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This epistle contains some of the most profound Christology in the NT. It unites creation, which is the presupposition of all theology, with Christology, which is the heart and center of all theology. The true doctrine of Christ, the risen and exalted Lord over the entire creation, refutes the false christologies circulating in Colossae, variations of which continue to compete against the true...

seeking the things above” (3:1), “be setting your minds on the things above, not on the things on the earth” (3:2). Through their baptismal incorporation into Christ’s redemptive work, believers have been delivered from evil (“earth”; see the textual note on that word in 3:2) for eternal salvation (“above”; see the textual note on it in 3:1). The consequence of such a change in their future is a corresponding change in their present conduct. As heirs of eternal life at the return of Christ, Christians
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