Paul, having finished his opening remarks, now comes to grips with the main issue at stake in the Colossian church—false teaching about Christ and His church. In chapter 1, Paul reaffirms the truth of the absolute deity of the Lord Jesus Christ as Creator and Sustainer of the universe. In chapter 2, he deals with some of the more subtle attacks upon the deity of Christ and the doctrine of salvation. He wastes no words. Christ is “the image of the invisible
Colossians 1:15a