The Victor

While imprisoned in Rome, Paul writes multiple letters to churches, including the churches in Ephesus and Colossae. These two letters have similar themes and ideas. In his letter to the Colossians, Paul notes the victory that has been won in and through Jesus. Although God’s people were once dead in their sins, they have now been made alive through the victory of Christ—a victory accomplished through Jesus’s life, death on a cross and resurrection from the dead. Through his conquering of the grave, the enemy has been defeated, sins have been forgiven and God’s people have been granted new life.