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The great understanding of Judaism was that God is spirit, not physical. That he is invisible. Any idol that tries to depict him is blasphemous. So what is the significance of the statement that Jesus is
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What are the two qualities mentioned in verse 14 that characterize the
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What are the three or four action verbs in verses 12 and 13 that paint a picture of salvation?
1. qualified
2. share (in inheritance)
3. rescued
4. transferred
Who performs the action?
God, the Father
Who is it performed on?
Us, the believers.
In what way were we “qualified/enabled/made meet”?
v4 - through faith in Christ
v13, 14 - through Christ in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sin.
In what way were we “rescued” or “delivered”?
Rescued from the domain of darkness (subject to dark deeds or a life of sin) and transferred to the kingdom of Christ (where we are free from the penalty of sin, free to obey God wholeheartedly)
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Why does Paul use the terms darkness and light to portray his readers past and future?
God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. Believers belong to God and thus are part of the kingdom of light unlike when they were not believers where they were part of the darkness.
Why does he remind them where they came from?
Perhaps to remind them of where they stand positionally before God. With that position of being in the light comes the associated characteristics of a Christian life, the stand that one belonging to the light ought to take - how all these were different from before they came to Christ.
What is
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What are the elements of Paul
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What words does he use to describe the action of the gospel in verses 5 and 6?
1. leads to hope
2. constantly bearing fruit
3. increasing/spreading abroad
Given the temptation the recipients have to adopt another religious philosophy, why do you think he reminds them of the world scope of the gospel
Q2. Firstborn over All Creation
in 2. The Supremacy of Christ (1:15-19)
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