1. Thanks for the Colossians’ faith (3-8)

2. What was Paul’s prayer for the Colossians?

3. (Colossians 3:13) Do we not need such patience?

4. “Clothe yourselves with . . . kindness, humility, mildness, and patience.” —Colossians 3:12

5. “Be harmoniously joined together in love.” —COLOSSIANS 2:2.

6. Perhaps some Colossians needed to progress in this regard.

7. “Let your words always be gracious.” —Colossians 4:6

8. (Colossians 3:15) Are we not free moral agents?

9. —Based on Acts, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Philemon, 1 John, Revelation.

10. 21 Why does Colossians come after Ephesians in the Canon?

11. 2 Why does Colossians come after Ephesians in the Canon?

12. (b) How does the book of Colossians reflect loving interest?

13. 15 Of course Colossians doesn't come before Ephesians even though I'm saying it was written before it, and why does Colossians come after Ephesians in the Canon?

14. 4. (a) Under what circumstances did Paul write to the Colossians?

15. Colossians 3 1 Thessalonians 1 Colossians 4 Darby Translation (DARBY) 4 Masters, give to Bondmen what is just and fair, knowing that *ye* also have a Master in [the] heavens

16. (Colossians 2:18, 23) Jesus pointed to examples of such false humility.

17. Yet God holds the husband primarily accountable for the family. —Colossians 3:18, 19.

18. (Colossians 3:19) Both should remember that “an answer, when mild, turns away rage.”

19. That’s why Paul says in Colossians 3:5 that Covetousness is idolatry.

20. Colossians 2:23 These rules have indeed an appearance of wisdom /a/Ascetic.htm - …

21. 21 I think a different disciple came around, knew about the letter to the Colossians, used Colossians as a model,and then wrote the letter to the Ephesians as another pseudonymous letter.

22. (Matthew 24:45-47; Colossians 1:18) But how can one identify God’s channel of instruction?

23. (Colossians 2:20-23) His sad-faced appearance was carefully designed to emit a false piety.

24. I would like to share with you this thought at Colossians 3:12-14.”

25. Highlights From the Letters to the Galatians, the Ephesians, the Philippians, and the Colossians

26. (Colossians 4:6) Our words should be like “apples of gold in silver carvings.”

27. 23 The two that are the most debated probably now are Colossians and Ephesians.

28. 13 In Colossians and Ephesians there is clearly a patriarchal household structure that's hierarchical.

29. Unlike animals, they can choose not to act on their impulses. —Colossians 3:5.[

30. (Colossians 1:18) We know, from experience, that he is a real, active Head.

31. (Colossians 1:6, 23) The road system had a role in making that possible.

32. “Whatever you are doing, work at it whole-souled as to Jehovah.”—Colossians 3:23.

33. (Colossians 2:14) There is no record that early Christians burned incense for religious purposes.

34. (Proverbs 22:15) Yet, discipline should never be harsh or cruel. —Read Colossians 3:21.

35. What did Jesus do in heaven before he came to earth? —Colossians 1:15-17.

36. “Clothe yourselves with the tender affections of compassion, kindness, humility, mildness, and patience.” —Colossians 3:12.

37. (Colossians 4:14) Perhaps during their travels together, the apostle Paul benefited from Luke’s medical expertise.

38. (Colossians 4:12) The word rendered “exerting” can suggest “struggling,” as by a gymnast in the ancient games.

39. Jehovah’s Word Is Alive —Highlights From the Letters to the Galatians, the Ephesians, the Philippians, and the Colossians

40. However, love, mutual respect, and trust will make counsel easier to give and to take. —Colossians 3:14.

41. (Colossians 1:9, 10) We can take care of our spiritual appearance in two main ways.

42. “Do not be exasperating your children, so that they do not become downhearted.” —Colossians 3:21

43. 8 Number one, ; I said Colossians and Ephesians both have realized eschatology; Paul has reserved eschatology.

44. (Colossians 3:18) Her willing subjection to her husband is thus an expression of her godly devotion.

45. (Colossians 3:14, 15) A peaceful spirit and heartfelt love cannot fail to bind a family together.

46. (Matthew 10:16-20; Colossians 4:6) Paul courageously spoke about God’s reminders to first-century rulers.

47. 7 And Ephesians is written by another disciple of Paul using Colossians and Paul's letters as models.

48. 5 Already in Colossians and Ephesians they set up the household in a clear hierarchical patriarchal situation.

49. (Colossians 3:13, 14) Love “does not keep account of the injury,” states 1 Corinthians 13:5.

50. 5. (a) According to Colossians 1:18, what is the relationship of Jesus Christ to the congregation?

51. Colossians 3:21 states: “Do not be exasperating your children, so that they do not become downhearted.”

52. Yet, how easily those expressions of humility can choke in the throat! —Colossians 3:12-14, 18.

53. Greetings from Aristarchus are conveyed in Paul’s letters to the Colossians (4:10) and Philemon (23, 24).

54. (Colossians 3:14) When religions get involved in politics, the result is often division among their members.

55. (Colossians 3:13) When we are forgiving, we help to maintain the precious unity of Jehovah’s organization.

56. (Colossians 3:14) It often includes friendship, but the bonds of love are stronger than those of friendship.

57. (Colossians 3:15) On one occasion, Jesus Christ accepted perfumed oil that likely cost the giver nearly a year’s wages.

58. (Colossians 1:15, 16) Out of it all, though, Jesus became “especially fond of” humankind. —Proverbs 8:31.

59. (Colossians 2:20-22) Paul warned against philosophy that was part of “the elementary things of the world.”

60. BIBLE PRINCIPLE: “Clothe yourselves with the tender affections of compassion, kindness, humility, mildness, and patience.” —Colossians 3:12.

61. (Colossians 1:28) They were willing to suffer for a cause they knew to be founded on truth.

62. (Proverbs 19:11; Colossians 3:13) Avoid getting bogged down in “debates about words” and “violent disputes about trifles.”

63. (Acts 5:41; Colossians 3:4) At death it is sown “a physical body” and raised “a spiritual body.”

64. (Colossians 4:10, 11) Along with all these faithful ones, there were the better-known Timothy and Luke, as well as Demas, who later, for love of the world, abandoned Paul. —Colossians 1:1; 4:14; 2 Timothy 4:10; Philemon 24.

65. (Colossians 2:16, 17; Hebrews 10:1) They contained foregleams of the outworking of Jehovah’s purpose for the Seed.

66. He, in turn, entrusts the congregation to the care of experienced men. —Ephesians 5:23-27; Colossians 1:13.

67. The tender and trusting hearts of children are especially vulnerable to the crushing effects of abusive speech. —Colossians 3:21.

68. According to Colossians 3:9-13, what are the steps that need to be taken toward the attainment of love?

69. Surely with this forgiving spirit, we can maintain the unity and the holiness of the congregation.—Colossians 3:12-15.

70. It’s a skill that will serve him or her well in adulthood. —Colossians 3:5; 1 Thessalonians 4:3-6.

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72. 30 If you noticed the Colossians sentence was long but it was not nearly as elaborate as that Ephesians sentence,right?

73. (Colossians 3:20) It is your responsibility as a parent to train your child to love Jehovah and to become a responsible adult.

74. Responsible shepherds may be used to correct matters that may need to be readjusted. —Psalm 43:5; Colossians 1:18; Titus 1:5.

75. (Colossians 3:8) He also said that “obscene jesting” should “not even be mentioned among” true Christians. —Ephesians 5:3, 4.

76. (Colossians 2:6, 7) Remember that the traveling overseer is a “genuine yokefellow,” not a master over the faith of others.

77. “Strip off the old personality with its practices” —wrath, anger, badness, abusive speech, obscene talk, and lying. —Colossians 3:8, 9

78. * (Acts 20:4; Philippians 1:1; Colossians 1:1; Philemon 1) Paul was planning to send Timothy from Rome to Philippi.

79. (Colossians 3:5-10) For followers of Jesus, the Bible is not an unused book that gathers dust on a shelf.

80. All Christians must prepare themselves to resist such an onslaught and the peer pressure associated with it. —Read Colossians 2:8.