Fellow Workers for the Kingdom of God Colossians 4:7–17 Remember My Imprisonment Colossians 4:18 An Example to All Those Who Believe 1 Thessalonians 1:1–10 Approved by God to be Entrusted with the Gospel 1 Thessalonians 2:1–12 You Received the Word…
Tag: Colossians
Speak the Mystery of Christ
There are many “religious” acts, that are done in the name of God. This “religion” is defined in the Merriam-Webster dictionary as any kind of “A cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith” and Paul…
The Firstborn Over All Creation
Jesus Christ is “the firstborn over all creation” in Colossians 1:15 and in the beginning, in Genesis 1:31–2:1 “And God saw everything that he had made and, behold, it was very good”. But sin entered in and the world changed.…
Approved by God Entrusted with the Gospel
Paul is not the only one, there are others that in Colossians 4:11 “are fellow workers for the kingdom of God”. Paul names gentiles and Jews that worked with him, but also names those in the local church who are…
The Firstborn Over All Creation
Jesus Christ has taken his place, in Colossians 3:1 “Christ is, seated at the right hand of God”. It says in Colossians 1:16 “all things in the heavens and on the earth were created by him … all things were…
Contend Along With Me in Your Prayers
Jesus taught his disciples to pray a simple prayer in Matthew 6:10 “May your kingdom come, may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”, and Paul is exhorting believers to continue that prayer. Is this not…
Speak the Mystery of Christ
As Paul closes this letter he turns attention from the false teachers to the true gospel and says in Colossians 3:1–2 “seek the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your mind on the…
The Treasures of Wisdom and Knowledge
Paul is in prison, likely in Rome where it says in Acts 28:30 “So he stayed two whole years in his own rented house, and welcomed all who came to him”. But he was not free to travel as he…