Loading…

Stand Perfect in Wisdom: An Exposition of Colossians & Philemon is unavailable, but you can change that!

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...

2. Their love Faith in God and love for God’s children always go together. John wrote: “And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment” (1 John 3:23). Note the order. Faith comes first, then love. Vertical faith precedes horizontal love, because love is the outworking of faith. Paul asserted that faith “worketh by love” (Gal. 5:6). Two observations about the Colossians’ love are set forth. First, it was divinely
Page 34
Buy this book at Logos.com