The Early-Day Saints (Colossians 4:7-18)
In our final study in the letter to the Colossians we come to a list of names of associates and friends of the apostle Paul. We could call these people "the early-day saints." Down the street from this...
View ArticleLiving Christianly (Colossians 3:18-4:6)
How to live Christianly is one of the great problems we face as believers. It is helpful to remember that the secret of Christian living can be put in one sentence. Paul actually does that in his...
View ArticlePut on the New (Colossians 3:12-17)
There was a popular song some years ago, sung by Bing Crosby and others of my generation, that went like this: You've got to accentuate the positive, Eliminate the negative, Latch on to the...
View ArticleTrue Human Potential (Colossians 3:1-11)
In our last study in Colossians we saw the siren song of theological error that was threatening to deprive the Colossian Christians of all vitality and vigor in their faith. And today, two thousand...
View ArticleThe Things that can Ruin your Faith (Colossians 2:16-23)
I should like to read to you the introduction to Colossians in the Student Bible, a new and exciting version whose notes are written by our good friends, Philip Yancey and Timothy Stafford:
View ArticleBeware! (Colossians 2:8-15)
Our text today deals with the terrible danger of being spiritually deceived. We live in an age that is well supplied with impersonators, pitch men and con artists. I once heard of a farmer whose horses...
View ArticleThe Overflowing Life (Colossians 2:1-7)
The end of a year always brings news articles that highlight the events of the past year. I read this week an article entitled "The Most Boring People of 1986." Some may place me in that category, but...
View ArticleThe Great Mystery (Colossians 1:21-29)
You have all seen the television commercial for the Armed Forces that says---to a musical accompaniment---"Be all that you can be." It implies that if you join the Army, the Navy, the Air Force or the...
View ArticleThe Reason for the Season (Colossians 1:18-20)
Most scholars feel that the magnificent description of Christ found in verses 15-20 of Colossians 1 represents an early Christian hymn which Paul is quoting. These verses may represent the very first...
View ArticleMaster of the Universe (Colossians 1:15-17)
Charles Wesley's wonderful phrase from "Hark, The Herald Angels Sing," Veiled in flesh the Godhead see; Hail the Incarnate Deity
View ArticleGrowing Up (Colossians 1:9-14)
We are now well into the Christmas season, and everybody is enjoying the return of the great symbols of our faith in the incarnation of our Lord Jesus. The central symbol of Christmas, of course, is a...
View ArticleWhere Hope Begins (Colossians 1:1-8)
It is with a sense of excitement and anticipation that I begin with you a series of studies in Paul's letter to the Colossians. This is one of the prison letters of the apostle, written, most scholars...
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