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
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