{"product_id":"guidebook-51-colossians","title":"Guidebook: [51] Colossians","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eColossians is only four chapters, but it confronts one of the most dangerous errors a Christian can believe: that Christ is necessary, but somehow not sufficient. The problem at Colossae was not an open rejection of Jesus. It was the quieter attempt to add philosophy, religious tradition, mystical experiences, spiritual intermediaries, legalism, and self-denial to what He had already accomplished. Paul answers that error by giving us one of the clearest revelations of Christ in all of Scripture. He is the image of the invisible God. All things were created through Him and for Him. He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. The fullness of God dwells in Him, and through His blood shed on the cross, we have been reconciled to God. Colossians does not merely tell us to behave better. It tells us to understand who Christ is, what He has done, and who we have become in Him. We died with Him. We were raised with Him. Our life is now hidden with Christ in God. Therefore, we are told to put to death what belongs to the old nature and put on compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, forgiveness, and love. I hope this guidebook helps make the structure and message of Colossians easier to see, but more importantly, I hope it leaves us with the conviction Paul intended: Jesus Christ is not one part of the Christian life. He is the center, the substance, the head, and the One in whom we are complete.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n x18oe1m7 x1sy0etr xstzfhl x972fbf x10w94by x1qhh985 x14e42zd x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 x3ct3a4 xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz  _aa9_ _a6hd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/colossians\/\" role=\"link\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e#colossians\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n x18oe1m7 x1sy0etr xstzfhl x972fbf x10w94by x1qhh985 x14e42zd x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 x3ct3a4 xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz  _aa9_ _a6hd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/biblestudy\/\" role=\"link\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e#biblestudy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n x18oe1m7 x1sy0etr xstzfhl x972fbf x10w94by x1qhh985 x14e42zd x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 x3ct3a4 xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz  _aa9_ _a6hd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/christianapologetics\/\" role=\"link\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e#christianapologetics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n x18oe1m7 x1sy0etr xstzfhl x972fbf x10w94by x1qhh985 x14e42zd x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 x3ct3a4 xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz  _aa9_ _a6hd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/scripturestudy\/\" role=\"link\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e#scripturestudy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n x18oe1m7 x1sy0etr xstzfhl x972fbf x10w94by x1qhh985 x14e42zd x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 x3ct3a4 xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz  _aa9_ _a6hd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/jesuschrist\/\" role=\"link\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e#jesuschrist\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Controversial.Christian","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49261060096214,"sku":null,"price":0.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0819\/7963\/7974\/files\/1_COVERPAGE__1.png?v=1784172852","url":"https:\/\/controversial-christian.myshopify.com\/products\/guidebook-51-colossians","provider":"Controversial.Christian","version":"1.0","type":"link"}