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the gospel of Christ  /// 1:1-14

Thesis :: In this greeting and thanksgiving, Paul declares the purpose for the entire book. Specifically that the gospel of Christ has rescued us and is transforming the entire world.

Introduction

Christ is all. He is “all”, and “in all”. Simply put... He is everything! Actually, the original is more simply put. He is all! What exactly does that mean? Christ is all. That sounds to me like some cheesy cliche. A trite way of saying, “Jesus is the answer”, or “It’s all about Jesus.” And if that’s true, well that’s great, but what does that mean?

If that statement actually means something, I mean, if it actually has meaning and it’s not just some trite saying, well - I think that the meaning of it is almost unapproachable. Christ is all... Wow! That’s pretty heavy. And if we were to go on elaborating on the weight of it, I wonder how long it would take before it crushes us.

This is the thrust of the entire book of Colossians. In fact, Paul u