Colossians
For you have died, and your life is hidden with
Christ in God (3:3)
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Outline
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Content
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| I. Salutation (1:1-2) |
- Grace and Peace from God our Father
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| II. Thanksgiving and Prayer (1:3-14) |
- Your faith, hope , and love (1:4-5)
- Prayer that you be filled with knowledge,
understanding, wisdom, endurance, patience (1:9)
- The inheritance of light, redemption, forgiveness
(1:13-14)
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| III. Body
-(2:1-17) |
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| 1.The Christ Hymn (1:15-20) |
- First born of all creation (1:15)
- In him the fullness of God to reconcile to
himself all things, by the blood of cross
(1:19-20)
- You, once estranged, now reconciled (1:21-22)
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| 2. Paul's ministry
(1:24-2:5) |
- To make known the word of God (1:25)
- The mystery of Christ - the treasures of wisdom
and knowledge (2:2-3)
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| 3. Against false teaching
(2:6-23) |
- Live in Christ rooted in faith as you were taught
(2:6-7)
- Avoid deceitful human traditions (2:8)
- You were buried with Christ in baptism (2:12)
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| IV. Exhortation and Instruction (3:1-4:6) |
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| 1. The new life in Christ
(3:1-17) |
- You have died and your life is hidden with Christ
in God (3:3)
- Put off the old nature and put on the new
(3:9-10)
- Do everything in the name of the Lord, in
thanksgiving (3:17)
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| 2. Specific
"household" instructions (3:18-4:6) |
- Wives, husbands, parents, children, slaves
masters
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| V. Closing
Greetings (4:7-18) |
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| 1. Visit of Tychicus and
Onesimus 4:7-9) |
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| 2. Greetings of others
(4:10-17) |
- Have this letter read also at Laodicea (4:16)
- Remember my chains-
- Grace be with you (4:18
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