The Scope of the Redemptive Task

Authors

Martin H. Scharlemann, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

5-1-1965

Document Type

Article

Keywords

st. paul, church, redemptive task, colossians, creator, colossae, redeemer, forgiveness

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

"When I open the chapel door of the Epistle to the Colossians,'" Adolf Deissmann once observed, "it is as if Johann Sebastian Bach himself sat at the organ." The intricate craftsmanship and majestic chords of this short letter are bound to elicit this kind of response in any one engaged in its study, particularly of that pericope which is sometimes called ''The Great Christology'" (Col 1:15-20). Our reflection on the six verses which constitute this unit will bring also us to the place where we stand in breathless adoration before the apostle's staggering description of the redemptive task which God has set Himself in Jesus Christ.

Disciplines

Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)

Colossians 1:15-20; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Colossians 2:8; Colossians 2:16-19; Colossians 2:20-23; Colossians 2:9; Genesis 49:3; Romans 4:3-8; Psalm 89:27; Romans 8:20;

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Scharlemann, Martin H. (1965) "The Scope of the Redemptive Task," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 36, Article 26.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol36/iss1/26