When one studies the book of Colossians he is impressed with the idea of who a person is to be when he becomes a Christian. In chapter 2:12 the student will find that a person is “buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him” (2:12). Thus we are “in Christ” and are a “new creature” (2 Corinthians 5:17). We are now in pursuit of being a Christian; we are becoming the kind of person Christ wants us to become. Let us notice and think about what that involves from Colossians chapter...
Category: Christian Living
Counting the Cost
Have you ever wanted to build a new house? Did you ever want a new car? After the decision was made to buy or build what was the next question? Most likely it was: what is the cost of building or buying? If the cost was too high then there might be other options were thought of or sought that might be available. The Bible talks about this same thing when considering discipleship. Luke 14:25-33 reads thusly, “And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them, If any man come...Continue reading
Questions
Contained within the book of Psalms are several questions about who is close to God. Psalm 15:1 asks, “Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? Who shall dwell in thy holy hill?” Psalm 24:3 asks, “Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? Or who shall stand in his holy place?” In Psalm 15 when the question is asked, “Who shall abide in thy tabernacle” one must remember that the temple was not built yet. We must remember chronology when reading the Bible. The temple was not built until Solomon was king. Therefore we...
How Do You Feel About Others?
There is much contained in the Bible about how we should feel and treat others. The Golden Rule deals with how we should treat others, “Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that mean should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets” (Matthew 7:12). The parable of the Good Samaritan is answering the question of, who is my neighbor (Luke 10:29). Jesus then asks the question, “Which of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves? (Luke 10:36). The lawyer answered...
Benefits for Non-citizens?
In the news, we have been hearing a lot about those who are in this country illegally. There is also talk of having them become citizens by a faster and easier means than others have obtained citizenship into this country. You might have your own thoughts about these matters and they might be right or wrong. We also hear many who are stating there is a lot wrong with our country. With all the problems, why are there people try and striving to come into this country? Why do those who think that Americans are...Continue reading
Resolutions
What are you going to resolve to do this year? Will it be lose some weight? Will it be to read the Bible through this year? Maybe you will resolve to have a better relationship with your mate. This is a New Year and it is not very old. But before you begin this year, did you make any resolutions last year? What were they and did you keep them? Many times we make a strong beginning but the ending is very weak concerning our resolutions. Let us consider how to succussed in our resolutions...Continue reading
How Do You Feel about Others?
There is much contained in the Bible about how we should feel and treat others. The Golden Rule deals with how we should treat others, “Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that mean should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets” (Matthew 7:12). The parable of the Good Samaritan is answering the question of, who is my neighbor (Luke 10:29). Jesus then asks the question, “Which of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves? (Luke 10:36). The lawyer answered...
Was the Blood of Christ Spilt?
spill\ˈspil\ verbspilled \ˈspild, ˈspilt\ alsospilt \ˈspilt\ ; spill•ing [Middle English, from Old English spillan; akin to Old English spildan to destroy and perhaps to Latin spolium animal skin, Greek sphallein to cause to fall](before 12th century) transitive verb1 aarchaic: kill, destroyb: to cause (blood) to flow 2: to cause or allow especially accidentally or unintentionally to fall, flow, or run out so as to be lost or wasted 3 a: to relieve (a sail) from the pressure of the wind so as to reef or furl it b: to relieve the pressure of (wind) on...Continue reading
In Pursuit of Christianity
When one studies the book of Colossians he is impressed with the idea of who a person is to be when he becomes a Christian. In chapter 2:12 the student will find that a person is “buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him” (2:12). Thus we are “in Christ” and are a “new creature” (2 Corinthians 5:17). We are now in pursuit of being a Christian; we are becoming the kind of person Christ wants us to become. Let us notice and think about what that involves from Colossians chapter...