Epistle vs Apostle? A Safe place to ask questions
We are jumping into a series where we will be reading the book of Colossians together. Before we jump into the book, we are going to discuss the type of literature, the author and the purpose of the book (things we should always do before beginning a Book study!) Colossians is an epistle written by the Apostle Paul What is an epistle? Fancy word for letter From the Greek Epistle meaning letter, message, dispatch Written to a person or group of persons Includes encouragement and instructions and sometimes answers to questions General Epistles and Pastoral Epistles Pastoral 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus (They are called pastoral epistles because they deal principally with heresies and church discipline) Colossians is a general Epistle written around 62 AD about thirty years after Christ’s death and resurrection…Colossae is located in modern-day Turkey… Written by Paul and Timothy (as the scribe) while Paul was in prison…again…after he heard, probably from Epaphras, about the false teaching that had arisen in the church at Colossae. Purpose: Written to the church at Colossae to combat false teaching there by emphasizing the supremacy of Christ and by insisting that true spiritual growth and ethical living stem from Him…Collosians reminds us that Christ must also be preeminent in a Christian’s affections and worshi
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Spend some time praying and reading chapter1 of Colossians Record questions or insights
