What is fundamentally at issue is the ecclesial vitality and the ability to keep followers, but also to. It was treasured up for them, no enemy could deprive them of it. Dunn in this detailed exposition of pauls letters to the colossians and philemon, noted scholar dunn gives you a dynamic picture of the life of the early church and, in particular, pauls mission to the colossians. And timotheus our brother on the question as to why paul associated others with him in his epistles, see the notes at 1 corinthians 1. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them.
Colossians commentary matthew henry commentary on the. In the beginning of the apostolic age, the word of the lord had certainly free course, did run and was glorified. This summary of the book of colossians provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of colossians. To store a message on your computer to listen to later, rightclick on the download link for each message, then choose save link as or save target as to load the file on your computer. The epistles to the colossians and to philemon by james d.
An intermediate position on the question of authorship is taken by ch. There was a particular reason why timothy should be associated with him in writing this epistle. Therefore, its growth should naturally result from its health. All gods word for you bible studies are written from a reformed, conservative, evangelical perspective that upholds the historic fundamentals of the christian faith. Colossians was undisputedly pauline until the nineteenth century a. Grace to you and peace from god our father and the lord jesus christ a. The apostle paul wrote this letter to christians living in the small city of colossae. The epistles to the colossians, to philemon, and to the. Colossians must surely be the christ of the church. Introduction to the epistle to the colossians by edwin c.
Since that time the population of the earth has increased. Second epistle to the corinthians wikimedia commons. It was apparently familiar liturgical material to the author. As a guide for women in particular, it is designed to assist you as a christian woman in your discipleship to jesus. The epistle to the colossians sermon outlines this material is from, a web site containing sermon outlines and bible studies by mark a. Gods word for you is a free bible study site committed to bringing you teaching and studies firmly grounded in the bible, and the bibles answers to your questions. In introducing a book like this, it is critically important for us to have some overall understanding and background. Colossians core group study guide a study on the book of colossians. Encyclopedia of the bible the epistle to colossians. Colossians 1 the greatness of jesus christ enduring word. The outlines were developed in the course of my ministry as a preacher of the gospel. Commentaire biblique gratuit free bible commentary.
Ephesians colossians philippians philemon christ church and christian living christ christ and christian living church christ c h r i st ia n l i v i n g c h r i s t a n d c. Free online bible library the epistle to colossians. Colossians 1 is the first chapter of the epistle to the colossians in the new testament of the christian bible. This is the holy book of colossians, known as the epistle of paul the apostle to the colossians.
Since pauls letter to the colossians is considered a warning and corrective against a heresy. Thus dunn can state that the distinction between pauline and postpauline as applied to colossians becomes relatively unimportant p. A study in colossians the purpose of this study is to investigate the apostle pauls letter to the colossians chapter by chapter. A study guide for women, is to offer assistance in the task of applying the bible to daily life. Paul wrote his letter to the colossians to declare the supremacy of jesus christ. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Authors introduction in his commentary on the epistle to the colossians philadelphia.
Media in category second epistle to the corinthians the following 11 files are in this category, out of 11 total. This multipart expository study of the epistle to the colossians was preached at flagstaff christian fellowship beginning in 2015. Traditionally, it is believed to be written for the church in colossae by apostle paul, with timothy as his coauthor, while he was in prison in ephesus years 5354, although there were debatable charges that it is the work of a secondary imitator or that it was written in rome in. Visit the web site to browse or download additional material for church or personal use. Book of colossians free bible study questions, class book, workbook, assignments, and study material. We will focus on the main themes that arise throughout the book such as the supremacy of christ, the freedom we experience through the gospel, and how to live a. Paul is strongly affirmed to be the author of colossians 1. All things considered, our understanding of authenticity having happily evolved in these last years, one is able to declare not only that the letter is pauline, but that it is very probably written by paul. By comparing the epistle to the colossians with that written to philemon, it is reasonable to suppose that the church at colosse met in their home cf. Colossians emphasizes the pleroma christ is the fullness of god colossians 2. Colossians, he argues, was written by timothy under pauls direction from either rome or ephesus in the mid50s. Participant handouts for colossians and philemon if youre working with a class or small group, feel free to duplicate the following handouts in this appendix at.
The epistle to the colossians free sermon outlines and. Paul, an apostle of jesus christ by the will of god, and timothy our brother, to the saints and faithful brethren in christ who are in colosse. The source of the christology in colossians volume 26 issue 1 j. The more we fix our hopes on the reward in the other world, the more free shall we be in doing good with our earthly treasure. After examining the issue, jeannoel aletti in his commentary on colossians writes. Take your bible and turn with me to colossians, and i want us to, at least, begin to look at what god might have for us here.
See all of our coronavirus resources here toggle navigation. Audio and manuscripts are available for each lesson. The text has not been modified, except that punctuation has been. If philemon and his family were hosts of the church at colosse, then. The focus of this letter is jesuswho he is and what he did. Colossians 1 commentary albert barnes notes on the. This hymn may be compared with similar passages in phil 2. Tonight were going to begin a study thats going to take us probably for a couple of months, through. Some scholars believe that after his first imprisonment in rome, 6466 ad, paul was active in strengthening these. The epistle to colossians encyclopedia of the bible. Earn free access learn more upload documents refer your friends earn money. As a guide to bible study, it shares tyndales motive to know more of the scripture.
Colossians 1 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary is one of the most respected interdenominational commentaries ever written. This was about the same time he wrote ephesians and philemon. Colossians niv paul, an apostle of christ jesus by the. For permission to reproducedistribute these resources from steve cole including the word document and audio files found on the individual lesson pages below. The church is also referred to as body of christ, especially in pauline epistles. Study the bible online using commentary on colossians and more. Participant handouts for colossians and philemon if youre working with a class or small group, feel free to duplicate the following handouts in this appendix at no additional charge. During one of pauls imprisonments see section 3, news came to him of a threat to the colossian church. Colossians follows the outline of a typical pauline letter. But the church in the west is facing a numerical stagnation and even a demographic decrease. Lune des raisons qui me pousse a nous interesser, en tant queglise a cette epitre, cest. The bearer of this news was evidently epaphras, who reported on the churchs life col 1. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
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