Colossians Chapter 1 - కలోస్సిఅంస్ చాప్టర్ 1

OK here's chapter 1.... I'll make red marks and bold and underline things I think are important. I will make some comments in blue (parenthasis) Then feel free to comment.

Col 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
(are you a follower of Christ? If so, by your own will or by the will of God?)

Col 1:2 ¶ To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ {who are} at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
(Paul is referring to the believers as saints. If you are a one of the faithful brethren in Christ, does that make you a saint?)

Col 1:3 ¶ We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
Col 1:4 since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and the love which you have for all the saints;
(Faith and love was obviously not a quiet internal but one that takes action!)
Col 1:5 because of the hope laid up for you in heaven, of which you previously heard in the word of truth, the gospel (Paul gives thanks BECAUSE they heard, belived, now have hope and act on that faith)
Col 1:6 which has come to you (the gospel), just as in all the world also it is constantly bearing fruit and increasing, even as {it has been doing} in you also since the day you heard {of it} and understood the grace of God in truth; (Interesting what he says here. They heard the Gospel and it is constantly bearing fruit since the day you heard and understood the Grace of God. Grace is defined as receiving something you don't deserve. To see what it means to bear fruit read Galatians chapter 5)

Col 1:7 just as you learned {it} from Epaphras, our beloved fellow bond-servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on our behalf,
Col 1:8 and he also informed us of your love in the Spirit.
Col 1:9 ¶ For this reason also, since the day we heard {of it,} we have not ceased to pray for you and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, (If you want spiritual wisdom and understanding you must pray because it comes from God's Holy Spirit)
Col 1:10 so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please {Him} in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; (1. To please Him 2. to bear good fruit 3. to increase in the knowledge of God)
Col 1:11 strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for the attaining of all steadfastness and patience; joyously
Col 1:12 giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in Light. (Who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints? God the Father. How has he qualified us? In His grace and mercy offered up His Son for us. What is the inheritance? God Himself in eternity in heaven. What does qualified us mean? The word is "hikanoo" it means to make sufficient, render fit. God has rendered us fit for heaven. Past tense. How? His Son died for us. Does scripture add anything to that here?)
Col 1:13 For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son,
Col 1:14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. (Before the Gospel came to them, these people, including the "Super Jew" Paul were in the domain of darkness.)

Col 1:15 ¶ He (Jesus) is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
Col 1:16 For by Him (Jesus) all things were created, {both} in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities--all things have been created through Him and for Him. (Woaa now...thrones, dominions, rulers and authorities. All government and world leaders are placed by Christ for His own purposes. We should obey them unless they ask us to sin against God.)
Col 1:17 He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. (You have to see this laminin video)

That enough for today? I'll wait a few days for you to read and comment before going into the rest of Chapter 1. We are being VERY shallow here and just barely skimming the surface, but that's about all I'm capable of without using too much time and brain power. This is just kind of an obervation exercise I make while I am reading. 1) What does that say and mean. 2) What's the implication of what to my life before God's eyes.