(REFLECTIONS ON Colossians 4:7-18) Why are church life and corporate Christian living so important? It is because through relationships we are able to fulfill Jesus’ command to love one another, and in loving one another, we learn to love God. It is also through the ups and downs of human relationships that we learn to let […]

(REFLECTIONS ON Colossians 4:1-6) What should our attitude towards Christ be as believers? In today’s Scripture, Paul shows us how there is a beautiful balance of devotion, dedication, and conviction, with thanksgiving and grace. 2 Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving. First we should be devoted. Paul here refers […]

(REFLECTIONS ON Colossians 3:18-25) Paul begins Colossians 3 speaking about the new self in Christ Jesus. In Colossians 3:1–2, Paul writes: “Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are […]

(REFLECTIONS ON Colossians 2:16-23) When we moved back to Taiwan in 2011, we spent some time visiting different churches to find a spiritual home here. At one point we were attending a young and growing church in Taipei. After attending the church for about 6-months, we learned about an unwritten policy that the church had regarding […]

(REFLECTIONS ON Colossians 2:11-15) Circumcision in the Old Testament was a covenant sign given to Abraham and his descendants. It was a physical act, performed on the male body by human hands, and was a visible sign of participation in God’s covenant. Circumcision was a physical sign that belonged to God’s covenant people and symbolized separation […]

(REFLECTIONS ON Colossians 2:1-10) Paul begins today’s Scripture writing, “For I want you to know how great a struggle I have on your behalf and for those who are at Laodicea, and for all those who have not personally seen my face.” Paul is addressing the church in Colossae, a church in Laodicea, and all those […]

(REFLECTIONS ON Colossians 1:24-29) Jesus was rejected, misunderstood, suffered on His way to the cross, and sacrificed life with His death on the cross. Paul writes that He rejoices in his sufferings for Christ’s body, which is the church. As Christians, we are taught to be like Jesus, which is to love like Jesus, and the […]

(REFLECTIONS ON Colossians 1:15-23) Jesus Christ “is the image of the invisible God,” thus God has been seen, heard, and felt, through Jesus. We can then no longer say that no one has ever seen God, because those that saw Him walking the streets, those that saw Him crucified, and for sure His disciples all saw […]

(REFLECTIONS ON Colossians 1:1-14) 13 For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. We were all, at one time, in the domain of darkness. No, that does not mean that we were all in poor […]