Christians at Hierapolis lived among worshippers of the goddess Cybele, materialism threatened those in Laodicea, and the Colossians were endangered by human philosophy.
(‏ كو ٢ :‏ ٨‏ )‏ فَلَا عَجَبَ أَنَّ أَبَفْرَاسَ ،‏ ٱلَّذِي كَانَ مِنْ كُولُوسِّي ،‏ ‹ ٱجْتَهَدَ فِي صَلَوَاتِه › لِأَجْلِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ فِي تِلْكَ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ .‏