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)
Great extraction and application from a single book!
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