Read the following from Colossians. Note the similarities and differences with Ephesians as you read. Colossians has more emphasis on Christ while Ephesians has more emphasis on the church.

1:7  the earthly founder of the Colossian church

1:13-24  the person and work of Christ
	v. 13--transfered to the kingdom of his beloved Son
	v. 14--image of the invisible God
	v. 18--head of the body
	v. 19--in him all the fulness of God was pleased to dwell
	v. 23--gospel preached to every creature
	v. 24--complete what is lacking in Christ's sufferings

2:1  church at Laodicea

2:8-23  the heresy addressed
	v. 8--captive by philosophy according to human tradition
	v. 9--whole fulness of deity dwells bodily
	v. 12--buried and raised with him in baptism
	v. 14--nailed the IOU to the cross
	vv. 16-17--holidays only a shadow
	vv. 20-23--the lack of value of human rules

3:5-21  ethical considerations
	v. 10--renewed in knowledge after the image of the Creator
	v. 16--singing
	v. 17--do everything in the name of the Lord

4:7-9  the bearers of the letter

4:16  the letter to/from Laodicea