As Paul begins to add his closing remarks to this letter to the Colossians, he tells them to pray. He speaks to them about the position of prayer, the power …
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After laying out the groundwork for relationships in the previous verses, Paul zeroes in on the most difficult of relationships, wives and husbands, children and fathers, servants and masters. Wives …
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Paul continues directing the Colossians in regard to what life should look like after the cross. He is speaking to those he calls “the elect” “holy” and “beloved.” The apostle …
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When Paul writes to the Colossians about a new life in Christ, he is serious about what it entails. It has the ring of something he wrote in his letter …
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Paul and Timothy continue to direct the Colossian believers. They write to them about a different life. Sometimes it is difficult to understand Paul’s writings just as the apostle Peter …
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The power of the cross changes life on earth for all who rest in the work of Christ. The Colossians experienced the change yet they encountered people with various motives …
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To the Jews, circumcision symbolized their covenant with God. With the Christian church rising from the their foundations, confusion came in when certain Jewish Christians believed it to be a …
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Paul cannot see his audience. He cannot read the look in their eye nor understand their body language. His spirit however, tells him they have remained steadfast despite their sufferings. …
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The apostle Paul was a missionary. He travelled the areas about the Great Sea from A.D. 49-62 to spread the news about Jesus the Christ. There were many converts which …
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Genesis 1 describes the creation of the world. In the last verse, God looks on all of it and declares, “It is very good.” Barely within the turn of a …