The church at Colosse was the smallest among the 10 New Testament churches in Asia Minor; it was a city neither as prosperous nor as important as its neighbour Laodicea. Yet problems were growing in this young church; so serious was the heresy that had crept into the church that Paul had to pen a stirring proclamation of the superiority and supremacy of Christ to the Colossians. He hoped that through his letter, the Colossians would have the “full riches of complete understanding”, in order that they may “know the mystery of God which is Christ“ (Col 2:1-2).