{"id":55641,"date":"2022-11-09T18:43:51","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T00:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?page_id=55641"},"modified":"2023-02-27T17:35:43","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T23:35:43","slug":"christ-in-you-a-study-of-colossians","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/christ-in-you-a-study-of-colossians\/","title":{"rendered":"Christ in You: A Study of Colossians"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h1>Christ in You<\/h1>\n<h1>A Study of Colossians<\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_55643\" style=\"width: 1716px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55643\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/DSC01594-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1706\" height=\"2560\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-55643\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Jeffrey W. Hamilton, October 2022<\/p><\/div>\nby Jeffrey W. Hamilton<br \/>\nNovember 2022\n\t<h2>Content<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/christ-in-you-a-study-of-colossians\/background-of-colossians\/\">Background of Colossians<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/christ-in-you-a-study-of-colossians\/introduction-to-colossians\/\">Introduction to Colossians<\/a> &#8211; Colossians 1:1-2<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/christ-in-you-a-study-of-colossians\/pauls-thankfulness-for-the-colossians\/\">Paul&#8217;s Thankfulness for the Colossians<\/a> &#8211; Colossians 1:3-12<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/christ-in-you-a-study-of-colossians\/the-preeminence-of-christ\/\">The Preeminence of Christ<\/a> &#8211; Colossians 1:14-23<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/christ-in-you-a-study-of-colossians\/pauls-service-to-christ-and-the-brethren\/\">Paul&#8217;s Service to Christ and the Brethren<\/a> &#8211; Colossians 1:24-2:7<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/christ-in-you-a-study-of-colossians\/only-an-appearance-of-wisdom\/\">Only an Appearance of Wisdom<\/a> &#8211; Colossians 2:8-23<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/christ-in-you-a-study-of-colossians\/a-changed-life\/\">A Changed Life<\/a> &#8211; Colossians 3:1-17<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/christ-in-you-a-study-of-colossians\/relationships\/\">Relationships<\/a> &#8211; Colossians 3:18-4:1<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/christ-in-you-a-study-of-colossians\/conversations\/\">Conversations<\/a> &#8211; Colossians 4:2-6<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/christ-in-you-a-study-of-colossians\/wrapping-up\/\">Wrapping Up<\/a> &#8211; Colossians 4:7-18<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBible Studies\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christ in You A Study of Colossians by Jeffrey W. Hamilton November 2022 Content Background of Colossians Introduction to Colossians &#8211; Colossians 1:1-2 Paul&#8217;s Thankfulness for the Colossians &#8211; Colossians 1:3-12 The Preeminence of Christ &#8211; Colossians 1:14-23 Paul&#8217;s Service to Christ and the Brethren &#8211; Colossians 1:24-2:7 Only an Appearance of Wisdom &#8211; Colossians&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":459,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-55641","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":55667,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/christ-in-you-a-study-of-colossians\/introduction-to-colossians\/","url_meta":{"origin":55641,"position":0},"title":"Introduction to Colossians","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"November 10, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Introduction to Colossians Text: Colossians 1:1-2 Purpose The church is facing pressure to accept Jewish doctrines (Colossians 2:5; 8, 16-17, 20-23). 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