The mystery of Christ would have us to know and walk according to Godly order. As we examine wives, husbands, parents, and children we learn how the mystery of Christ informs these states that we may find ourselves in.
Words matter. The devil uses words to beguile and deceive. In truth and right doctrine is where unity is kept. We need to be in the word of God, renewing our minds so that we use our liberty in Christ to serve the Lord in whatsoever we do.
It is only in God's Word that we find wisdom, as God's Word is where the Spirit teaches us. God's Word works effectually in those who believe it. As we grow in knowledge and spiritual understanding, we are to teach and admonish one another in the body of Christ according to God's abundant grace.
Now that we have learned that the believer's life is hid with Christ in God, Paul exhorts us to do service and behave in a manner becoming of a saint.
As we learn about our salvation and complete position in Christ, we begin to comprehend what God has done for us. As we grow in knowledge and understanding, we can know that we were bought with a price, and that God desires that we all carry out service to him. Learning God's will from scripture, we begin to gain a renewed mind that can drive our mortal bodies to do the will of God.
In this lesson we look at the incredible work Christ has accomplished for Jew and Gentile alike in this dispensation of grace. The work that Christ has done on our behalf now motivates us as saved members of the body of Christ to do reasonable service, worthy of our vocation, to the Lord.
In this lesson we delve into an incredible portion of the book of Colossians detailing the deity of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Jesus is fully God and fully man, later to be described as, "the fulness of the Godhead bodily". Christ is the preeminent!
As believers, a prerequisite to being able to serve God is to know the will of God according to the Bible rightly divided. (Col 1:9-10) This is also referred to as the "renewed mind". This starts with understanding what Christ has done for us and who we are as saved believers in Him.
In this lesson we cover Colossians 1:9-10, which summarize the purpose of the book. Paul's desire for the Colossians is that they might be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding. We must have knowledge and understanding, and know the will of God prior to being able to walk worthy. These verses teach us that as members of the body of Christ, belief must precede behavior. Good works (the fruit of the Spirit) are only possible with the proper motivation, stemming from a mind that is renewed by the word of God rightly divided.
Colossians is a rich epistle that describes the necessity of knowing and understanding the will of God in order to walk worthy. In this introduction we'll do a brief survey to understand the context and purpose of this epistle.
Colossians is a rich epistle that describes the necessity of knowing and understanding the will of God in order to walk worthy. In this introduction we'll do a brief survey to understand the context and purpose of this epistle.
