Colossians: Summary & Overview
Overview
Colossians combats false teaching by presenting the supreme sufficiency of Christ. Paul declares that in Christ 'dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily' — we don't need anything else. The letter then shows what Christ-centered living looks like in relationships, work, and daily choices.
Key Themes
- •The supremacy and sufficiency of Christ
- •Freedom from legalism
- •Christ-centered living
- •New life in Christ
- •Gratitude and worship
Famous Verses
“And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men.”
— Colossians 3:23
“Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.”
— Colossians 3:2
“For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth... And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.”
— Colossians 1:16-17
“Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any.”
— Colossians 3:13
“For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in him.”
— Colossians 2:9-10
Key Facts
- Testament
- New Testament
- Genre
- Epistle
- Author
- Paul
- Date Written
- ~60–62 AD
- Chapters
- 4
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