Connections: As with all the early churches, the issue of Jewish legalism in Colosse was of great concern to Paul. So radical was the concept of salvation by grace apart from works that those steeped in Old Testament law found it very difficult to grasp. Consequently, there was a continual movement among the legalists to add certain requirements from the law to this new faith.
Mashirikisho: Kama ilivyo kwa makanisa yote ya awali, suala la kufuata sheria la Wayahudi katika Kolosai lilikuwa la kujalisha sana kwa Paulo. Hivyo kiini kilikuwa ni dhana ya wokovu kwa neema kando na matendo ambayo kwamba wale waliobobea katika sheria ya Agano la Kale walipata ni vigumu sana kufahamu.