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New Testament Survey


B. Minister of the mystery of Christ: Colossians 1:25-29
1. The circumstances of his ministry: Colossians 1:25
2. The message of his ministry: Colossians 1:26-27
a. Mystery of God: Colossians 1:26-27
b. Jesus Himself: Colossians 1:27
3. The methods of his ministry: Colossians 1:28
a. Preaching.
b. Warning.
c. Teaching.
4. The goal of his ministry: Presenting every man perfect in Jesus: Colossians 1:28
5. The power behind his ministry: Striving according to His working

which worketh mightily: Colossians 1:29

C. Desire for unity and stability in Christ: Colossians 2:1-7
1. His striving for the believers: Colossians 2:1
a. At Colosse.
b. At Laodicea.
c. For those he has not seen.
2. The persons for whom He strives: God the Father and Christ: Colossians 2:2
3. The purpose of the striving: Colossians 2:2-7
a. That their hearts might be comforted: Colossians 2:2
b. That they might be knit together in love: Colossians 2:2
c. Unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding: Colossians 2:2
d. That they might understand the treasures of wisdom and

knowledge hid in Christ: Colossians 2:3

e. To prevent them from being beguiled by enticing words: Colossians 2:4
f. That they might be steadfast in the faith: Colossians 2:5
g. That they might walk in Christ: Colossians 2:6
h. That they would be rooted in Him: Colossians 2:7
i. That they would be built up in Him: Colossians 2:7
j. That they would be established in the faith as they were taught: Colossians 2:7
k. That they would abound therein with thanksgiving: Colossians 2:7

IV. Christ's Lordship over false teaching: Colossians 2:8-3:4

A. Lord of every power: Colossians 2:8-10
1. Philosophy: Colossians 2:8
2. Vain deceit: Colossians 2:8
3. Tradition of men: Colossians 2:8
4. Rudiments of the world and not after Christ: Colossians 2:8
a. In Him dwells the fullness of the Godhead bodily: Colossians 2:9
b. Ye are complete in Him: Colossians 2:10
c. He is the head of all principality and power: Colossians 2:10