been one of their slogans. This emphasis on ‘fullness’ is so pervasive in the letter, and obviously so important if we are to assess the significance of the new ‘spirituality’, that a longer quotation from the inimitable Bishop Stephen Neill may be in order. One thing is quite clear. The false teachers came in with the claim that they would complete and perfect the simple and elementary faith to which the Colossians had been introduced by Paul and his friends. This is what the false teachers always