After making it clear that Jesus is all we need (He is sufficient), Paul attacks the heresies and false teaching of his generation. He begins verse 16 with the conjunction therefore, pointing to the connection between the practical application that follows and the theological discussion of sufficiency of Christ that he just shared. From verse 16 to the end of the chapter, Paul focuses his attention on three threats the Colossian believers were facing: Judaistic legalism (vv. 16-17), Gnostic mysticism (vv. 18-19), and dualistic asceticism (vv. 20-23).

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