References:Christmas is a time to marvel at the mystery of God who came among us.John 1:1-3, 14 ESVἀρχή (ar-khay') - beginning, the first person or thing in a series, the leader, that by which anything begins ...

References:Col 4:2-6v 2 - προσκαρτερέω (pros-kar-ter-eh'-o) to be steadfastly attentive unto, to give unremitting care to a thing, built on a word that means “endure.”Acts 1:14; 2:42; Rom 12:12 (see esp. MSG)<...

References:Revisit Col 3:17 as an intro into this next sectionCol 3:18-4:1 - Relationships under the Lordship of ChristWives - ὑποτάσσω (hoop-ot-as'-so)Lk 2:51 (Jesus to parents); Eph 5:21 (husbands a...

References:Colossians 3:3-9Resurrection life is a stripping away of the old naturev. 5 - νεκρόω (nek-ro'-o) - “put to death the sinful nature.” Early onset rigor mortis of the flesh for the sake ...

References:Colossians 2:4-12v 4 - “so no one will deceive you” παραλογίζομαι to cheat by false reckoning, to deceive by false reasoning, to deceive, deludeWe can even deceive ourselves (Jas 1:22<...