Colossians 4:14

The line of righteousness and justice [Isa 28:17] stretched forth over all merchants, &c. And an exhortation unto all Friends and people whatsoever, who are merchants, tradesmen, husbandmen, or seamen, who deal in merchandise, trade in buying and selling by sea or land, or deal in husbandry, that ye... Read More

Blessed are all those whose minds are stayed upon the Lord, for they shall be kept in perfect peace [Isa 26:3]; so where the mind is stayed upon the Lord, there is a perfect peace; for it is a whole peace, which cannot be broken. So here is not only a perfect peace, but a blessing; a perfect peace w... Read More

The CAUSE OF GOD AND TRUTH. Part 1 Section 44—1 Timothy 1:19, 20. Holding faith and a good conscience, which some having put away, concerning faith have made shipwreck; of whom is Hymeneus and A1exander. Among the instances of the saints’ apostasy, stand, I. Hymeneus, Alexander,[1] and their associa... Read More

Tomorrow’s Evangelism Today By Paris Reidhead* Will you turn, please, to Colossians, Chapter 3. Some weeks ago, we used this Scripture; but I believe it is a mine of truth, and it has rich meaning for us tonight. Colossians, the 3rd Chapter, and I shall begin reading with the 16th verse and read jus... Read More

Jude 1:11 Woe to them! For they have gone the way of Cain, and for pay they have rushed headlong into the error of Balaam, and perished in the rebellion of Korah: ouai autois hoti te hodo tou Kain eporeuthesan (3PAPI) kai te plane tou Balaam misthou executhesan (3PAPI) kai te antilogia tou Kore apol... Read More

II Tim.1:15, “…all they which are in Asia be turned away from me;” This Second Epistle to Timothy is the last letter of Paul the apostle. This old warrior of the cross was like a colossal eagle ascending into the very heights of the heavens, from which vantage point he can behold all earthly things ... Read More

The Church in Action #1 Facts about Acts The ancients frequently marked the graves of their dead with the symbol of a broken pillar. By this they expressed a sense of incompleteness in the life and work of the dead person. When a biography ends in a tomb often a man’s work is buried with him. Howeve... Read More

"A faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord" (Col. 4:7). We have had the picture of Christ and of the Christian in Colossians. Now let us study the composite portrait of the Christian worker as presented in the different ideals set forth in this delightful apostolic letter. One of the highes... Read More

Beloved (27) (agapetos from agapao = to love, agape = unconditional love borne by Spirit - Gal 5:22-) means beloved, dear, very much loved. Agapetos describes the love of another, this love being called out of the "giver's" heart by preciousness of the recipient of the love (the "beloved'). Agapetos... Read More

Griefs (3601)(odune) literally describes physical pain, but is used only figuratively in the two NT occurrences to describe a state of severe emotional distress and/or intense anxiety. Odune implies severe anguish of one's heart as the result of deep sorrow. Sorrow, torment, grief, pain, distress of... Read More