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Christ, Forgiver of All Trespasses —(Colossians). Final lesson in the “Christ is All” series. Two verses form the basis for this study: “In God’s beloved Son we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins” (Col 1:14), “He made you alive together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses” (Col 2:13). Includes “The Great Escape.”

Christ, Epitome of All Suffering —(Colossians). In the death of Jesus on the cross, his flesh and blood became a sacrifice for our sins. What is more, no other sacrifice could redeem and reconcile humankind, nor was any more sacrifice than this called for. (Study in Colossians). Includes “Our Journey With Christ.”

Christ, King Now Reigning —(Colossians) We look at the evidence in Paul’s letter to the Colossians that the kingdom of God now exists and there will not be a future kingdom on earth for 1000 years. Includes “Substance or Shadows?”

Christ, Head of His Church —(Colossians) Popular eschatology —teaching about the second coming of Christ— makes a distinction between Christ’s church and Christ’s kingdom. The kingdom, they say, is a future kingdom on earth which will last for 1000 years. Not so.

Christ, Source of All Spiritual Wisdom —(Colossians). “In Christ are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge” (Col 2:3). By that wisdom his church is united, perfected, and protected. Includes Part 2, “Mind and Flesh”

Genesis One, the Beginning —We consider the first three verses of the Old Testament, about the beginning of the universe and the state of planet earth before God transformed it.

Christ, Opponent of All False Religion —(Colossians). By claiming to be the repository of all wisdom and knowledge, Jesus Christ opposes himself to all other religions. Jesus instructs his followers neither to persecute other religions, nor to embrace them. Includes Part 2, “Three Unthinkables”

Christ, Master of All Rulers —(Colossians).“In Christ dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily” (Col 2:9). As we think about the fullness of Christ’s divinity, we must infer his absolute sovereignty. Thus Paul, in the next sentence, says that Christ “is the head of all principality and power.” (Col 2:10). All rulers of all three realms are subject to Christ.

Christ, Creator of All Things —(Colossians).Paul makes three related statements about Christ and the universe (Col 1:16-17). First, All things were created by him. Second, he is before all things. Third, In him all things hold together. They are the points of our lesson.

Christ, Judge of All Conduct —Our first lesson in Colossians and the “Christ is All” series begins with the full pleasure of God. As Christians, we are expected to "walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to fully please him" (Col 1:10). What's the secret of success in doing this?

Christ, Reconciler of All Enemies —(Colossians). We see that to fully please God, we must include ourselves in the reconciliation which only Christ could achieve. We look at the fullness of God’s welcome, of Christ’s sacrifice, and of God’s impartiality. In part 2 we ask who decides whether we are reconciled?

Outline and Overview of Colossians —An outline and overview of Colossians from the standpoint of the fulness of Christ. This outline chart also serves as an index to the series.

Why Be Religious? —Three reasons to be religious, each one having something to do with death. This lesson introduces the Why Be Religious? series.

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Our internal search engine has been upgraded to version 10.8 —the main difference you will see is suggested keywords which now appear in the entry slot, and on study pages these are relevant to the lesson or series of lessons. You can still click in the slot to clear it for what you wish to enter. You will also notice a simplified layout of the search results. Also, the Finder gizmo in the side bar has been removed and a search slot now appears instead right under the page banner. The gizmo at the bottom of the page is unchanged. Those are the changes visible to you. What you can’t see are numerous small changes to the program that help it to be more efficient and intelligent.

Further Printing Improvements

The red print button now appears only when a pdf document is available. Otherwise, a print friendly-version of a page will print automatically when you ask your browser to print. I do recommend, however, that you use the blue "simple" button first, before asking your browser to print. This will result in a more refined print-friendly version. The "PRINT" icon in pick-a-box now provides a pdf document when available, otherwise the simple version of the study page.

The Facebook Connection

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Various Sized Windows

Screen sizes are getting both bigger and smaller, with a variety of resolutions. The pages of simplybible.com have begun to respond to window width at time of loading.

If you are viewing a page of simplybible.com on a wide browser window, and you resize the window to a narrow one, the page crowds in on itself and becomes quite a mess. However if you refresh/reload the page, it will take on a new form that fits in the narrow space —so will subsequent pages that load into that narrow window. The FIX PAGE button in the top right corner of your window will reload the page. The trade-off is that you will lose some bells and whistles such as the sidebar and some menus, but the page will display properly (perhaps with exceptions which I will fix as upgrading continues).

This page is an example. If you resize to a quite narrow page now, you will see how the more you narrow it, the more the page elements get crammed up and scrambled. Now while the page is in this state, press the FIX PAGE button. The page will change to a different layout. Try reloading at various widths and see the different responses.

Note once you have refreshed the page, any subsequent page will load correctly. You only have to refresh the page that was open when you resized.

The “Simple” Button

If you hit the blue "simple" button at the end of a study page, the page refreshes without a banner, sidebar, or footer. You can move between the parts of a lesson in this mode using the link at the very bottom of the page. There is also a "restore" button which will restore the normal page with header, sidebar, and footer. The simple page mode is an alternative print-friendly version. It is also handy if you want to read the page using a large font. Further explanation.

Tab Links to Parts

A set of tabs now appears under the page banner. These provide high priority links —especially to the parts into which a lesson may be divided. On service pages, tabs provide relevant links to other service pages, complementing the top, sidebar, and pick-a-box links.

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