Did Colosse Turn from the Heretics?

Question and Answer - What do know about the church at Colosse? Did they turn from their heresy? (Not sure what happened in response to his letter.....)

Paul was warning the believers at Colosse about heretical teachers that were around the church body (the believers) there. He was also encouraging them to continue to look to Christ for everything. As the Holy Spirit was prompting Paul to write this letter I can speculate that this also ‘fell into the hands’ of those teachers. The truth of Paul’s writing hopefully brought some to repentance. I see this letter as so specifically talking to us today as well. I say this because I think your question extends specifically to us as believers today. Did we turn from our heresy? Do we turn away from heretical teachers and teaching? Do we judge others based on say what day they worship on? I am also not sure what happened in response to his letter so I don’t have a definitive answer for you. “The theme of Colossians is the complete adequacy of Christ as contrasted with the emptiness of mere human philosophy” – NIV study bible pg 1852 – so there is no answer full but speculation.

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