Showing posts with label Colossians. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Colossians. Show all posts

7 virtues to put on as stated in Colossians 3:12-14



Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with

compassion,
kindness,
humility,
gentleness
and patience. 
Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. 
And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.

4 sorts of distinction Colossians 3:12 declares defunct

Colossians 3:12
Here there is no

Gentile or Jew,
circumcised or uncircumcised,
barbarian, Scythian,
slave or free,

but Christ is all, and is in all. 

8 fellow workers named by Paul at the end of Colossians


Colossians 4:7-17

Tychicus
7, 8 Tychicus will tell you all the news about me. He is a dear brother, a faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord. I am sending him to you for the express purpose that you may know about our circumstances and that he may encourage your hearts.
Onesimus
9 He is coming with Onesimus, our faithful and dear brother, who is one of you. They will tell you everything that is happening here.
Aristarchus
10  My fellow prisoner Aristarchus sends you his greetings,
Mark
as does Mark, the cousin of Barnabas. (You have received instructions about him; if he comes to you, welcome him.)
Jesus Justus
11  Jesus, who is called Justus, also sends greetings.
These are the only Jews among my co-workers for the kingdom of God, and they have proved a comfort to me.
Epaphras
12, 13  Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, that you may stand firm in all the will of God, mature and fully assured. I vouch for him that he is working hard for you and for those at Laodicea and Hierapolis.
Luke
14  Our dear friend Luke, the doctor,
Demas
and Demas send greetings.
Archippus
15-17 Give my greetings to the brothers and sisters at Laodicea, and to Nympha and the church in oer house. After this letter has been read to you, see that it is also read in the church of the Laodiceans and that you in turn read the letter from Laodicea. Tell Archippus: "See to it that you complete the ministry you have received in the Lord." 

10 sins of Colosse sexual or otherwise


Colossians 3:5-8
Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature:

sexual immorality,
impurity,
lust,
evil desires
and greed, which is idolatry.

Because of these, the wrath of God is coming. You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived. But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these:

anger,
rage,
malice,
slander,
and filthy language from your lips.