Christ has the Preeminence
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible
Conveyed into the Kingdom of Light
…and has transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, Colossians 1:13 (AMPC) God delivered us from darkness and delivered us into His Light. The kingdom of
Delivered from the Control of Darkness
[The Father] has delivered and drawn us to Himself out of the control and the dominion of darkness… Colossians 1:13 a (AMPC) Living and walking in power and victory starts
The Father Has qualified us
giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light. Colossians 1:12 (NKJV) It doesn’t say God has qualified
A walk worthy of the Lord
that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing [Him,] being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God. Colossians 1:10 (NKJV) First God saved
Attuned to God’s will
Be assured that from the first day we heard of you, we haven’t stopped praying for you, asking God to give you wise minds and spirits attuned to his will,
A faithful Minister of Christ
You so learned it from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant. He is a faithful minister of Christ in our stead and as our representative and yours. Colossians 1:7 (AMPC) True
Hope rests on the future
Because of the hope [of experiencing what is] laid up (reserved and waiting) for you in heaven. Of this [hope] you heard in the past in the message of the
Love rests on the Present
…..and of the love which you [have and show] for all the saints (God’s consecrated ones), Colossians 1:4(AMPC) God is Love. This is a now present continuous reality. Love is
Faith rests on the Past; what Jesus did.
For we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus [the leaning of your entire human personality on Him in absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness]