Colossae
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- proper noun
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Colosas
- He founded the church at Colossae, and most likely filled Paul in on the threats to the church.
Examples
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In his epistle, Paul encourages the believers in Colossae to remain steadfast in their faith.
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We are beginning a look at Paul's letter to the church in Colossae.
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He wrote a letter to the church at Colossae and said, "Because we have been forgiven by God, we should forgive each other."
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One thing you might notice between Ephesians and Colossians is that the church in Colossae had a problem.
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And to the church in Colossae: "We have not ceased praying for you" (Colossians 1:9).
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As a result, those two cities grew in importance and actually surpassed Colosse in wealth and prestige; eventually, Colossae became a relatively small, unimportant village.
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In fact, Paul had never even visited Colossae before he wrote this letter, but he does imply that Epaphras founded the church, along with those at Laodicea and Hierapolis (Colossians 1:7-8; 4:12-13).
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Paul's letter to the church in Colossae addresses issues of faith and doctrine.
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The ancient city of Colossae was an important site for early Christianity.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Colossae comes from the ancient Greek name Kolossai, and it may be related to the same root as English colossus, which means 'very large statue'. So a helpful way to remember Colossae is to picture big old ruins and the early Christian community there that Paul wrote to.