New Testament – Page 40 – A Thimble-full of Theology for Daily Living

Holy Company – Colossians 3:1-4

Project Life Mastery has this as its main principle: “Surround yourself with people that reflect who you want to be and how you want to feel. Energies are contagious.” In answer to the question, “Do

Elemental Spirits – Colossians 2:20-23

In the Wikipedia article on asceticism it describes it this way: “Asceticism is a lifestyle characterized by abstinence from sensual pleasures, often for the purpose of pursuing spiritual goals.

Knowledge as Salvation a Heresy – Colossians 2:15-19

In an ancient text, Pistis Sophia, possibly written between the 3rd and 4th centuries AD, the risen Jesus had spent eleven years speaking with his disciples, teaching them only the lower mysteries. After

Don’t Abandon This Gospel – Colossians 2:6-15

It is so tempting to abandon or water down the true gospel message of Christ. Human ingenuity always thinks it has a better idea of how to live out God’s plan. Sometimes we get too focused on one

Struggle for the Church – Colossians 2:1-5

Nothing brings me greater joy than to see the church I love recovering from a period of disorder and even a failure of love. No one that I know of wrote an epistle to this church to help it get back on

Keeping the Edge – Colossians 1:24-29

I told someone recently that I felt I had lost my “edge” as a servant of Christ, only to realize once I said it that this implied that my service before was effective because of my edge, because

Hostile in Mind Again? – Colossians 1:21-23

Charles Templeton was an associate of Billy Graham who came to doubt Christianity to the point that he left the Graham ministry and became an atheist. He had preached the same gospel Billy preached but

Firstborn of All Creation – Colossians 1:15-20

In my several conversations with Jehovah’s Witnesses (see here for an example, but be warned, it’s long) it is inevitable that they get to their focus on Jesus not being God, but God’s

Prayer to Endure with Joy – Colossians 1:9-14

Does it matter whether people pray for us to be faithful Christians? If it doesn’t then there is no need to pray. Hasn’t God promised that believers will persevere in the faith? Yes, but He

Holding to the Truth – Colossians 1:3-8

Christians are rightly concerned about true doctrine. A friend recently told me that another friend had declared his opposition to some biblical truths. If someone has compromised the gospel, or if a church

Being an Apostolic Church – Colossians 1:1,2

Why do we have churches that describe themselves as apostolic, or church of Christ, or with unusual names like Beaver Lick, I Am That I Am, Flippin Church of God, Boring United Methodist, Half Way Baptist,

The True Standard – 2 Peter 3:14-18

Jesus chose twelve of his disciples to be apostles, that is, ones especially trained and equipped to be his authoritative representatives. They would be the touchstones of the truth. Jesus knew his message

How God Measures Time – 2 Peter 3:8-13

How does God measure time? How do we measure it? Time is a crazy thing. We talk about it running slow at times and at others running fast. Is it really? No, but our perception of it changes depending on

Where Is the Promise of His Coming – 2 Peter 3:1-7

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I watched a video from the Afrikan Village and Cultural center designed to free me and empower me and help me reclaim my greatness. You may not want to listen to it because it is over an hour long, but

Look Great, Taste Terrible – 2 Peter 2:17-22

Many years ago in my first and last attempt at being a vegetable gardener I planted radish seeds (I loved radishes then and now, but they no longer love me back). When we harvested our radishes they looked

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