Colossians notes
by Peter Philippi
Last updated 03/09/15
Colossians Overview
- 1:1-8 The Colossians
- 1:9-14 The will of God
- 1:15-19 The Son of God
- 1:20-23 The work of Christ
- 1:24-29 The riches of the Mystery
- 2:1-7 The treasures of the Mystery
- 2:8-23 The protection we need from evil
workers who seek to enslave you (8),
condemn you (16) and defraud you (18)
- 3:1-17 The life we live in Christ
- 3:18-4:6 The effect on our relationships
- 4:7-18 The relationships Paul had
Primary Themes in Colossians
- The Headship of Christ
- The Mystery
- The Body of Christ
- The need to mortify, put off and put on
- The Tie to Romans
- The Tie to Ephesians
The Writer of Colossians: Paul
- Apostle of Jesus Christ
- Apostle by the Will of God
- Called Apostle, Separated unto the Gospel of God
- Apostle of the Gentiles, an Elevated Office
- Apostle with Specific Qualifications
- Saw the Lord Jesus Christ
- Apostle with a Seal
- Performed the Signs of an Apostle
- Not Worthy to be Called Apostle
- Household Manager of the Body of Christ
- A new message
- A new ministry
- Distinct from the 12
Nov 23, 2014 -- MP3 audio 04
The Colossians 1:1-8
- Saints: what God made them 1:2
- Faithful brethren in Christ: the way they became saints and
were placed into Christ 1:2
- At Colosse: they geographical presence 1:2
- God’s provision for them through Christ: grace and peace 1:2
- Paul’s continuous prayer and gratitude for them 1:3
- Their faith in Christ Jesus 1:4
- Their love to all the saints 1:4
- Their hope laid up for them in heaven: received in the word
of the truth of the gospel 1:5
Nov 30, 2014 -- MP3 audio 05
- The gospel bore fruit in them: as in all the world 1:6
- Increasing in the Knowledge of God
- The ministry of Epaphras to the Colossians 1:7-8
Dec 14, 2014 -- MP3 audio 07
The Will of God 1:9-14
- God wants us to be filled with the knowledge of His will
- In all wisdom and spiritual understanding
- That ye might walk worthy of the Lord
- Unto all pleasing
Dec 28, 2014 -- MP3 audio 08
- Being fruitful in every good work
Jan 4, 2015 -- MP3 audio 09
- Increasing in the knowledge of God
- Strengthened with all might according to His glorious power
Jan 11, 2015 -- MP3 audio 10
- Unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness
- Giving thanks unto the Father 5 Causes for thanksgiving:
- Which has made us fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light
- Who has delivered us from the power of darkness
- Who has transferred us into the kingdom of His dear Son
- In whom we have redemption through His blood
- Even the forgiveness of sins
The Son of God 1:14-22
Jan 18, 2015 -- MP3 audio 11
- He is the Redeemer 14
- He paid the price by shedding of His blood 14
- He alone provides forgiveness of sins 14
- He is the image of the invisible God 15
Jan 25, 2015 -- MP3 audio 12
- He is the firstborn of every creature 15
Feb 08, 2015 -- MP3 audio 13
- He is the Creator of the universe 16-17
- BY Him all things were created 16a
- All things were created FOR Him 16b
- He is BEFORE all things 17a
- BY Him all things CONSIST 17b
- He is the Head of the Body, the church 18a
- He is the beginning 18b
- He is the firstborn from the dead 18c
- That in all things He might have the preeminence 18d
Feb 15, 2015 -- MP3 audio 14
- In Him all fullness dwells 19
- God provided peace through the blood of His cross 20a
- By Him God reconciled all things to Himself 20b
- By Him God provides individual reconciliation 21
- This reconciliation is provided for alienated enemies engaged in wicked works 21
- This reconciliation is provided through the death sacrifice of God’s Son 22a
- This reconciliation is complete and permanent 22b
Feb 22, 2015 -- MP3 audio 15
The Imperative of Living Well 1:22-23
- What the end result of living well looks like
- Holy
- Unblamable
- Unreprovable
Mar 1, 2015 -- MP3 audio 16
- The necessity of remaining firmly grounded in THE FAITH
- Which they heard
- Which was preached to every creature
- Of which Paul was made a minister
- The essential role of right doctrine in the process of living well
- Continuing in the faith grounded and settled
- Not moved away from the hope of the gospel
- Paul’s unique ministry to the body of Christ
- Paul’s mention of the dispensation given to him
- Paul’s clear reference to the mystery
- Preaching Christ, warning every man, teaching every man wisdom
- The warnings of being beguiled by wrong doctrine!
Mar 8, 2015 -- MP3 audio 17
The Riches of the Mystery 1:24-29
- The completeness and totality of Christ’s sufferings
- The necessity of suffering as part of living the Christian life
- Prediction of Paul’s sufferings
- Paul’s attitude in and response to suffering
- The reality of every believer’s sufferings
- Paul’s sufferings as an extension of Christ’s sufferings
Mar 15, 2015 -- MP3 audio 18
- The responsibility and ministry of Paul
- Without the acknowledgement of the Mystery there is no spiritual maturity