Between Text & Sermon: Colossians 1:15-28

From: Interpretation | Date: July 1, 2007| Author: Christensen, Richard L | Copyright information

SOME TEXTS OF SCRIPTURE ARE LIKE drops of water falling on a rock, slowly opening over time a crack into which we begin to see the depths. Others are like great waves of water rushing over us, overwhelming us with the fullness of the faith. This passage from Colossians is of the latter type. In remarkably few words, the writer presents us with the fullness of the gospel: from creation, sustenance, and fall to redemption, reconciliation, discipleship, and consummation.

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