The Book of Colossians is a letter to the church at Colossae, encouraging them to continue their walk in the faith, to which Paul ascribed, and to resist philosophy and vain deception of humans. tradition. This passage specifically, Colossians 1:15-23, aims to establish the supremacy of Christ and the sufficiency of His sacrifice on the cross. A fairly simple truth emerges from this passage: do not seek to add to what is already complete and sufficient. Christ came to this earth fully God and fully man – he was perfect. Because of his perfection, he was able to make the ultimate sacrifice for our sins. Christ was then able to present man “holy, blameless and blameless” before God. Man need not do anything else to obtain this gift of salvation, except to continue in the faith and stand firm in the hope of the Gospel. This principle is validated by the historical context of this passage, as shown by archaeological discoveries in the Lycus Valley, in which Colossae was located. In this area, archaeologists found amulets on which prayers to angels were inscribed, asking for protection against evil spirits. It is reasonable to conclude that the people had called on these angels for protection rather than relying entirely on God. However, the greatest fault of the people of Colossae was not in seeking protection from evil spirits, but rather in whom they sought that protection. All things were created by Christ – it is He who has ultimate power over all things in heaven and on earth, whether visible or invisible, thrones or dominions, rulers or powers. Anything that undermines His supremacy over all things is not true to the Gospel in which all men must affirm. This principle is also supported in middle of paper......it is a simple truth that we learn. this man must recognize when his work is done and then choose to focus on what is better and which cannot be taken away from us: time spent in communion with the Lord, memories shared with loved ones and rest. But, more importantly, this passage teaches us that man should not put his faith in anyone or anything other than the Lord, for He is enough to provide for our needs and desires. He knows each person before birth, he gives each person a purpose in life, salvation from their sins, a place to dwell God's presence after death and selfless love. Man's only true need is to be saved from the sins that have condemned him. The only way to receive this salvation is through faith in God. Christ's sacrifice on the cross enabled man to do this, anything else is useless because he alone is sufficient and his work is complete...