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Masters, give your bondservants what is just and fair, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.   Colossians 4:1 Believer or unbeliever, most people are familiar with the “golden rule.” In fact, pretty much every world religion has some version of what Jesus declared to His followers: “Treat others the same way you want themContinue reading “mastering love”

Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God. Colossians 3:16 I love music. Although I’m not sure how old I was when I got my first record player, I do know I spent hours at a time through elementary,Continue reading “songs of heresy”

For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory. Colossians 3:3-4 There are a lot of reasons people hide. As little kids, we may have hidden under our blankets, believing that the thin layer of cotton wouldContinue reading “hidden”

Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 1:13 Hope is essential. And I think we can all agree that its opposite—hopelessness—leads to discouragement, depression, and desperation. Even in the secular vernacular, hope is vital to mentalContinue reading “fixed hope”

You have died with Christ, and he has set you free from the spiritual powers of this world. So why do you keep on following the rules of the world, such as, “Don’t handle! Don’t taste! Don’t touch!”? Such rules are mere human teachings about things that deteriorate as we use them. These rules may seemContinue reading “foolish rules”

Therefore, as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith, just as you were instructed, and overflowing with gratitude. 2 Colossians 2:6-7 Accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior is a one-and-done decision. Once saved,Continue reading “grounded, growing, grateful”

For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. Ephesians 2:8-9 “Will you go to heaven?” If you ask 100 people that question, most would probably say yes. And, if you thenContinue reading “to be sure”

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I do my share on behalf of His body, which is the Church, in filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions. Colossians 1:24 Joy is one of those power-packed words in the English language. In fact, it’s hard to say thisContinue reading “suffering with joy?”

If a wise man has an argument with a fool, the fool only rages and laughs, and there is no quiet. Proverbs 29:9 Over the last couple of decades, our nation has been slipping into greater and greater divisiveness. I’m not just talking about the political left and right here, but of a Biblical worldviewContinue reading “dealing with fools”

For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.  Colossians 1:13-14 Are you afraid of the dark? As children, we probably all were…but for many of us, the lack of light still brings fear and trepidation.Continue reading “out of the darkness”