by Dr. Grant C. Richison
“that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ”
The first line of defense against an assault upon the Christian life is maximum application of truth to experience.
“that […]
“that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ”
The second line of defense challenges us to enjoy intimate fellowship with other Christians.
“being knit together in love”
“Being knit […]
“that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ”
The second line of defense is intimate fellowship among Christians.
“being knit together in love”
The second line of defense means […]
“that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ”
Today we come to the third line of defense in an assault against Christianity.
“and attaining to all riches of […]
“that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ”
The third line of defense for the Christian is his certainty of truth.
“and attaining to all riches of the […]
“that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ“
The fourth line of defense against a challenge to Christianity is “knowledge of the mystery of God.”
“to the knowledge […]
“in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.”
“in whom are hidden”
The “whom” here is the Lord Jesus Christ. Christianity is essentially a relationship with a person. The wealth of Christianity revolves around that person. This is a truth not known in the Old Testament (1:26).
“all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge”
The word […]
“Now this I say lest anyone should deceive you with persuasive words.”
“Now this I say”
“This” refers to the “full knowledge” of verse three. Paul has just presented the sufficiency of Christ. Full knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ protects the believer from deception. Mature believers protect themselves from deception by their full knowledge of the […]
“For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.”
There was an insidious error at work in Colosse. False teachers were attempting to teach that other avenues of information about God were possible other than the […]
“For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.“
“and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ”
The word “steadfast” is the military term phalanx. A phalanx was an ancient Greek formation of infantry. Soldiers were arrayed […]
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