Colossians 2 v 1 - 7 - What's the secret?

v1-3
Paul starts off by saying how hard he's worked for the people in Colosse, people in Laodicea and even people who have never met him. Paul himself had never met with the people in Colossee or Laodicea, but he was still helping them by writing to them. Paul's trying to stop all the false teachings and to strengthen the people, join them with love, they'll be rich in knowledge. Then they will understand God's message and the mystery. Againnnnnn, bringing it home, when WE or other believe in Jesus, which is the "mystery". It's kind of a good way to see it. The people who don't know Jesus, see christianity and everything else around it, a bit of a mystery, but it's not til they know and believe in Jesus that the mystery is revealed and they will finally understand. But we're the ones who need to spread this mystery around, so it's not a mystery and people finally understand :)


v4-5
Paul does all this to stop the false teaching, that seem good but are actually bad. So they would say stuff like Jesus wasn't the son of God, but these people were persuasive. Nowadays, we'd get our bibles out, we'd talk to friends, talk to youth leaders to check whether these arguments were true. It was harder for them to double check the teaching, so it wasn't that they would distrust the people teaching them, but so they were taught the right thing. yaaaa? 
Paul then says he's absent physically, but in heart he is with the people and he's happy to see their good lives and faith in Christ :)


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v6-7
Paul then encourages the people, by encouraging stamina in their faith in God. Remember the first time you met Jesus? I don't really remember mine, there were several times it happened, but weren't they filled with lots of joy peace and love kinda thing? Keep that! It's not saying running around trying to the "buzz" you got when you first became a Christian, because dude, you're already there. Keep roots deep in Christ, and have life built on him. Be strong in faith and be thankful.