{"id":2540,"date":"2024-01-13T17:30:06","date_gmt":"2024-01-13T16:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lionofjudah.info\/?p=2540"},"modified":"2026-05-28T18:52:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T16:52:31","slug":"introduction-colossians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lionofjudah.info\/?p=2540","title":{"rendered":"Introduction Colossians"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns2540_ca3779-c7{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-btns2540_ca3779-c7 .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns2540_ca3779-c7 .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns2540_ca3779-c7 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns2540_ca3779-c7 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns2540_ca3779-c7 .kt-btn-wrap-0 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.kb-btn2540_e6c4be-b4.kb-button{width:initial;}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn2540_e6c4be-b4 kt-btn-size-small kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-fill  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/rockingchurch.lion-of-judah.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Rocking Church<\/span><\/a>\n\n<style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn2540_8dd2bf-c6.kb-button{width:initial;}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn2540_8dd2bf-c6 kt-btn-size-small kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-fill  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/mm.lion-of-judah.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Biker<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-2540_f3863e-fa .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-2540_f3863e-fa .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-2540_f3863e-fa\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2540_0c886a-f7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2540_0c886a-f7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2540_0c886a-f7\"]{text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2540_0c886a-f7 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2540_0c886a-f7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2540_0c886a-f7\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2540_0c886a-f7 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2540_0c886a-f7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2540_0c886a-f7\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading2540_0c886a-f7 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2540_0c886a-f7\">Introduction to the letter to the Colossians<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">The 51st book of the Bible, the 12th in the New Testament<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-2540_3bd1c6-a5 .kt-block-spacer{height:50px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-2540_3bd1c6-a5 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-2540_3bd1c6-a5\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In this letter, Paul writes to a church that was not founded by him personally, but by Epaphras, one of his disciples.<br>Epaphras delivered this letter, along with the letter to the Ephesians and the letter to Philemon, in the Roman province of Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paul wrote it, as well as the other two letters, during his imprisonment in Rome between the years 60 and 62 AD.<br>Colossae was located in the region of Phrygia in Asia Minor, near the city of Laodicea, where the Letter to the Colossians was also to be read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reason for the letter was reports of two dangerous heresies spreading within the church and thus also in the surrounding area.<br>We learn of both in the second chapter of the Letter to the Colossians; the full content of these teachings can no longer be determined today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of them apparently involved a mixture of pagan-philosophical and Gnostic ideas, according to which the world is governed by angels and elements, and believers were led astray into mystical beliefs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The other heresy concerns the same teaching from Judaism regarding the observance of the law\u2014which was supposedly necessary for salvation\u2014the Jewish festivals, dietary laws, and the circumcision of all male members of the congregation, an issue with which many of the other young Christian congregations were also confronted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his letter, Paul addresses the topic in two parts. First, he makes it clear that salvation can be attained only through Jesus Christ. In the second part, he explains what the life of a Christian and the entire church should look like in practice according to God\u2019s will.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-2540_bacee5-26 .kt-block-spacer{height:30px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-2540_bacee5-26 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-2540_bacee5-26\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Outline of the Epistle to the Colossians:<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-2540_95aa3d-f3 .kt-block-spacer{height:30px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-2540_95aa3d-f3 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-2540_95aa3d-f3\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p><strong>Chapters 1:1\u201314 \u2013 Paul\u2019s concern for the church in Colossae<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chapters 1:1\u201329 \u2013 The nature, attributes, and deeds of the Son of God<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chapters 2:1\u201323 \u2013 Jesus Himself is the answer to all false teachings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chapters 3:1\u20134:18 \u2013 Foundations of the Christian life, unity with Jesus, and greetings<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-2540_a81719-e5 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-2540_a81719-e5 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-2540_a81719-e5\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2540_d871cd-00, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2540_d871cd-00[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2540_d871cd-00\"]{text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2540_d871cd-00 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2540_d871cd-00[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2540_d871cd-00\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2540_d871cd-00 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2540_d871cd-00[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2540_d871cd-00\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading2540_d871cd-00 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2540_d871cd-00\"><strong>Content of the letter to the Colossians<\/strong>:<\/h4>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-2540_99a9b2-9c .kt-block-spacer{height:30px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-2540_99a9b2-9c .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-2540_99a9b2-9c\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lionofjudah.info\/?p=1611#colossians-chapter-1\"><strong>Colossians chapter 1<\/strong><\/a><br>The Sender<br>The Apostle\u2019s Intercession<br>The incomparable majesty of the risen Christ and the redemption brought about by his death on the cross<br>A reference to the blessing bestowed upon the Colossians through the preaching of the gospel; an exhortation to perseverance<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/lionofjudah.info\/?p=1611#colossians-chapter-2\"><strong>Colossians chapter 2<\/strong><\/a><br>Through Christ\u2019s merit you have obtained salvation, and in Christ (having died, been buried, and risen with him) you have been set free from the dominion of the spiritual powers<br>The observance of outward customs and the hypocritical nature of false teachers are worthless and of a carnal nature<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lionofjudah.info\/?p=1611#colossians-chapter-3\"><strong>Colossians chapter 3<\/strong><\/a><br>Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things Put to death whatever belongs to your earthly nature Put on whatever belongs to your heavenly nature<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lionofjudah.info\/?p=1611#colossians-chapter-4\"><strong>Colossians chapter 4<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-2540_6f77f7-f2 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-2540_6f77f7-f2 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-2540_6f77f7-f2\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr 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