Do you know the gospel and want to move into the deeper things of God’s Word?

If we look at the book of Colossians the Apostle Paul would seem to disagree. 

Paul was called as an apostle by Jesus (Colossians 1:1)

The good news of Jesus is bearing fruit throughout the world (Colossians 1:6)

The kingdom belongs to Jesus (Colossians 1:13)

Jesus is the image of God (Colossians 1:15). Another way of saying that Jesus is God.

All things were created by Jesus (Colossians 1:16)

Jesus  is the head of the church (Colossians 1:18)

All the fullness of God indwells Jesus (Colossians 1:19)

Jesus reconciled sinful man through his death (Colossians 1:22)

We grow spiritually as we remain steadfast in Jesus (Colossians 1:23)

The church is the body of Jesus Christ (1:24). Want to reform the church? Don’t fixate on what other churches are doing. Fix your eyes on Christ.

Maturity means becoming more like Jesus (Colossians 1:28)

We operate on a daily basis in the power of Jesus (Colossians 1:29)

All wisdom and knowledge are found in Jesus (Colossians 2:3)

Every day of our life we are to walk in Jesus (Colossians 2:6)

We have been filled in Jesus (Colossians 2:10)

We have been circumcised in Jesus (Colossians 2:11)

We have been buried in Jesus (Colossians 2:12)

We were raised in Jesus (Colossians 2:12)

Our debt was cancelled by Jesus (Colossians 2:14)

Jesus broke the power of sin and death on the cross (Colossians 2:14)

We need to daily set our minds on Jesus (Colossians 3:1-2)

Our life is hidden in Jesus (Colossians 3:3)

Peace comes to us only through Jesus (Colossians 3:15)

We need to let the Word of Christ dwell in us (Colossians 3:16)

Every single thing we do in life should be done in the name of Jesus (Colossians 3:17)

All of our work should be done as unto Jesus (Colossians 3:23)

The way we treat employees needs to be done in the light of the fact that Jesus is our Master in heaven (Colossians 4:1)

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  1. Great extraction and application from a single book!

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