How should these words of Paul in Colossians 1:24 be interpreted: "filling up what is lacking in the sufferings of Christ"? This article offers some exegetical comments.

The article has two main focal points, the reality of the destructive powers of evil in this world and the victory of Christ over them. It wants to identify the nature of evil powers and Satan in the New Testament. In the second part, the article examines the nature of Christ's victory over the powers. It notes the supremacy of Christ, the role of the church in this supremacy, and the new life of believers as a consequence of this.

This article considers 2 Corinthians 1:8 and the theme of suffering and affliction in the life of the apostle Paul.

The Christian lifestyle described in Colossians 3:1-Colossians 4:6 makes use of three types of traditional catechetical and ethical material.