The Epistle to the Colossians is probably a letter written by the apostle Paul to the Church of Colossae in Asia Minor. This letter shows us some interesting themes that were present in the problems of the early Church. Paul wrote this letter while he was in prison, probably in Rome, for bearing witness to the faith; and in the letter, Paul expressed his concern about the influence of many heresies that, under the presentation of supposed philosophies, affected the life of the Church, philosophies that denied the divinity of Christ or that placed him under supernatural forces. Without saying it openly, Paul made it clear that while he was writing the letter to the Colossians, the gospels had not been written and the transmission of the teaching was fundamentally oral. Persecution and heresy were the main problems expressed by Paul in his epistle.
And because of the problem of heresies, the apostle of the gentiles began his letter to the Colossians by affirming the superiority of Christ over the world and all angels, and declaring Christ to be the image of God, and the spiritual head of the church.
With these words, the apostle began by presenting Christ in his epistle to the Colossians:
"The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him.
He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross" Colossians 1:15-20