Category Colossians

  • There can be no peace between God and man without atonement for sin, and there will be no peace between men and God without repentance on man’s part.

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  • A mark of the new nature created in the heart of believers by the Holy Spirit is “charity” — not just as we think of the word today, but in its older meaning: selfless love — the kind of love that God showed toward us in giving His only-begotten Son to die for us and redeem us.

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  • As the elect and chosen of God, holy and dearly loved children of God through faith in Christ Jesus and for the sake of His innocent sufferings and death in our stead (cf. Gal. 3:26-27), we are called upon to put on the image and likeness of Christ Jesus.

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  • The Christian life is a life of struggle, not only with the world without but with the sinful nature within. Christians want to live for Christ in accord with His Word. Yet, there remains within them a nature that loves self, doubts the Word of God and would rather go its own way and seek its own glory and pleasure.

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  • Are we focusing all our energy and all our resources upon this life — on such things as our homes, cars, clothing, recreational activities and the like — or are we focused on Christ, who is our very life and our only hope?

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