colossians

  1. Kilk1

    Implications that “it pleased the Father” for “all the fullness” to dwell in Jesus (Col. 1:19, NKJV)

    Colossians 1:19 states (NKJV): For it pleased [the Father that] in Him all the fullness should dwell. Now, the New King James Version supplies "the Father," but to my knowledge, most understand the Father as the one referred to here. In saying "it pleased the Father" that "all the fullness"...
  2. ZNP

    Colossians -- The Standard By Which We Will Be Judged

    When I read the Bible there are several key questions that need to be answered immediately. First, is this the word of God? If so, what is the point, what is God telling us, what is the covenant? These questions are answered in skeleton form in James and in much more detail in Galatians...
  3. Hidden In Him

    What Did Paul Mean By These Words?

    Let me just say first off that this is not a set up question. I am definitely leaning in a certain direction, but the following is an honest inquiry for input. In Galatians 4:3, Colossians 2:8, and Colossians 2:20, Paul used the expression τῶν στοιχείων τοῦ κόσμου, which as I will show in a...