Good news bible colossians 1
Colossians 1 is a wonderful chapter in the Bible that contains some amazing good news! Here are some key verses:
Colossians 1:1-8
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Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the saints and faithful brothers and sisters in Christ who are in Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
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We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God's people— the faith and love that are given you by God himself.
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For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
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He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him.
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He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
Colossians 1:13-14
- For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins.
Colossians 1:15-23
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The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him.
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He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy.
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For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.
These verses contain some amazing good news! Here are some key points:
- We have been rescued from the dominion of darkness and brought into the kingdom of God's Son (Colossians 1:13).
- We have redemption and forgiveness of sins through Jesus Christ (Colossians 1:14).
- Jesus is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation, and the head of the church (Colossians 1:15-18).
- God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in Jesus, and through him to reconcile all things to himself (Colossians 1:19-20).
What an amazing message of hope and redemption!