this study “truth” is defined as a statement or a proposition that corresponds to ontological reality. “Reality” simply refers to the way things are (apart from human opinion). In Col 1:16 it appears that the Apostle Paul believed that ultimate reality is grounded in the nature of God. Accordingly, the view here is that God is necessary, and all other actual things—visible and invisible—are contingent upon God, who is the ultimate reality. Although people may have different views of—or opinions about