Laodicea
and
in Hierapolis.
4:12
4:13
Luke
the beloved physician
greets you
as does
Demas
4:14
B. Gentiles (4:12-14)
1. Epaphrus (4:12-13)
2. Luke (4:14)
3. Demas (4:14)
21
B. Message to Archippus(4:17)
4:15
and
Give my greetings
to the brothers at Laodicea,
Nympha
and
the church in her house.
to
And
when this letter has been read among you,
have it also read in the church of the Laodiceans;
and
see that
you also read the letter from Laodicea.
4:16
say to Archippus,
"See that you fulfill the ministry
that you have received in the Lord."
4:17 And
I, Paul, write this greeting
with my own hand.
Remember my chains.
Grace be with you.
3. Paul asks the church to greet others on his behalf (4:15)
A. Brothers at Laodicea
B. Nympha and the church in her house
4. Paul's special instructions to the Colossian church (4:16-17)
A. Exchange letters with the Laodiceans (4:16)
5. Paul's closing greeting (4:18)
4:18