07 What It Means to Seek the Things Above (Colossians 3:1-7)
The point of Christianity is NOT how do I make this world a better place. The point is where am I going to spend eternity and how do I know?
06 When Religious Rules Replace Christ (Colossians 2:16-23)
Paul contrasts faith in Christ with keeping a set of religious disciplines. He claims limiting what you eat or practicing specific rituals as an effort to prove yourself a spiritual person or show yourself worthy to God is foolishness. It misses what Christ came to do for you.
The Easiest Way to Make a Lot of Coffee
As a ministry leader you probably make a lot of coffee. I’ve found using the Toddy Coffee system is the easiest way to make the most coffee with the least amount of mess, fuss and clean up. Here’s how.
05 Finding Fulfillment: How Christ Frees You from Counterfeit Spirituality (Colossians 2:4-15)
Performing external rituals does not change my sinful heart. There is only one way to be made clean.
04 Riches of Assurance: Christ in You, the Hope of Glory (Colossians 1:24-2:3)
Paul is laboring to nurture a strong mature faith among his readers. He struggles to make the truth of the gospel crystal clear so that our understanding reaches settled conviction and full assurance such we have the courage to follow Jesus no matter what.
03 Why You Can’t Seek God and Avoid Christ (Colossians 1:13-23)
In perhaps the most explicit teaching on the Christ in the New Testament, Paul says: 1) all that we can know of God is seen in Jesus because the visible man Jesus reveals the invisible God to us, and 2) Jesus has priority in every way as the Father has given authority over all creation to Jesus. Written to a community in danger of leaving the gospel, Paul emphasizes that Christ and the cross are essential to getting the gospel right.
02 Where Hope Begins (Colossians 1:3-12)
Paul is thankful for what God has done in the Colossian church to bring about their faith and salvation through Jesus Christ which has resulted in their faith and love of their fellow believers. What has transformed their thinking and who they identify as their people is the hope which results from understanding and believing the gospel of Jesus Christ.
01 Introduction to Colossians (Colossians 1:1-2)
The first two verses of Colossians follow the typical greeting for a New Testament letter: the author(s), the recipient(s), greetings. Paul identifies what his readers should understand about him. Then he explains who he considers his readers to be, particularly in relationship to God.
06 1 Peter 3:8-17 Who is there to harm you?
Peter’s main concern in this section is how we treat others, both inside and outside the family of God. But his point is a fuller richer picture than ‘be nice.’ His advice is fix your hope completely on the grace that is coming to you. And then be...
Colossians Bible Study Resources
Study questions, maps, charts, key words, history, background, outlines, and links to help you study Paul’s epistle to the Colossians.
How To Choose a Bible Reading Plan You Won’t Quit
Free Bible reading plans to help you read through the Bible. Choose from online and PDF plans including chronological and genre-mix.
Colossians: Getting the Gospel Right
If pressed could you discern the actual gospel of Jesus Christ from a counterfeit? Especially if the skewed message came from within mainstream evangelicalism?
About the Author
Krisan Marotta is a Bible teacher and host of Wednesday in the Word, the podcast about what the Bible means and how we know.