lordship of Christ
-
The Gospel does not merely promise that believers will go to heaven when they die. It announces the lordship of the risen Christ, brings new life in the present, creates a reconciled people, and points toward bodily resurrection and the renewal of creation.
-
Colossians 3:18–4:1 teaches that every human relationship must now answer to the Lord Christ. Paul refuses to let Christian faith remain lofty in worship but ordinary in the home, the workplace, and daily life. Marriage, parenting, labor, and authority must all come under the rule of Jesus.