Colossians 1

2 songs checked against Colossians 1. Each proof shows the passage, what the song does with it, and whether you can sing it. Read the whole chapter: Bible Gateway ↗ · Bible Hub ↗

Colossians 1:16-17 · “Build My Life” · Pat Barrett

NOT A QUOTE “Build My Life” Pat Barrett Colossians 1:16-17 Sing it. Nothing here is offered as a verse. What it says at the start about God's worth is what Colossians 1:16-17 grounds. Just notice where the song stops looking outward and starts looking at your own life.

✓ Never says it is quoting: no verse cited, no reference given, nothing in the recording framed as scripture

⚠ Colossians puts the holding-together in a person: in Him all things hold together. The song's bridge names God's love as the foundation, which is true, though the text's own answer to what holds is Him

Colossians 1:18 · “Above All” · Paul Baloche & Lenny LeBlanc

NOT A QUOTE “Above All” Paul Baloche & Lenny LeBlanc Colossians 1:18 Sing it, knowing the argument. Nothing here is offered as a verse. The verses say what Colossians 1:18 says. The last line of the chorus can be heard two ways, and the passage tells you which.

✓ Never says it is quoting: no verse cited, no reference given, no translation named, nothing in the recording framed as scripture

⚠ The chorus's closing line is the subject of a documented, two-decade disagreement among worship leaders and pastors, with serious people on both sides. Read Kauflin and Theobald before leading it, not after someone asks

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