The Message of Colossians & Philemon (Revised) (Bible Speaks Today) theology-hermeneutics Whether wrestling with the tedium

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The Message of Colossians & Philemon (Revised) (Bible Speaks Today) theology-hermeneutics Whether wrestling with the tediumEven healthy churches are never completely immune to the intellectual and spiritual pressures of their time. The church in Colossae was no exception. False teaching shaped by the spirit of the age was rising within the community, suggesting that a fuller knowledge and freedom was available beyond what ordinary Christians had experienced. Pauls response was adamant: all God's fullness is in Christ alone, and everyone who is in Christ shares in his