The epistle to the Colossians is a book that focuses on the sufficiency of Jesus Christ and the significance of that for our spiritual life: for the way we think and the way we live. The author of this epistle is the apostle Paul. There was heresy going on in Colossee, which was a blend of different ideas. We run into the same kind of thing today. There is all manner of blends of religions today. People think they can pick a little bit of this and a little bit of that, mix it together and ad
Prayer has high priority in scripture. It is good to interrupt and reevaluate a routine filled with responses to small crises. Prayer deserves focused...
Pastor Dean encourages us to listen to the excellent presentations from the recent Pre-Trib Conference where the core doctrine presented is the reject...
The purpose of Biblical family roles in our culture has taken a back seat to personal agendas. This is one of the causes of the breakdown of the famil...
The family is where the next generation is trained. Its health is related to the health of a society. Honoring parents shows humility and respect whic...
The family is another of God’s Divine Institutions. It is a part of God’s absolute social law built into the fabric of a social human being who is cre...
The issue in these passages is for husbands to love their wives. The analogy is to love as Christ loves the Church. You must understand the gospel in ...
The pattern for a husband’s love for his wife is a model of Christ’s love for His church. There is comparison also to Christ’s relationship of love fo...
Some of these passages have been misapplied inside and outside the church to justify sinful behavior. When authority is motivated by love there is no ...
This passage is for every member of the family. Key words addressed to women, here and in parallel passages, are submission, fear (respect), authority...
Where do you find a definition of love from which to set standards, expectations and goals? Does scripture clearly define love? Attributes of love are...