Paul Is Comforting And Reassuring The Colossian

Paul's first letter to the Corinthians speaks of his emphasis on how the proper Christian conduct in the lives of the church at Corinth. In this very practical and straight-forward letter Paul took the responsibility as the founding father, the pastor, and as someone who cares about the Corinthians, to address some of the critical issues that have some direct impacts that will affect the health of the church itself. Out of many ideas that Paul addressed in his writing, the idea of "Church discipline" is one of the important principles that stands out for me in this letter. As a leader, Paul modeled some of the significant examples that highlighted the idea of Church discipline in the letter:

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.

Colossians is the fifty-first book of the Bible, the twelfth book of the New Testament and the seventh book in the section “Letters by Paul”. Colossians has a total of four chapters and ninety five verses. It is one of the letters that Paul wrote while he was in prison; therefore it is sometimes referred to as a “prison epistle”. Colossians focuses on the supremacy and sufficiency of Jesus. Paul addresses three major theological issues in his letter: the supremacy of Jesus, the redemptive work of the cross and Christian ethics.

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.

Analyse the contribution that Paul of Tarsus had on the development and expression of Christianity.

This passage stood out for me because Paul is using a metaphor to indicates that he is proud to be apart of God’s large building plan, and he could not speak to them in deep spiritual truths because they were carnal. Paul recognized their carnal mindset due to their division in the church. (Bailey, 2011, p. 130) Paul was addressing ‘anyone who builds” on that foundation, and focuses on two lists of building materials. Gold, silver and precious stones will withstand fire while wood, hay and straw will not. Paul insists that all things will be tested. He knew he had laid the foundation by spreading the gospel in the world.

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

Furthermore, he cleverly explains that both the spirit and the body have been bought with a price. This phraseology completely unravels the Gnostic ideology of the body being evil. This tactical maneuver by Paul addresses another Gnostic thought, that the body is evil anyway so it doesn’t matter what acts are practiced in the body, because the spirit will be free from it at death. Paul’s theology to the Corinthian church is one of inclusion in respect to the body and soul. Oliver Buswell concludes, “Man is essentially a corporeal being. The nonmaterial man without the body is incomplete. The blessed dead in heaven, rejoicing in the presence of the Lord, long for further consummation.” Thus, for Christians to allude to the idea of complete healing being the result of death is to be on the side of John and Paul’s Gnostic opponents.

The book of Colossians is another letter among the Pauline tradition of letters. Nevertheless, scholars identify this particular composition as a prison letter, simply because it is assumed that Paul wrote the letter while in prison. As to whether this is true or not, it is unknown as it is hard for scholars to determine when and where the letter was actually written. Although this letter is presumed to be written by Paul, critics believe he was not the author for various reasons. First and foremost, this letter was written to the colossians at the church of colossae. The discrepancy here is that Paul did not write this letter because he was not the founder of the church, yet the letter was written under his name. In fact, the church was founded by an individual named epaphras who was a missionary associate of Paul during one of his four missionary Journeys. Some critics even believe that the letter could have been written around the same time as Philemon as both letters are closely related in their subject matter.

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.

St Paul made an impact upon Christianity as an Apostle, a theologian and as a letter-writer. Out of the 27 books contained in the bible, Paul wrote a total of 13. Paul’s writings made a significant

For this genre essay I am choosing to write about the book of Colossians. The book of Colossians was most likely written from prison or house arrest in Rome. The purpose of the letter was correct the church in teaching heresy. The Colossian church was teaching heresy often, but Paul wrote on many different topics. The overlying topic of the whole letter was the supreme power and authority of God, and that Christ is the very image of God. Jesus was not just a man or any other prophet, but, yet, he was the Son of God and God himself on the earth. Paul also focused on what God can do on the inside of us. He wrote about the freedom that we find in Christ. He wrote about us being alive in Christ. After Christ we are no longer dead in out transgression,

     I think the meaning of this passage to the Church of Colosse is to be reminded of who Jesus is and what he went through for them. They needed to be reminded of Christ’s Deity and that there a people who care for them and like Paul are willing to go through extreme percussion for

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.

Colossians talks of the body of the church, with our Christ as the head. As the times near for Paul it was the passage in Final Greetings which clearly spelled out that his love for the brothers and sister which art with him Christ will be with their spirit Amen (Philippians 4:23 p 1999) Final Greeting.