This week marks a shift in Paul’s writing. He is preparing to close his letter and leave them with some final important thoughts. But as he does so, he is brought to consider another group… another “hierarchical” relationship; that of “insiders” and “outsiders”. He writes… Col 4:2ff. “Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it…
Instruction to masters and servants (employees/employers) 11/7/2021 We continue in our study of Colossians, more specifically how our sanctification is reflected in our walk… our behavior toward one another and before a watching and broken world. We have looked at how our faith… our walk… is to operate in that most intimate of settings; our…
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Last week we were reminded that before we can “put on” the fruit of the new man… or the fruit of the spirit, we must be a new man; a new creation through the redemptive work of Christ Not an ethic to be practiced but a faith and transformation to be evidenced Important so that…
Over the last few weeks we have been looking at hindrances to sanctification… things we are to avoid… things we are warned against. And last week we focused particularly on things inside of us that we are to put off… lay aside… put to death. They are things associated with our old way of life…
Two major themes The sufficiency and perfection of Christ The sanctification and perfection of His saints Paul warns of the dangers that will seek to hinder that process of sanctification and perfection and then moves to look at how the sanctifying work of Christ expresses itself in social relationships; in the family, in the workplace,…