Today's Verse: Colossians 2:6-7 (ESV)
Alive in Christ
6 hTherefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, 7 irooted and jbuilt up in him and kestablished in the faith, just las you were taught, abounding min thanksgiving.
h ch. 1:10; 1 Thess. 4:1
i Eph. 3:17
j Acts 20:32; Eph. 2:20; See 1 Cor. 3:9
k Heb. 13:9
l Eph. 4:21
m ch. 4:2; Eph. 5:20
While he was at Rome, in prison, around A.D. 62 or 63, Paul wrote the letter to the Church at Colossi to combat the heresy of Gnosticism. Gnostics claimed a special hidden knowledge that was not available to all Christians. Paul wrote his Epistle to the Colossians for the purpose of strengthening the Christianity that had been defined my Christ and not by men. Christian life comes in the receipt of Jesus Christ as Lord and continues as we live in Him. There is no secret or hidden knowledge that we need. It is all out there for us.
Today's Comments: There are no deep, dark Christian secrets out there. There are no deep dark secrets that Leonardo daVinci sneaked into his paintings so that we could discover them later. Everything that we need to know about Christianity is contained in the Bible, as God revealed himself to us. There are no deep dark secrets beyond that. God has spoken clearly. If there are things that He wants us to know, he has revealed them. Anything else is not important. Christian life, according to Amazing Grace, begins with a step of faith into salvation and continues step-by-step as we mature in spirit.
Hymn of the Day:
O for a closer walk with God,
a calm and heav’nly frame,
a light to shine upon the road
that leads me to the Lamb!
The dearest idol I have known,
whate’er that idol be,
help me to tear it from Thy throne,
and worship only Thee.
So shall my walk be close with God,
calm and serene my frame,
so purer light shall mark the road
that leads me to the Lamb.
Osbeck, Kenneth W.: Amazing Grace : 366 Inspiring Hymn Stories for Daily Devotions. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Kregel Publications, 1990, S. 250
Alive in Christ
6 hTherefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, 7 irooted and jbuilt up in him and kestablished in the faith, just las you were taught, abounding min thanksgiving.
h ch. 1:10; 1 Thess. 4:1
i Eph. 3:17
j Acts 20:32; Eph. 2:20; See 1 Cor. 3:9
k Heb. 13:9
l Eph. 4:21
m ch. 4:2; Eph. 5:20
While he was at Rome, in prison, around A.D. 62 or 63, Paul wrote the letter to the Church at Colossi to combat the heresy of Gnosticism. Gnostics claimed a special hidden knowledge that was not available to all Christians. Paul wrote his Epistle to the Colossians for the purpose of strengthening the Christianity that had been defined my Christ and not by men. Christian life comes in the receipt of Jesus Christ as Lord and continues as we live in Him. There is no secret or hidden knowledge that we need. It is all out there for us.
Today's Comments: There are no deep, dark Christian secrets out there. There are no deep dark secrets that Leonardo daVinci sneaked into his paintings so that we could discover them later. Everything that we need to know about Christianity is contained in the Bible, as God revealed himself to us. There are no deep dark secrets beyond that. God has spoken clearly. If there are things that He wants us to know, he has revealed them. Anything else is not important. Christian life, according to Amazing Grace, begins with a step of faith into salvation and continues step-by-step as we mature in spirit.
Hymn of the Day:
O for a closer walk with God,
a calm and heav’nly frame,
a light to shine upon the road
that leads me to the Lamb!
The dearest idol I have known,
whate’er that idol be,
help me to tear it from Thy throne,
and worship only Thee.
So shall my walk be close with God,
calm and serene my frame,
so purer light shall mark the road
that leads me to the Lamb.
Osbeck, Kenneth W.: Amazing Grace : 366 Inspiring Hymn Stories for Daily Devotions. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Kregel Publications, 1990, S. 250
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