Do let me direct your attention to verses 8 through 10. One of the things you’ll notice immediately if you cast your eye over these three verses is that Paul is setting up a contrast. On the one hand, there’s what he calls the philosophy of certain teachers who have been introducing their message into the Colossian church, their philosophy. And that’s in contrast to Paul’s message focused on the person and the work of Jesus Christ. And these three verses are really designed to show us two alternatives. There’s the philosophy of the teachers and there’s the Christian Gospel. For Paul, you see, the Colossians were at a fork in the road, at a junction, and the question is, “Which path will they follow?”