STUDY QUESTIONS FOR colossians lesson 1 (Chapter 1)

  1. The Book of Ephesians is about “the church of the Christ.” What is the Book of Colossians about?

  2. What is the overall theme of the Book of Colossians?

  3. Paul told the Christians in Colossae that they had “hope laid for them in Heaven.” According to Colossians 1:5, how did they know about that hope?

  4. According to Colossians 1:6 and 1:23, to whom had the Gospel been preached by the time Paul penned the Book of Colossians?

  5. We learn from his comments in chapter 1 that Paul was concerned about the spiritual state of some in the church in Colossae. Based on his statement in Colossians 1:9, what was it for which it prayed?

  6. What is the connection between Ephesians 5:17 and 2 Timothy 2:15?

  7. Paul told the Christians in Colossae that they should “walk worthy of the Lord” (1:10). What does the phrase “walk worthy of the Lord” mean?

  8. In Colossians 1:12, Paul wrote that Christ qualifies us “to be partakes of the inheritance of the saints in light.” What did he mean by that statement?

  9. What is the relationship between the church and the kingdom?

 10. According to Colossians 1:13, is the kingdom something that is to arrive in the future, or is it here now?

 11. Hebrews 1:1-2 points out that in the past, God spoke to people through His prophets. How does He speak to us today?

 12. What does the word “redemption” mean?

 13. According to Ephesians 1:7, how do Christians receive redemption?

 14. Paul told Timothy that salvation is found “in Christ” (2 Tim. 2:10). How does one get “in Christ”? Support your answer with Scripture.

 15. fGenesis 1:1 speaks of God as having created the heavens and the Earth. According to Colossians 1:16, was anyone else involved in the act of creation? If so, who was it?

 16. Ephesians 1:22-23 teaches us that the church is the body. According to Colossians 1:18, who is its head?

 17. According to Colossians 1:21-22 and John 14:6, there is only one way we can find our way back to God. What is it?

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