LIFE IN CHRISTColossians 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 substitutes for true spirituality. OverviewItContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”
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The 365-Day Devotional Commentary
Colossians INTRODUCTIONColossians 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 central roleContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”
The 365-Day Devotional Commentary
Titus INTRODUCTIONThis brief letter to one of Paul’s young associates was probably written shortly after Paul’s release from prison in Rome, in A.D. 62 or 63. It was intended to guide Titus on his mission to correct faults in the churches of Crete. The letter is practical, and emphasizes the essential link between doctrine andContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”
The 365-Day Devotional Commentary
THE FALL OF THE NORTH2 Kings 14–17 “The king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath and Sepharvaim and settled them in the towns of Samaria to replace the Israelites” (2 Kings 17:24). The unbroken succession of wicked kings wore away the religious and moral foundations of Israel, and led inexorably to theContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”
The 365-Day Devotional Commentary
WARS AND REVIVAL1 Kings 15–16 “Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as his father David had done” (1 Kings 15:11). Corrupt leadership brings strife and suffering. Relief is found only in a return to the Lord. BackgroundThe following chart shows the years these chapters cover and the reigns of theContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”
