Christ Supreme: A Study In Colossians (Page 5)

Where All Knowledge Is

Colossians 2:3 — This is perhaps the greatest text in the Bible about Jesus. All that Paul has said in chapter one about the Person and Work of Christ has been leading up to this incredible claim. This is what the Colossians desperately needed to understand and to acknowledge and so do Christians everywhere! Christ…

What A Godly Minister Strives For – Part 2

Colossians 2:2b — The bedrock of the Christian life is assurance. Without assurance of our salvation and of God’s sovereignty we cannot experience the riches God has given to us in Christ.  …Following the Apostle Paul’s example with the Colossians, a godly minister will strive to teach the Scriptures such that God’s people develop this…

What A Godly Minister Strives For – Part 1

Colossians 2:1-2a — What goals should our pastors and elders be working towards? This is a very important question both for church leaders and for the people they serve. …In this part of Paul’s letter to the Colossians, he tells them what he was striving for and he reveals his deep pastoral concern for their…

We Work As He Works

Colossians 1:29 — As Christians, are we supposed to be resting in grace or working for the Lord? Are these two ideas opposed to each other? Or do they come together in some way?… This study provides answers to these important questions. We learn that Paul worked hard for Jesus but only as Jesus was…

What You Should Expect

Colossians 1:28 — In this verse the Apostle Paul talks about his approach to preaching and in doing so he also explains to us what we should expect when we go to church. …What do you expect when you sit under the ministry of God’s Word?

The Marvellous Mystery

Colossians 1:25-27 — Jesus entrusted Paul with the stewardship of a precious body of doctrine that he (Paul) called “the mystery.” So what was it? And why was it a mystery? …In this next study in Paul’s letter to the Colossians, we learn about the mystery and its significance for us today.

Suffering For & With The Church

Colossians 1:23b-24 — As Paul served the Lord Jesus he suffered many hardships. He suffered for the church and yet he rejoiced – how was that possible? … Paul also said that as he suffered, he was filling up that which was lacking in Christ’s suffering – what did he mean?  In this lesson we…

Continuing In The Faith

Colossians 1:21-23a — The Believers at Colossae were being pressured by false teachers to deny the deity of Christ and the sufficiency of the Gospel.  In this part of the letter, Paul speaks of their reconciliation to God by the death of Christ and then urges them to continue in the faith. There is a warning…

Biblical Universalism

Colossians 1:20 — In this verse Paul tells us that “all things” have been reconciled to God by the cross of the Lord Jesus? Does this mean everyone will eventually get to heaven? How do we understand this universal reconciliation?