God has acted through christ to secure redemption and reconciliation for all who put their faith in him 1. Tychicus was a coworker of paul who would have been able to help the colossian believers understand and apply the apostles teachings in the letter. This infinite eternal powerful being is shown in this epistle to be personal, he is shown to be the one who becomes our life. Rid yourself of greed, anger, lying and gossip in the workplace. What the hell was the theme of the movie book of eli. So i went out with my bf last friday to watch book of eli. The apostle paul wrote this letter to christians living in the small city of colossae.
Eli believes that god has enabled him to have the book for a good reason. The bible plays a starring role in the book of eli, a postapocalyptic action film starring denzel washington that opens in theaters jan. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, and jennifer beals. In this book, the apostle paul described jesus with some of the loftiest. So paul sent this letter, along with the letters to philemon and to the ephesians, with tychicus, accompanied by onesimus colossians 4. The main character, eli, frequently protects the bible with his life, reads from it day and night, and hides its words in his heart and mind.
The central theme was the cosmic lordship of jesus. Paul wrote a hardhitting letter in short, emotional sentences, directed at the false teachers. The epistle of paul to the colossians, or simply colossians, is the twelfth book of the new. Apparently, soon after writing colossians, with time on his hands in prison, he developed the themes in the letter we know as ephesians. Listen to chuck swindolls overview of colossians in his audio message from the. It was either that or legion ironically both have something to do with religion lol. This was about the same time he wrote ephesians and philemon. Watch our overview video on the book of colossians, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Book summary colossians shows jesus christs divine characteristics.
But denzel washingtons latest film, the book of eli unapologetically confronts issues of faith, sacrifice, and, most notably, the bible. The book of eli original motion picture soundtrack atticus ross. However, carnegie ha killed many people in his pursuit for the book. And without ever veering toward the preachy, directors albert and allen hughes seamlessly develop the concept into a dark, emotional. Colossians shows jesus christs divine characteristics. Click here for more messages from the book of colossians. The book of eli casts bible as a major theme baptist standard. Atticus ross panoramic the book of eli ost youtube. Its main theme is developed in colossians chapter 2, with a warning against being drawn away from him in whom dwelt all the fullness of the deity. It is him we are rooted in and therefore it is from his life that we.
Book of colossians overview insight for living ministries. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a mysterious book to a safe location on the west coast of. Election should lead to cultivation of graces forgiveness the lord forgiving forgiveness forgiving others fruit of the spirit kindness holiness. All three letters were sent with tychicus and onesimus. The creator, the one from whom all things consist, the all powerful one, the master of time and space, the head of the church. Anyway, i thought book of eli would be less scary so i went into the theater expecting something good. As colossians teaches us, lets put on the new self, colossians 3. Key verses and themes in colossians and philemon bible. Jesus christ is preeminent over all creation, lord over all human rulers and cosmic powers 1. The basic outline for this introduction was adapted heavily from the bible. Not saying that the movie was bad or anything but i left the theater wondering what the hell was the point of the movie. Jesus, the image of the invisible god colossians 1.
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