CHRISTALAYA BIBLE STUDY:

COLOSSIANS

Growing Up Into the Fullness of Christ 1:24-29

Verse 24

means to supplement

means deficiency

means suffering

To supplement the deficiency in the sufferings of

Christ

We take vitamin supplements when our diet is deficient.

Kids go for tuitions when the schooling is deficient.

Verse 25

means administration. We get the word economy from this word.

Has nothing to do with economical. After all, it would

be quite ridiculous to say that Jesus death was

economical!

Verse 26

means secret.

means concealed

It is in perfect passive participle form had been

concealed

means revealed

It is in aorist passive is now been revealed

Verse 27

Christ in you, the hope of glory

You is plural

What does hope of glory mean?

Hope that glory generates?

Glory that generates hope?

Verse 29

I strenuously contend Christ so powerfully works

in me.

Who is doing the work?

Is Paul confused?