Hummer Mena

Going through the Book of Philippians.

Called to be set-apart as Lights and Shine in our Christian Conduct.

Meditation of Psalm 51

The Psalms

Continued teaching,  through the Book of Philippians

The Letter to the Colossians

Looking at the verses (9-14)

9 For this reason also, since the day we heard of it, we have not ceased to pray for you and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, 10 so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; 11 strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for the attaining of all steadfastness and patience; joyously 12 giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in Light.

13 For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

Praying, Interceding, and allowing the Gospel to shape our lives

Book of Colossians Chapter 1

Going Through the Book of Colossians

Exalting Christ, Supremacy of Christ, Preeminence of Christ

Paul's purpose is to refute the Colossian heresy. To accomplish this goal,   he exalts Christ as the very image of God (1:15), the Creator (1:16), the preexistent sustainer of all things (1:17), the head of the church (1:18), the first to be resurrected (1:18), the fullness of deity in bodily form (1:19; 2:9) and   the reconciler (1:20-22). Thus Christ is completely adequate. We "have been   given fullness in Christ" (2:10). On the other hand, the Colossian heresy was   altogether inadequate. It was a hollow and deceptive philosophy (2:8), lacking   any ability to restrain the old sinful nature (2:23).

The theme of Colossians is the complete adequacy of Christ as contrasted   with the emptiness of mere human philosophy.