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NOVEMBER 12 Reading 316 LIFE IN CHRIST Colossians 2 “So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in Him, rooted and built up in Him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness” (Col. 2:6–7).Understand life in Christ and we won’t be taken in by substitutesContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

Colossians NOVEMBER 11 Reading 315 CHRIST SUPREME Colossians 1 “He is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything He might have the supremacy” (Col. 1:18).Without Christ, Christianity is nothing. Background The Colossian heresy. Features of the heresy that was corrupting the church at Colosse have been deduced from Paul’sContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

Colossians INTRODUCTION Colossians is one of four letters Paul wrote from prison in Rome, about A.D. 61. This letter has a sharp focus: Paul wrote to combat a peculiar heresy that seemed to blend occult superstition with a “hollow and deceptive philosophy” (2:8). The effect of the heresy was to rob Christ of His centralContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

NOVEMBER 10 Reading 314 CONTENT WITH CHRIST Philippians 4 “I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances” (Phil. 4:11).When you have it all, more means little. Overview Paul exhorted his friends (4:1–9), put their gift to him in unique perspective (vv. 10–20), and added final greetings (vv. 21–23). Understanding the Text “Therefore . .Continue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

NOVEMBER 9 Reading 313 TO KNOW CHRIST Philippians 3 “I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord” (Phil. 3:8).Power for living as well as salvation is to be found in Christ alone. Overview Paul had abandoned confidence in his own works (3:1–6) to trust Christ completely (vv.Continue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”