Colossians

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1:5-6 — the Gospel brings forth fruit
1:12-18Before the foundation of the world; compatibility of 1:15-20 with biblical unitarianism; also cited here with respect to An Adam-based faith
1:15-20 — cited in The Fourth Conversation: Focus on Christ
1:16 — re "by him" or "for him" were all things created . . . 
1:21-23 — once estranged, now reconciled
1:23-24 — (used polemically against evolution)
2:8 — philosophy of the elemental spirits of the universe
3:9 — the reason to avoid misrepresenting opponents in controversy
3:10Two Creations: the second creation — see also Literal and Figurative Creation in the Bible