The intent of the Epistle to the Colossians is to teach believers about the corrupting influence of three false practices - Legalism, Asceticism, and Mysticism. The epistle warns against all forms of process salvation, which contradict the "born again" believer's completeness in Christ. Every Christian must be warned - "Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ" (Colossians 2:8)." The Epistle to the Colossians is one of the most important books in the Bible for dealing with the ever...