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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...

Through Baptism one comes to be “in Christ,” and when one is in Christ, he carries out a mission in Christ (Col 4:7, 17). Those who are in Christ proclaim Christ’s Gospel and baptize in his name. When the baptized carry out this mission of proclamation and Baptism, it is really Christ himself who is carrying out the mission.l The letter to the Colossians is also significant as evidence for the validity of infant Baptism. As the OT community of faith for some two millennia practiced infant circumcision,
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