Category: Colossians
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A Costly Gift
Colossians 1:24-26 “Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church, of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to…
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Ministers of the Gospel
Colossians 1:23 “the gospel . . . of which I, Paul, became a minister.” In the verse above, the word “became,” in the Greek language in which it was originally written, means “to cause to be” or “to be made.” You see, Paul’s plans for his life originally had nothing to do with the ministry…
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True or False
Colossians 1:21-23 “And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him,if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard.” One of…
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The Great Exchange
Colossians 1:21-22 “And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him.” How do you see yourself, morally, that is? Do you view yourself as damaged goods? When you look back…
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The Son of God Identified
Colossians 1:15-18 “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For byhim all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the…
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The Glorious Present Perfect Tense!
Colossians 1:12-14 “giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. 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.” In the verses above, Paul gives thanks for a number of actions that God…
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Reconciliation: the Supernatural Example
Colossians 1:22-23 “And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him.” Romans 12:18 “If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.” One of the wonders of the…
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There is Hope!
Colossians 1:21-23 “And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him,if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has…
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The Fullness of God
Colossians 1:19 “For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell.” Perhaps nowhere else in scripture is the contrast between a person without God in his or her life and a person with God in their life seen as it is in the verse above. The Scriptures talk much about God’s “fullness.” God’s attributes…
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The Preeminent One
Colossians 1:16-18 “For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in…
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