Letter To Colossians, St John Paul II

The letter to the Colossians was written by the apostle Paul. It is likely that Paul wrote the letter of Colossians in the late AD “50’s or 60’s,” while he was imprisoned. This letter was written to a gentile church plant located in Colossae, a city of Rome. Paul planted churches in Ephesus which is 100 miles west from Colossae. However, it is improbable that Paul is the founder of the church of the Colossians since he was imprisoned at the time. For example, Paul said, “Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you,” (Col. 4:10, ESV) indicating his imprisonment as he mentioned his fellow inmate. The book of Colossians is not the only prison epistle that Paul wrote; The book of Ephesians, the book of Philippians and the book of Philemon are all prison epistles. So, perhaps, it was Epaphras who planted the Colossians’ church. This exegetical study will explore the historical context of the Book of Colossians to understand why Paul exhorted and prayed for the Colossians to be filled with God’s divine will. Colossians 1:9-14 is relevant in today’s time because it proves that the power of intercessory prayer edifies the Church to defend the gospel from false teaching.

The human life is a long journey, filled with great obstacles. We come across many questions throughout our lifetime. We spend a great amount of time trying to answer and understand questions such as, why do we even exist or wonder what will happen after death. We question why bad things happen to ourselves and the people that we love. We often turn to a higher being or religious figure to help us find comfort and answers to many questions which cannot be resolved within. Selections from Nostra Aetate, Caritas in Veritate: Charity in Truth, and Letter from Birmingham Jail guide us to what it means to live a life of meaning and purpose. Nostra Aetate written by Pope Paul VI reflects the importance and purpose of our life. Charity in Truth by Pope Benedict XVI, aids us to identify what makes us human. Letter from Birmingham Jail supports

Pope Saint John Paul II is considered one of the greatest leaders ever in the Catholic Church. He was ordained in the church during some tough times. He is also known for his reforms that he jump started and many ideas that he changed. He modernized the church but did not change much leaving the church in its roots. John Paul II moved his way through the church, starting with a priest and then moving to a bishop and then finally being the pope.

A significant minority of scholars believe, Paul was the author of Colossians, When Paul wrote the letter, but he had not yet visited the city. Located about 100 miles east of Ephesus, was Colossae a town in Phrygia. Paul’s missionary associate, Epaphras who assisted Paul during one of his four missionary journeys’, founded the church of Colossae a short time before Paul’s writings. Which there is no evidence that Paul visited the church at the time the letters were written. Around the same time as Philemon, Colossians very well could have been written because the subject matter is closely related. Paul does not mention Philemon and has him absent from the letter, but this does not mean he is not the author.

Although disputed by the majority of scholars, some believe that Paul was indeed the author of the letter to the Colossians.  Those that agree that Paul was the author note the similarities.  Paul addresses Timothy in the salutation to both letters.  He probably wrote the letter about the same time he composed the letter to Philemon when he was imprisoned.  He also greets many of the same people in both Philemon and Colossians.

In the passage, The Bible instructs the population that Christ passed away for the sins of mankind. It provides instruction for all of mankind and allows human beings to accept their gifts and their faults as well. The reader of the passage is asked to impart these lessons and apply them into their everyday lives. The letter to the Colossians is intent to both explain Christ's position in the world and to assert unequivocally that he was indeed the son of God and was the leader of men and also above all men. Besides being instructive on the philosophical basis of Christianity, it also serves as a lecture about the dangers of false prophecy and obedience to people besides the lord God himself.

With the reoccurring variety of references surrounding the bridal chamber shows how they profess such a decisive position concerning God’s sexual presence within a person’s being, (whether married or not occurs as an individual choice). For the beauty of one’s holy union happens not as the union of a husband and wife as we know it, but on a high dimension with one’s divine essence of God; appropriately, as stated in the Bible, where ultimately God’s people began

Substituting fossil fuels with renewable resources would help in preserving the environment. The Pope goes on to explain how our current model of consumption and production has led to a decline in the quality of human life, and water. Many people in power offer weak solutions to the problems at hand and do not do much to remedy them. Since economic interests often supersede the interests of the rest of the population, significant progress is not being made in many areas. The Pope talks about how inactivity toward the issue of climate change is the result of self-destructive habits that humans have. Sometimes humans believe that ignoring a problem will make it go away, but that is not the case.

St John the XXIII was a great man that had always helped others. His earlier life

Pope John Paul the Second It was recently this year that the Catholic world had lost its leader,

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.

The instructed elect or Christian followers, within and without the church were initiated into the acclaimed mysteries, becoming the ‘Guardians of this Truth,’ down through the centuries. This is why I believe there was such a continuation about celibacy surfacing within the church, due to the fact that celibacy was true, but hard for most to grasp its true meaning. The Truth being, we have a sexual relationship with one’s Divine God first and foremost - above any and all, within the oneness of celibacy. In effect, celibacy offers the opportunity to obtain wholeheartedly the pearl of great price Jesus promises (Matt 13:46). This knowledge gives a person oneness with the LORD, giving a person understanding of the Truth, whether they are married or not is a personal choice (I Cor 7:7-9). For nothing can separate our consciousness with God as Paul states, “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus” (Gal

There is an ongoing debate whether or not the letter to the Colossians was written by the Apostle Paul. This letter purports to be from Paul to the Colossians. It has been suggested by 1:1, that the authorship could be that of Timothy, written while Paul was in jail and that he gave it Paul’s name out of respect, prominence and importance. The letter is Pauline, but stated in Timothy’s own way…Conceivably. Paul did not find the church in Colasae. Possibly, it was Epaphras, as it is recorded, “who is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf,” (1:7). Paul had never been there, as it is recorded in this letter that you have “never seen my face.” The authorship is not important, the authority is. The fact that the letter to the Colossians is in the New Testament makes it authoritative.

The Book of Proverbs was written about five centuries before Jesus. It is a collection of teachings on how to live a good and virtuous life. The first reading is from chapter 31. Here we find an acrostic poem of twenty-two lines; each line begins with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The topic of this passage is the ideal woman, who is not just a companion to her husband, but also a worker and producer. Today we finish the reading of the First Letter of St. Paul to the Thessalonians. In this second reading, Paul continues his reply to the Thessalonians concerning the Parousia (final coming of Christ), whose beginning we read about last Sunday. His answer is that they should not be concerned about the hereafter. His message is to

1 and 2 Timothy and Titus, also known as the Pastoral Epistles, attempt to describe proper hierarchy in the early church. They reject the idea of having women being significantly involved in the community. Libertarian theology interprets Christianity through the viewpoint of the poor. Leftist theology is a more liberal political party. It advocates equality and rejects the idea of social hierarchy. These three ideas were considered heterodidascalia, or “the other teachings,” in the early church (Menendez, 185). The Pastoral Epistles attempted to limit the number and type of people who could have power and authority, and they did this by “[addressing] specific church leaders and [targeting] specific groups” (Menendez, 186). By narrowing the gap between the secular and religious groups, it is possible to “deepen the national dialogues” (Menendez, 187). Based on the conservative, Pastoral interpretations of 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus, there is no room for equality amongst the people and it seems to me like they are taking certain rights away from these different groups of people. If the Pastorals were more sensitive to the three issues stated above, it could allow a better understanding between the state and church.