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Colossians and Philemon—The Supremacy of Christ is unavailable, but you can change that!

In our day of massive religious confusion, the message of Colossians is among the most timely of all the New Testament books. Today many seek to exclude belief in God from every corner of modern life. Others flaunt "New Age" ideas about God and Christ which collide with the Scriptures. Christians in the first-century city of Colosse lived in a similar situation. Having first received the true...

27). Jesus is supreme in eternity, and we ought to give him first-place in our lives. As “image” emphasizes Christ’s relationship to the Father, “the firstborn over all creation” introduces his relationship to creation. Here also he is supreme. CHRIST: SUPREME IN CREATION (vv. 15b–17) Paul describes Christ’s supremacy in creation in four ways in verses 15 to 17. In verse 15b Christ is firstborn; in verse 16 he is Creator; in verse 16b he is the goal; and in verse 17 he is sustainer. Verse 15b calls
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