Colossians

Colossians 3:7-8, “7 In these you too once walked, when you were living in them. 8 But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.” John Chrysostom, one of the preachers of the early church, used the following...

Colossians 3:5-6, “5 Put to death therefore what is earthly in you:[a] sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. 6 On account of these the wrath of God is coming.” Christian living is frustrating when we forget Scripture’s...

Colossians 3:3-4, “3 For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.” Anyone who reads Scripture carefully can discern a division of human history into two main epochs:...

Colossians 3:2, “Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.” I crumble a piece of paper in my hand and throw it toward the trash can several feet away. I almost never name the shot on the first (or second or third) try. Usually, I’m too...

Colossians 2:23, “23 These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in promoting self-made religion and asceticism and severity to the body, but they are of no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh.” Despite the way certain circles misread Paul, the apostle is not...

Colossians 2:21-22, “21 “Do not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch” 22 (referring to things that all perish as they are used)—according to human precepts and teachings?” Of all the things that could be said about biblical Christianity, one would be hard-pressed to...

Colossians 2:20, “If with Christ you died to the elemental spirits of the world, why, as if you were still alive in the world, do you submit to regulations.” Fear of evil spirits has plagued humanity since the fall, manifesting itself in a variety of superstitions,...

Colossians 2:19, “and not holding fast to the Head, from whom the whole body, nourished and knit together through its joints and ligaments, grows with a growth that is from God.” Life is not possible without one’s head attached. As the control center of the human...

Colossians 2:18, “Let no one disqualify you, insisting on asceticism and worship of angels, going on in detail about visions, puffed up without reason by his sensuous mind,” God reveals Himself in the created order, so even unregenerate people know He is separate and...

Colossians 2:16-17, "16 Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. 17 These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ." If there was any doubt as to...

Colossians 2:15, “He disarmed the rulers and authorities[a] and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him.” In many parts of the world today, and in nearly all cultures, there are a lot of superstitions, religious rites, and more that have been conjured...

Colossians 2:13-14, “When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having cancelled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it...