the ‘word of Christ’ is said to ‘dwell’ in us ‘richly’. In Colossians 3, it is the content that is stressed (the word of Christ), while here it is the agent who makes that word effective (the Spirit himself). The sharing of roles between Christ and the Spirit in this kind of language reflects the intermix of activity within the Godhead, where roles are shared, not so much differentiated. For Paul, the Spirit of God is a key enabler of the spiritual life (Rom. 5:5; 8:4, 9–11; 1 Cor. 2:12; 3:16–17;
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