Colossians is a letter once again dealing with false teachers. The false teaching in this case was that all matter is evil, and the source of this matter is especially evil. Because of this philosophy, they taught that God could not have created matter, because He is not evil. Extended, this meant that our bodies are evil, and God could not have created us. Ultimately, because of that, these false teachers taught that evil conduct was fine, and pursuing evil pleasures was acceptable.
Paul set out to shed light on these false theories, especially the fact that they limit the greatness of Jesus Christ. The book contains some amazing doctrines referring to Christ, and His relation to creation, the church, and the follower's life. He dealt with every aspect of the false doctrines and then personally addressed and encouraged the church to fight against these teachers, and draw closer to Christ.
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