Alistair I. Wilson

Paul wrote Colossians to encourage the followers of Jesus in Colossae to recall the act of rescue that God has accomplished for them (1:13–14); to consider the wonder of who Jesus is as creator and sustainer of all things, as head over all things, and as the one through whom God reconciles all things to himself (1:15–23); and to remain in relationship to Jesus the Messiah in the face of others who call for their loyalty (2:6–8).