What practical difference is your faith in Christ making in your home? The post Colossians, Part 7: The Christian Family appeared first on Reston Bible Church.

A primary tactic of the enemy, our flesh, and the fallen world is to use shreds of truth to lead us to false solutions. Only Jesus Christ has the true right, power, and authority to bestow, form, and shape our identity. The post Colossians, Part 6: Identity in Christ appeared first on Reston Bible Church.

Paul admonished the Colossians to stop letting deceptive philosophies infiltrate the church that are human-focused, not God-focused. The primary threat to the church today is the same threat that it was to the church in the first century. Truth is not found within us, but within God's Word. The post Colossians, Part 5: Deceptive Philosophies appeared first on Reston Bible Church.

If you are a follower of Jesus Christ, then the indwelling presence of God in you is the down payment for the full measure of glory that you will receive when you get to your hope. The post Colossians, Part 4: Christ In You, The Hope of Glory appeared first on Reston Bible Church.

Why is it so important that we intimately know who Jesus is? Because the one whose power and glory and majesty is so far beyond what our minds can comprehend and grasp, He came for us, to reconcile us to God. We must never forget who He is and what He has done. The post Colossians, Part 3: Knowing the True Christ appeared first on Reston Bible Church.

Eternal hope leads to faith and love, building a foundation to know God’s will through spiritual wisdom and knowledge, resulting in a walk that, by His power, is characterized by endurance, patience, and joy. The post Colossians, Part 2: What it Means to Walk the Walk appeared first on Reston Bible Church.

We must shed the elementary and deceitful teachings of this world, knowing that Christ is supreme and sufficient. And then we must live that out in the diverse body that Jesus is creating. The post Colossians, Part 1: Background & Context appeared first on Reston Bible Church.

To read and understand the Bible, you must know the Author. Then you can approach the Word prayerfully, with a pure heart, and with all the reverence of approaching God Himself. The post The Authority of Scripture, Part 2 – God Speaks appeared first on Reston Bible Church.

There is no end to the depth of God's Word. It is a book that gives life to the human soul and spirit. So what blocks our desire to read it and learn from it? The post The Authority of Scripture, Part 1 – Wise Unto Salvation appeared first on Reston Bible Church.

What we think is very powerful, but there is a problem with our thinking because our minds are not, by nature, God-worshiping minds. They are self-worshiping minds. "The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace" (Romans 8:6). The post Thinking Matters appeared first on Reston Bible Church.