And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; Colossians 1:9-10a…
17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. 18 All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; 19 that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them,…
5 Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time. 6 Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person. Colossians 4:5-6 What does it mean to walk wisely?- seeing life from God’s point of view; properly evaluating circumstances and making godly…
2 Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. Colossians 4:2 We’ve seen Paul progress in his letter to the Colossians from correct doctrine to correct living. He also confronted the heresies that were infiltrating the church. He started by teaching us who God is and what He has done for us. Then he moved…
See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ. – Colossians 2:8 To combat the different heresies that had begun to invade the church at Colossae, Paul write this letter to remind them that Jesus is the answer.…
to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God’s mystery, which is Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. Colossians 2:2b-3 Paul is telling the Colossians that the mystery hidden through the ages is that God dwells in you through Jesus Christ. Jesus is the…
Once we were seperated from God by our sin, but because of His great love for us, we have been reconciled through Jesus.
He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high … Hebrews 1:3 The Colossians were tempted to seek spiritual nourishment…
He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. Colossians 1:13-14 Paul is writing to encourage the church at Colossae that Jesus is better than the other religions, idols, practices, and belief systems. Paul begins his letter with a…