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A. Greetings (1:1–2) B. Thanksgiving (1:3–8) C. Prayer (1:9–14) II. The Supremacy of Christ (1:15–23) III. Paul's Labor for the Church (1:24–2:7) A. A Ministry for the Sake of the Church (1:24–2:7) B. A Concern for the Spiritual Welfare of His Readers (2:1–7) IV. Freedom from Human Regulations through Life with Christ (2:8–23)
Whether Paul wrote the three other epistles in his name (2 Thessalonians, Ephesians and Colossians) is widely debated. [1] According to some scholars, Paul wrote the questionable letters with the help of a secretary, or amanuensis , [ 2 ] who would have influenced their style, if not their theological content.
Many have argued that Colossians has an ecclesiology that is incompatible with the authentic Pauline texts. [27] While Romans and 1 Corinthians, like Colossians, speak of a body of Christ, it is clear that Paul imagines the church as the body of Christ on earth (Rom 7:4, 12:5; 1 Cor 12:27). Conversely, the text of Colossians seems to imagine ...
Since the mid-16th century, editors have further subdivided each chapter into verses – each consisting of a few short lines or of one or more sentences. Sometimes a sentence spans more than one verse, as in the case of Ephesians 2:8–9, and sometimes there is more than one sentence in a single verse, as in the case of Genesis 1:2.
According to other evangelical Christian commentators, using Paul's writings and other passages from the New Testament to justify the practise of mortification of the flesh is a complete misinterpretation, arguing that Paul shows a very high view of Christ's redeeming work in the verses leading up to Colossians 1:24.
Like St. Paul, I am called to “discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified” (1 Corinthians 9:27).
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