This article is an exegetical study of Colossians 1:15-20. The thesis is that Paul makes use of an early Christian hymn in this passage.

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.

This article treats the significance of the words "filling up what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ" in Colossians 1:24.

This article includes exegetical remarks about Colossians 1:24 and the role of suffering.

This article identifies the heresy that was facing the church at Colossae, and how the apostle Paul fought against it by writing on the true identity and sufficiency of the Lord Jesus. The author ends up with a call for today's Christian to heed the word of Paul to the Colossians.

This article considers Colossians 1:22 in context, and provides a key truth that aids us in overcoming grumbling or worrying.

This article considers how we may pray for each other, through a study of the prayer of Colossians 1:9-12.

Looking at Colossians 1:18, this article shows that Jesus Christ must remain central and supreme in all things. This begins with Christ reigning in your life.

Colossians 3:5-11 shows us how to put sin to death. Paul urges us to truly understand our sinfulness, and then to purposefully put away this sin.

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

What is the kind of peace to which Paul refers in Colossians 3:15? The article explains that this is a peace to be promoted among the saints.

What is the significance of Paul's reference to Jesus Christ in Colossians 1:15-20 as firstborn over all creation? The interpretation of this text played a major role in the Arian controversy in the fourth century AD.

What is the relationship between Christ and the cosmos? This essay considers the apostle Paul's intention when he relates Christ to the cosmos. Can we speak of the presence of a cosmic Christology? It begins with a reading of Colossians 1:15-20. Jesus Christ, through whom the whole universe was created, is the ruler and reconciler of creation. Creation in this instance refers to the whole universe, including spiritual beings and powers.

What is the linguistic and conceptual background of Colossians 1:12-14? The purpose of this text is examined in this article.

This article critically evaluates the theory that Colossians 1:15-20 is the apostle Paul's reworking of a pre-Pauline hymn.

What is the relationship between theological expression and the creedal character of the gospel? In what sense is the gospel a creed? This essay defends the thesis that the theology of Paul is given a structure as a creed. This creed remained constant and unchanging. The author illustrates it from the way Paul defends the gospel in Colossians, in particular Colossians 1 and Colossians 2.

In this article, the author examines the possibility of wisdom as a backdrop for the form and content of the apostle Paul's thought in Colossians 1:15-20.

What is the background to the problems Paul addresses in his letter to the Colossians? Arnold wats to take a new look at the possible Jewish background for the veneration of angels at Colosse. The Jew Sceva receives specific attention as a possible source of the problem.