Colossians 4: Conduct Yourselves with Wisdom
Paul exhorts the Colossians to let their practice conform to their position in Christ. We have been raised with Christ, who is seated at the right hand of the Father.
Paul exhorts the Colossians to let their practice conform to their position in Christ. We have been raised with Christ, who is seated at the right hand of the Father.
Paul exhorts the Colossians to let their practice conform to their position in Christ. We have been raised with Christ, who is seated at the right hand of the Father.
Jesus is enough. We don’t need to seek secret knowledge (gnosticism) or false piety through asceticism, which gives the only appearance of righteousness. Jesus is our righteousness.
Paul presents Christ as preeminent over all things. Jesus is rightly celebrated as the Creator, Sustainer, and Redeemer of all.
In one sense, God is incomprehensible to us. We cannot fully understand Him, and we cannot get to know Him on our own terms. He has to be the One to reveal Himself to us.
Followers of the contemplative approach make the love of God their supreme and unrivaled object, Ken Boa explains in this sixth part of his “Devotional Spirituality” series.
[lead]Follow the apostle Paul’s example in prayer.[/lead] Use the following four passages from three of Paul’s epistles (letters) as a pattern of prayer for yourself and/or others Ephesians 1:17–19a “[I ask] that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a
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