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Colossians: Do All Things As Unto the Lord

Submitting for the Benefit, Colossians 3:18-25

Submitting –  placing or arranging yourself to stand under the control of another, to yield

A Military Term

Willingly submitting for the benefit it brings

Christ submitting to Mary and Joseph, Luke 2:51

The flesh not willing to submit to the law of God, Romans 8:7

Israel not submitting to the righteousness from God, Romans 10:3

Submitting because of order or rank

The demons submitting to the name of Christ, Luke 10:17

All things will be brought into subjection to Christ, 1 Corinthians 15:28

Submitting to the Authorities of Human Institutions, 1 Peter 2:13-15

Within the Body of the Christ (The Church)

Submitting to each other, Ephesians 5:21

Expressing Love Towards Other Saints

Submitting to Those who Work and Labor in the Word, 1 Corinthians 16:16

Not Submitting to False Teaching, Galatians 2:5

Submitting with Respect, Ephesians 5:21

Unto Christ as The Head, Ephesians 5:24

Wives to Their Husbands, Colossians 3:18

They are to be subject to their own husband, not all men, Titus 2:5

As unto the Lord, Ephesians 5:22

Christ is the head of the Church, Ephesians 1:22-23

Marriage Represents the Mystery of Christ and the Church, Ephesians 5:32

As the Husband Expresses Love, Ephesians 5:28

She is not a Servant, but the Master of the House, 1 Timothy 5:14

Husbands to their Wives, Colossians 3:19

Seeking the Best for Them

Not being bitter towards your wife

Same word used for Wormwood in […]

Colossians: Do All Things As Unto the Lord2023-12-14T08:25:51-08:00

Revelation Casting Crowns

And the four living creatures, one against one having each six wings, out from encircled and within being full of eyes. And not having rest day and night, saying, “Holy, holy, holy, Lord the God, the Almighty, Who continually was, and Who is and Who is to come.” And whenever the living creatures gave glory and honor and thanks to the One seated upon the throne, the One living into the ages of the ages, the twenty-four elders fell down before the One seated upon the throne and worshiped the One who lives into the ages of the ages, and cast their crowns before the throne saying, Revelation 4:8-10

Revelation Casting Crowns2023-12-14T08:32:29-08:00

Why the Great Commission is not so Great

At the end of the book of Matthew it is recorded that Jesus instructed His disciples to go and make disciples. As a result of this command, this verse has been used as the battle cry for missionaries. Taking the gospel around the world! However, the verse does not actually say that, and when we understand what it in fact states, we see that the Great Commission diminishes what Jesus said.

From the ESV, although most modern translations are basically the same, Matthew 28:19 states, “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” This is basically the same translation as the King James version even though the ESV claims to take the original language into account. Why is this important? Let us walk through the original statement so we can see.

When it comes to translating Scripture from the original Greek, we need to pay attention to the type of verb that is being expressed. For commands, we typically find these in the imperative. Therefore, it is necessary, urgent, or required that we do the statement. In Matthew 28:19 “Go”, in our translations, is expressing an imperative. However, there is an issue with this, because the word for “go” is not in the imperative in the original language; rather, it is the word “make disciples” that is the imperative. So why does this matter? Well, you see, the disciples were not commanded to “Go”, they were commanded to “make disciples”. Is not the meaning basically the same? Actually, it is not. Let us look at the word “Go” and see. “Go” is not a normal verb, it is actually a participle. […]

Why the Great Commission is not so Great2023-12-14T08:35:56-08:00

Experiencing the Holy Spirit – The Ones Trying to Mimic

For indeed if one comes proclaiming a different Jesus whom we did not proclaim, or you receive a different spirit, which you did not receive, or a different gospel that you have not accepted – 2 Corinthians 11:4

Experiencing the Holy Spirit is a logical response from us as we identify and seek to fulfill the desires He gives us to live out who we are in Christ. This type of relationship is new, that is, it did not exist between God and humans prior to the creation of the Church. It requires us to pay attention to our desires and understand where they come from and their outcomes so we can discern what is God’s way, and stop being manipulated by our flesh and Satan.

The Spirit of the Truth Who the world does not have the ability to receive because it cannot watch Him, nor experientially know Him, but you experientially know Him because He abides alongside you and will be in you – John 14:17

Unfortunately, there are many today that teach contrary to this, trying to make our relationship with the Holy Spirit an emotional experience that is not based upon the truth. Remember, truth is not relative. There is only one truth, and it is not based upon how we feel or is changed because we don’t like it. As we read through Scripture, we see God interacting with people in ways that sometimes we would like to experience. He spoke with them, showed them signs, performed incredible miracles, raised the dead, healed the sick, and so many other direct, visible manifestations of who He is. However, this is not the type of relationship we have with God today, ours is […]

Experiencing the Holy Spirit – The Ones Trying to Mimic2023-12-14T08:38:41-08:00

Experiencing the Holy Spirit – Walking

I say, all of you walk by [the] Spirit and you will not bring to maturity the desires of the flesh – Galatians 5:16

Walking is a term used to describe how we generally manage our lives. Prior to being saved we walked according to the age of this world, which is a malignantly evil period. We had a lifestyle that was controlled by the futility of the mind.

in which once all of you walked according to the age of this world, according to the head of the authority of the air, the spirit now working in the sons of the disobedience – Ephesians 2:2

Therefore, I say and testify in the Lord, you are to no longer walk according to also the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their minds, Ephesians 4:17

Now we are God’s children and are to walk in the light. This is a lifestyle that rejects the works of the flesh and seeks to fulfil the desires of the Spirit so that we are fellowshipping with God.

If perhaps we should say that we are having fellowship with Him and we are walking in the darkness, we are lying and are not doing the truth. – 1 John 1:6

But if perhaps we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another and the blood of Jesus His Son keeps on cleaning us from all sin. – 1 John 1:7

We have a walk that is through faith, not through sight. This means we base our lifestyle upon the promise that God has given to us.

For we walk through faith, not through sight, 2 Corinthians 5:7

God […]

Experiencing the Holy Spirit – Walking2023-12-14T08:40:44-08:00
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