INTRODUCTION TO COLOSSIANS The distinctive conviction of the whole New Testament is that “Jesus is Lord!” The executed peasant from Nazareth is said to be nothing short of God with us humans for our salvation. God in Jesus, through the Spirit, is set forth as the explanation of the past, the power required for the present, and the desired hope of the future for all humanity. Accordingly, the central message of the letter to the Colossians is the all-sufficient Christ. The Lord Jesus deserves the
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