What Keeps You Afloat When The Storms Hit? “Paul, an apostle by the will of God” (v. 1) writes this letter when he is near the end of his
service for Christ. Almost 30 years
have
passed since his conversion. Of his sixty odd years, less than half of them have been spent
as a Christian. This is one of the
priso
…
Four Ways to Please God Paul prays for the Colossians (v. 9). He had never met the Colossians but he wanted them to
know what he is faithfully praying
for them. It has to do with the knowledge of God’s will and a life lived in accordance with
that will. Paul now states four ways
that we can pleas …
False Teachers Confused About Creation These false teachers in Colosse were confused about creation. They taught that all matter
was evil, including the human body.
Therefore, Jesus did not have a real body since that would have put Him in contact with evil
matter. In these verses we find
Paul
explaining …
Sharing The Gospel If there is to be reconciliation between God and man, the initiative and action must come
from God. These false teachers in
Colosse said that the angels could in some way bring men closer to God. But it was only
through the blood of Christ that peace
was made between God and ma …
Suffering For The Sake of The Gospel Paul’s enemies made much of the fact the great apostle Paul was a prisoner in Rome. No
doubt the false teachers in Colossae
also ridiculed him and used this as a weapon to fight the truth of the Gospel. As we read
this, we are reminded that as a
prisoner
in Rome, Paul’s physical …
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What Keeps You Afloat When The Storms Hit?
“Paul, an apostle by the will of God” (v. 1) writes this letter when he is near the end of his service for Christ. Almost 30 years have passed since his conversion. Of his sixty odd years, less than half of them have been spent as a Christian. This is one of the priso …
Four Ways to Please God
Paul prays for the Colossians (v. 9). He had never met the Colossians but he wanted them to know what he is faithfully praying for them. It has to do with the knowledge of God’s will and a life lived in accordance with that will. Paul now states four ways that we can pleas …
False Teachers Confused About Creation
These false teachers in Colosse were confused about creation. They taught that all matter was evil, including the human body. Therefore, Jesus did not have a real body since that would have put Him in contact with evil matter. In these verses we find Paul explaining …
Sharing The Gospel
If there is to be reconciliation between God and man, the initiative and action must come from God. These false teachers in Colosse said that the angels could in some way bring men closer to God. But it was only through the blood of Christ that peace was made between God and ma …
Suffering For The Sake of The Gospel
Paul’s enemies made much of the fact the great apostle Paul was a prisoner in Rome. No doubt the false teachers in Colossae also ridiculed him and used this as a weapon to fight the truth of the Gospel. As we read this, we are reminded that as a prisoner in Rome, Paul’s physical …