Look at the Book

In his glorious letter to the Colossians, what was the most foundational truth Paul wanted to communicate?

What do Paul’s final words in the letter to the Colossians reveal about his priorities and about his deep affection for the saints in that city?

Christians should labor in prayer. They should be like athletes in prayer who struggle for the glory of God and the good of others.

How do the greetings in Paul’s letters serve the connectedness of the church? And how might Christians better greet one another in Christ today?

In the providence of God, even the events that we view as obstacles work to advance the gospel. God turns barriers into blessings.

What does it mean to have your speech seasoned with salt? Salt-seasoned words reveal the gospel of grace to those who have not yet tasted it.

How should Christians pray for preachers of the gospel? Pray that God would open doors for his word to be proclaimed boldly and fruitfully.

What should characterize the Christian prayer life? Steadfastness, watchfulness, and thanksgiving.

Paul leaves the shell of slavery in place, but guts it from the inside. How then should Christians today orient to slavery?

All Christian work is done for the Lord. No matter where you work or what you do for work, “Christ is your Lord, not any man.”

If perfect love casts out fear, what does it mean to fear the Lord, and how does that motivate sincere obedience?

People-pleasing is evil because it’s born of a duplicitous heart. But is there such a thing as good people-pleasing?

Wives, children, citizens, church members, and slaves first submit to God, and then for his sake, submit to human authorities.

Christians should aim to think about everything in light of Scripture. How then should Christians think about slavery?

Fathers, do not discourage your children with excessive demands. Instead, encourage your kids by teaching them to hope in God.

Why should parents diligently teach their children to obey? Because the Lord takes delight in the glad-hearted obedience of children.

What does it mean for a husband to become embittered toward his wife? How can we overcome such bitterness?

Wives who trust the Lord are fearless. How does this confidence in Christ affect how they relate to their earthly husbands?

God saw his created order for marriage as good. What order did he intend, and why do godly women joyfully submit to their husbands?

Why should Christian wives submit to their husbands? What does it mean for a wife to submit to her husband “as is fitting in the Lord”?

We do not belong to this world, nor to the things of this world. How then shall we live out our time in this world?

How we speak and act reflects something about our King. What tangible effect has that had on your Christian life?

Does it really matter if we sing in the Christian life or not? Could we really be spiritually stunted if we refuse to greet one another with songs?

Everyone lives by a rule. How can the “peace of Christ” rule in our hearts, homes, and communities?

Panic often prevents peace. In a world lacking calmness, what does it mean to be called to the peace of Christ?

God calls us to marvel at Christ’s love which forgives and renews us. How does this fascination functionally change how we live?

The bite of others’ sin hurts more when repentance never comes. How do Christians become long-suffering in relationships?

You need biblical bowels. What on earth are those, and how does a Christian embrace this unusual command?

What difference does it make in our actual lives as Christians to know ourselves as chosen, holy, and loved by God?

The alternative to ethnic strife that divides the world is a Christ-centered, Christ-empowered love that unites his people.

If we functionally replace God from the center of our lives with some other god, we cannot be people of the truth.

Anger boils when our cravings are denied. The new man in Christ must put away all unrighteous anger and replace it with grateful joy.

If Christians are safe from God’s wrath, why does God warn them about it?

How do we gain victory over a sin that continually tempts us with the promise of pleasure?

How do we know what a biblical author means when he uses words that we almost never use?

Paul seems extremely shy to mention the Spirit in Colossians. He does so explicitly only once. Why might that be?

When sinfulness remains and newness of life delays, how should Christians make sense of it all?

Nothing on earth can compete with the worth of Christ, so we are called to seek him with all our hearts and minds.

Grace upon grace, resurrection from the dead, transformation into unimaginable glory, and the unceasing company of our Lord — can you imagine?

One day we will all shine like the sun. What will our now-hidden lives look like on that day?

Christ is our life now, but how do we experience that life? Scripture illuminates how this life flows to Christians through faith.

Why is it significant that Jesus sits at the right hand of God? Exult in the current physical location of Christ.

Satan entices us to believe that our sin defines us. How does unity with Christ forever change the way we battle that lie?

Death precedes true life. Christ exemplifies this, and we follow in his footsteps. How should this change how we live?

Christ calls his disciples to be doers of the word, not hearers only. How does our union with Christ relate to obeying his commands?

Christians have died to man-made worship and any religious effort that would try to commend them to God apart from Christ.

God has provided one Mediator between God and man, and he is far greater than any heavenly or fallen angel.

If Christianity is rooted in the Old Testament, why are Christians not keeping so much of what God commanded there?

Through his crucifixion, Christ silenced the accuser, nullified the terror of death, and delivered sinners from the dominion of sin.

Does it satisfy the standards of God’s justice for an innocent one to die for the guilty?