1:24–2:5 Paul has reminded the Colossians of the cosmic scope of Christ’s lordship (1:15–20) and the way Christ’s redemptive work has come to bear on their lives (1:21, 23). Now he turns to his own role in God’s redemptive plan and the relationship he hopes to establish between himself and the Colossians, most of whom he has not met, in order to woo them from the captivity of the so-called “philosophy” in their midst (2:8).