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Kress Biblical Resources :: Introduction: Greetings of Grace and Peace from an Apostle of Christ (The All-Sufficient One) to Those Complete in Christ (Col 1:1-2)

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Completeness in Christ Guards Against the Counterfeits of Mysticism, Legalism, and Traditionalism

  1. Introduction: Greetings of grace and peace from an Apostle of Christ (the All-Sufficient One) to those complete in Christ (Col 1:1-2)
    1. The writer (Col 1:1)
      1. The human author
        1. Paul1
        2. In association with Timothy2
      2. The Divine author
    2. The recipients (Col 1:2a; cf. Col 1:7; Col 2:1; Col 4:12)
      1. Their position in Christ
        1. Set apart in Christ
        2. Faithful in Christ
        3. Brothers in Christ
      2. Their place of residence
    3. The requisite greeting (Col 1:2b)

1For a biblical biography of the Apostle Paul see Act 7:58; Act 8:1; Act 9:1-30; Act 11:25-30; Act 12:25-28:31; 1Co 15:30-32; 2Co 6:4-5; 2Co 11:23-30; Gal 1:13-2:16; Phl 3:4-14; 2Th 3:8.

2For a biblical biography of Timothy see Act 16:1; Act 17:14-15; Act 18:5; 1Co 4:17; 1Co 16:10; Phl 2:19-23; 1Th 3:2, 6; 1Ti 1:2; 1Ti 5:23; Heb 13:23.

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