New Testament 4 chapters Paul Epistle
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Colossians
Christ's supremacy and fullness in all things
Christ's SupremacyFullnessNew LifeFalse Teaching
"For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form."
Colossians 2:9
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About the Book
IntroTo defend the absolute supremacy and sufficiency of Christ - he is the fullness of deity in bodily form, the head of every power - against any system that diminishes him.
Epistle circa AD 60-62
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The Supremacy of Christ and Fullness in Him
Ch. 1-4Paul argues against a syncretistic philosophy by presenting Christ's cosmic supremacy — all things created through and for Him, the fullness of deity dwelling in Him — and calls the church to a life rooted and built up in Him.
Colossians' Christology — the cosmic supremacy, the fullness of deity, the sufficiency of Christ — is the definitive New Testament counter to any form of spiritual supplementation.
Christ's SupremacyFullness in ChristAgainst False PhilosophyHoly Living
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