Spanish Sermons in Colossians

These final greetings and remarks are important because they remind us that what Paul wrote about he also lived out amongst a group of real people.

This passage gives us two simple commands: persist in prayer; and walk in wisdom towards outsiders.

Paul encourages people in servitude to work hard from the heart, not to please men, but to please God because we all serve Lord Christ.

Paul puts the spotlight on the homes and families of the Colossians

When we are raised with Christ our clothes change and the old way of thinking and living no longer fits with our new moral attire

Paul uses the analogy of dressing to tell us to take off sinful passions and practices and to no longer wear them

Paul tells the Colossians that they don't need to look for anything other than Christ who for them is a stream of living water

Central to this passage is the mystery of Christ and the glory of Christ that is to be revealed.

We increase in the knowledge of God as we grasp more and more deeply the identity and preeminence of Christ and who we are in him.

Paul's prayer here is modeling for us how we ought to pray for one another

As we consider this text the question we need to ask is: Are we increasing in our faith in Christ and in our love for all the saints?

There is no such thing as progressive Christians; they are not Christians. Christ remains the same, so there is no progress to be made in morality or the doctrine of Christ.