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Two enemies of the evangelical church today are intellectualism and legalism. The former exalts the mind to the exclusion of the heart, whereas the latter stresses outward conformity rather than inward transformation. Gnosticism elevates knowledge above faith, while ecclesiastical traditionalism suppresses grace with laws. In most situations, these errors are found separately; however, they were...

B. Archippus (4:17) Five truths about his life can be learned from this verse. First, his name means “horse ruler” (Archippōi). Paul called Archippus a “fellowsoldier” (Philem. 2). He may have been the natural son of Philemon and Apphia (Philem. 1–2). Quite possibly, he might have been the pastor of the Colossian church in the absence of Epaphras. This church met in the house of Philemon (Philem. 2). Second, Archippus was responsible to the church. Paul gave instructions to the church to speak to
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