It should make sense to us that if Jesus is preeminent over the old creation of this world and the new creation of the church, he must also be preeminent over the details in our lives.

What Jesus did changes who we are, and therefore changes how we orient our minds, which therefore
changes how we live. 

The best way to explain the Christian way of life is not to give soundbites, but to give a story — because Christians have a story. It all hangs together. 

There’s been a transition, both in history and in the lives of the Colossians, that changes everything. And Paul speaks of this transition in terms of death and resurrection. 

Paul wants for the Colossians, and for you and me, to be mature in Christ, and that means not centering our lives on anything else.