Jesus’ death on the cross is THE moment when the God, deeply offended by His people who were His rebel enemies, was satisfied, when the sins of His beloved fallen people were paid for fairly and finally.
Colossians is a simple book: Don’t let anything take you away from believing Christ, believing in Christ, in His finished work for you. Then live, filled with the love of God, against the backdrop of inside and outside sin and miseries, and let God’s love shine through you to everyone else.
Love is the character of God. It defines Him. God is love. It is not merely a fuzzy affection but rather a sacrificial action, myself for yourself. Believe in love!
The gospel is love story. God is loving us in Christ. Our lives affected by God’s love become love stories too. This week we look at loves positional characteristic: Love is humble or ’not proud.'
All false religion and even philosophical non religion is in some manner missing the fullness and enoughness of Jesus. Jesus is the fulfillment. There is no replacement.
Jesus, whose birth we celebrate this week, is the mystery of God to the people of the world. He is the person who delivers/saves His people from their sins. For unto us was born, this day, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
Colossians is a simple book addressing complex problems, belief problems. We get caught up into stuff, believing wrong, thinking wrong and when we do, we stumble all sorts of ways. How to prevent that.
