that were thought to manipulate spiritual beings into doing one’s bidding. And there was Judaism—a firm commitment to but one God who revealed himself to a single nation and gave them an elaborate legal code to follow. When the gospel came to Colosse, many saw in Jesus Christ what they had sought but not found in those other ideologies and faiths. Setting aside their old commitments at great cost, they committed to Christ. But old ways can reassert their appeal with time. Paul wanted to remind the