The Bible lays out clear standards for marriage, including mutual love and respect, biblical headship, and joyful submission, and only when we truly love Jesus Christ can we fulfill these roles.
The Bible lays out clear standards for marriage, including mutual love and respect, biblical headship, and joyful submission, and only when we truly love Jesus Christ can we fulfill these roles.
The essence of the Christian life is not in striving for obedience by our own power, but relying more and more on the Lord and being transformed by the Spirit. This is sanctification, which leads to true change in people.
As we continue through Colossians, we study how the feasts and traditions of the Old Testament church have been fulfilled in Christ, and there is no need for pressure to celebrate those things.
By nature, we are dead in our sins and living our lives apart from God, paying Him no mind. Christ makes us alive with Himself by nailing all of our sins to the cross, reconciling us to God.
Our tendency when we suffer is to put God on trial, but the Scriptures call for rejoicing in suffering. The only way this is possible is through true hope in the Gospel.