Time Well Spent Bible Study with Cornelius F. Warren

All is not well in Colossae. A heresy is growing that promotes empty ritual, useless asceticism, and false mysticism. In order to encourage the Colossians to hold to the truth, Paul refutes the heresy in a positive way – he shows them who Christ is. Christ as LORD of all gives complete salvation, and He is sufficient for every need. And if Christ is all and in all, then He should be in all we say, do, and think. So Paul encourages the Colossians to pursue a godly lifestyle befitting those whose real life is in Heaven with Christ. Join Pastor Cornelius F. Warren as he teaches.

As you know, many endangered species around the world face extinction unless there are concerted efforts to save them. But perhaps the most endangered species on the planet is the Christian home. Homes where the dad and mom are committed to each other in biblical love, where they are rearing their children to know and follow the Lord, are increasingly rare. But rather than a campaign to save this endangered species, the modern world seems bent on making it extinct. Movies, TV, and other media portray the family as any group of people, male or female, who live together. Traditional Christian families are an increasingly rare breed!

In our text, Colossians 3: 20-21, Paul shows how to preserve this vital but endangered species. His commands build on the two commands given to wives and husbands just before. The relationship between parents and children is built on a healthy, godly relationship between a husband and wife. If children see modeled before them a husband who sacrificially loves his wife and a wife who submissively respects her husband, they have the proper environment to live out the apostle’s command to them. Paul shows us that …

A Christian home should have obedient children and sensitive, encouraging parents.

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