Analysis Of ' Colossians 3 : 2-12

For many years the Apostle Paul and his pastoral leadership has given me great insight as to how live life daily. His missionary journey’s as God’s representative has had great influence on my own theological thought and preservation of my faith. The book of Colossians is filled with stories of redemption, knowledge and the power of prayer. The Apostle’s extraordinary life from darkness to light can only be attributed to the Grace of the Lord.

     The meaning of the passage to Paul is to strengthen his brothers in the faith. Paul wrote this to show them that things will not always be perfect and that some times they will face trials but with Jesus all things are possible. Paul also encourages himself through the encouragement of the church of Colosse. I think that when Paul writes to the church’s and tell them what he thinks, encourages them , prays for them, or even just telling them what he face for the gospel, that it gives him a sense of accomplishment or even a sense of why he is doing what he is doing.

Minister Hyunhee Kim led the weekly Sunday bible study by first recapping the most recent message about being made in God’s image.

In Philippians 3:13, it says, “Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead.” Just as C.S. Lewis says ‘There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.’

As with any interpretation of a passage of Scripture, the proper interpretation of Philippians 2:2-11is relied on accurate examination of its context. Paul wrote this letter to the Philippians to thank them for the gift, in which was sent to him by Epaphroditus while in prison. Although most scholars have argued that the current Epistle to the Philippians was basically several separate letters, based on different tones throughout the chapters, in 2:2 it clearly associates the first chapter of the Philippians with the second. The direct context of Philippians 2:2-11 is the sermon to unity found in Philippians 1:27-30. With this, we see Paul urging the Philippians to essentially live as citizens who are worthy of the gospel. He then continued this theme into chapter two where he continued to advise the Philippians to humility.

I believe…that because the message of Christ dwells among us, (Christians) I must teach, encourage, and admonish fellow Christians with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in my heart. (Colossians 3:16)

Believers have been unified in salvation by grace and are called to live like Christ.

In this passage of the second letter to the Corinthians, Paul addresses several concerns. He is addressing the situation of a man who has sinned not only against himself, but against the Corinthian Church as well. He explains why he wrote a letter rather than bringing sorrow upon them. Paul is sensitive to the Lord’s leading, and in love, writes to the church encouraging them to discipline this man in love for the purpose of restoring him. He urges the Corinthians to be obedient and love the man through forgiving and encouraging him. Paul shares with them his trust in the Lord for the outcome of this matter and how burdened he was for restoration to take place. He warns them of the need to not allow Satan a foothold through this

I chose to write my paper on Philippians 3:12-21. Before writing this paper I was not entirely familiar with the reasons for Paul’s letters to the church of Philippi. It was an interesting study once I understood the background and reasoning for Paul’s writings. Paul writes a thank you letter to the Christians at Philippi for their contributions and support in his hour of need, and he uses the occasion to send along some instructions on Christian unity. Paul is also giving them an update on his circumstances. Most of Paul’s letter to the church of Philippi dealt with areas such as joy, rejoice, praise, thankfulness, and attitude.

In Colossians 3:22, Paul continued to encourage slaves to serve their masters wholeheartedly even in their absence. The slaves were not supposed to serve well in the eyes of their master in order to gain favor, but they were to serve in faithfulness and in reverence to God. This was also emphasized in 1 Peter 1:18-25. Apostle Peter also urged slaves to be submissive to their masters not based on the treatment they received from them, but as an obligation. Peter told the slaves that respect and honor should be given not only to those that are excellent and kind but also to those that are irrational.

I think the whole book of Colossians is saying that we have to love one another and keep and pressing the word of God to the people even though sometimes you will be rejected. I did a careful systematic study of the book of Colossians to find it’s original intended meaning. I did observation, research, consultation, life application and comparison on the book of Colossians. When Colossians was written in 62 AD, Paul was in imprisonment because he freed woman from being demon possessed.

To walk in the new life of Christ, we must abolish sinful ways and put on the clothes of Christ. In Galatians, these clothes are love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. In Paul’s writing, this is what he is asking the Christians in Rome and emphasizing to Timothy.

Colossae was located in what is now modern day Turkey, 120 miles east of Ephesus in the Lycus Valley which was previously part of the ancient Phrygia Kingdom located in the once Roman territory of Asia Minor. The population consisted primarily of Gentiles, however from as early as the third century B.C, a large minority of Jew’s cultivated and settled in the region.

In Romans 1-8 Paul is writing to teach the doctrine of Christ. Although Paul goes into much more depth in these eight chapters, his message ultimately boils down to the following sentence. We have all sinned and deserve death, however, through the redemption and sanctification of Christ we have been saved and should now lead, Christ centered lives of faith.

Paul wrote the letter to Ephesus in regards to Christians and how their lives should be directed and it explains how Christ has made the ultimate sacrifice and the results of that sacrifice. Some of the results and benefits include spiritual blessings, the gift of salvation through hearing the word of the truth, and the ability to grow closer to God. Also in Paul’s letter, it provides Christians, new and old, an instruction booklet of how we should live our lives according to how God would want us Christians to live our lives. Such information includes what roads are needed to take in order to get closer to God, how achieve spiritual gifts and powers from the Holy Spirit, and the way to protect against the attacks from the evil one. Ephesians 3:16-18 is spoken in the second part of Paul’s letter when he talks about the gift of salvation. Paul prays that his people may be fulfilled with the power through his Spirit in the inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your heart through faith.