Though Corinth was a “problem church” for Paul, how thankful we ought to be for them, for without their problems and questions, we would not have the answers and guidance provided in this wonderful letter. As with all the epistles, the challenge is to lay hold of the character of Christ. We are to be “transformed by the renewing of [our] minds” (Rom 12:2), and to “Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus” (Phi 2:5).
Key verses for this study:
- “For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.” 1Co 2:2 and
- “Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you are truly unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us.” 1Co 5:7
Gene Cunningham - December 2, 2006
Colossians Lesson 20
Scripture References: Psalms 16:4, Hebrews 10:12, 1 Thessalonians 5:15, John 14:14, Jeremiah 2:23-24, 1 John 5:14-15, Psalms 110:2-3, Hebrews 13:20-21, Matthew 7:11, Job 3:5, Hebrews 1:3, 1 Corinthians 10:24, Matthew 21:22, Ephesians 4:17, 1 Peter 3:5, Psalms 68:18, Hebrews 14:21, Matthew 7:7, 1 Timothy 2:5, Acts 1:8, Psalms 110:1, 1 Corinthians 13:4-5, Matthew 7:7, Jeremiah 2:13, 2 Timothy 2:12, Ephesians 4:8, John 14:21-23, Psalms 84:11, 2 Corinthians 1:3-4, Luke 24:49, John 19:30, John 15:7, James 4:7, Colossians 3:1-2, 1 Corinthians 12:7, Isaiah 53:12, Matthew 28:20, Matthew 6:33, 1 John 1:9, Matthew 6:10, Hebrews 7:26-28, Hebrews 11:6, Ephesians 6:10-11, Colossians 2:15, 1 John 5:4-5, Hebrews 13:5, Jeremiah 29:13, 1 John 2:1, Revelation 5:10, Hebrews 7:25, Philippians 3:10-14, Galatians 5:1, Psalms 110:1-2, 1 Peter 3:10-12, James 5:16, Jeremiah 4:1-3, 1 Peter 5:7, Romans 5:17-21, Romans 8:34, James 4:6
From Series: "Colossians - 2006"
Paul never met the Colossians but wrote to them from a Roman prison around 62 AD to counter misconceptions of his day. It magnifies the character of Jesus Christ more than any other book in the New Testament, and counters misconceptions of our day as well. The key verse may well be Col 1:18 "...that in all things, He might have preeminence."