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If God Is Your Father, Grace Flows Continually: Colossians 1:1–2, Part 5
The people who have God as their Father are the recipients of his inheritance, namely, boundless grace and perfect peace.
3 years, 1 month ago
Productive Imprisonment and Beloved Partners: Colossians 1:1–2, Part 4
Prison, for the apostle, was not a time for pity parties, but for productive labor on behalf of local churches.
3 years, 1 month ago
What Does It Mean to Be a Saint? Colossians 1:1–2, Part 3
Every believer is someone who has already been made holy through his union with Christ by faith.
3 years, 1 month ago
The Relational Authenticity and Wisdom of Paul: Colossians 1:1–2, Part 2
The apostle mentions his fellow ministers, in part, to show how important relational dynamics are in the exercise of Christian authority.
3 years, 1 month ago
A Persecutor of Christians Was Made an Apostle: Colossians 1:1–2, Part 1
What we read in the apostles is not mere human wisdom, but wisdom taught by the Spirit.
3 years, 1 month ago
How Would You Summarize 2 Thessalonians? 2 Thessalonians 3:16–18, Part 2
How might you summarize Paul’s second letter to the Thessalonians? In this lab, Pastor John makes an attempt.
3 years, 1 month ago
Peaceful Relations Are Precious, Not Ultimate: 2 Thessalonians 3:16–18, Part 1
Peace is precious. Peace is to be prized. But peace is not to be pursued at any cost.
3 years, 1 month ago
How Long Are We Patient with the Idle? 2 Thessalonians 3:11–16, Part 3
The aim of holy ostracism is to cause shame in a fellow believer so that they might turn and walk in the light.
3 years, 1 month ago
Five Implications of ‘Eat Your Own Bread’: 2 Thessalonians 3:11–16, Part 2
There are at least five significant implications from Paul’s command to the Thessalonian church to “eat your own bread.”
3 years, 1 month ago
As New Creatures, Eat What You Earn: 2 Thessalonians 3:11–16, Part 1
God created mankind for good works. When he makes us new in Christ, his purpose remains the same.
3 years, 1 month ago