Lesson 490: Colossians 1:16

PaulAlso known as the Apostle Paul or Saul of Tarsus, he is the most influential missionary and writer of the New Testament. Originally a Pharisee who persecuted Christians, Paul experienced a dramatic encounter with the risen Jesus and became a devoted messenger of the gospel. He traveled widely, planted churches across the Roman world, and wrote letters that form a... More wrote Colossians to a church influenced by teachings that diminished Christ and promoted secret knowledge and harsh asceticism. Colossae was a smaller city in Phrygia within the Roman world.

PaulAlso known as the Apostle Paul or Saul of Tarsus, he is the most influential missionary and writer of the New Testament. Originally a Pharisee who persecuted Christians, Paul experienced a dramatic encounter with the risen Jesus and became a devoted messenger of the gospel. He traveled widely, planted churches across the Roman world, and wrote letters that form a... More thanked God for the Colossians' faithTrust in God’s character, promises, and guidance — choosing confidence in Him even when circumstances are uncertain. More and prayed for knowledge of God's will. He declared Christ's supremacy, saying all things in heaven and on earth were created through Him and for Him.