FSGC: Colossians

This is not an academic commentary. It is not meant to stand alongside those excellent works of careful exegesis scholars produce and from which my effort at understanding Paul has benefited so much. What I have learned from them is, I hope, reflected in what follows. The goal set for this work is to explain the text in a devotional, nontechnical manner that will assist readers in applying the Scriptures to their lives. It is also meant to encourage reading biblical books as a unified whole, rather than according to the piecemeal approach we often adopt in our preaching and devotions.

My longing in this series is to encourage a love of God’s Word, born out of a vivid understanding of the text and an affectionate comprehension of its relevancy. I long to help readers fall in love with Jesus and grow in loving obedience to him. I long to draw you, dear reader, closer to God; provide you with a broad, practical understanding of the gospel; help you realize you need nothing beyond Christ, and that you do need him. To that end, I have tried to write in a way that is easy to follow and yet challenging and helpful. (From the Preface)