Colossians

Covers Colossians 1

Walking through Colossians 1 along the root, means, impact, and final result of the gospel — Jesus as the uncreated Creator who humbled Himself to the cross, reconciliation received by faith alone, the transformation it produces, and the assurance of eternity with God.

Covers Colossians 1-2

Joe's Bible Translation — Colossians 1-2.

Covers Colossians 2

Finding clarity on baptism through Colossians 2 and Michael Heiser — understanding it as the New Testament analog to circumcision, a mark of allegiance to God's people that does not save but situates one among them, and why that view eases the infant-versus-adult baptism debate.

Covers Colossians 2

How Paul's concern in Colossians 2 that the church not be taken captive by plausible arguments points to the guard against spiritual deception — knowing Jesus, knowing who He is and what He taught, and knowing the Scriptures as the source of revealed truth that no real truth will contradict.

Covers Ezekiel 36 · Colossians 2

Why God's promise in Ezekiel 36 to restore Israel for the sake of His own name, not their faithfulness, is far more assuring than it first sounds — the same ground of assurance believers have in Christ rather than in their own performance, per Colossians 2.

Covers Colossians 4

How Paul's description of Epaphras at the close of Colossians 4 — always struggling and working hard in prayer for others — exposes a casual approach to prayer and stirs a longing for that same passion and intensity.

Covers Leviticus 3 · Colossians 4

How burning offerings rather than leaving them out for the deity proclaimed that Yahweh is uncontained and wholly other than the gods of the nations — paired with Colossians 4, arguing right belief drives right action and that maturity comes from grounding in Christ, not controlling sin.