Before he returned to his Father, Jesus told his followers to wait in Jerusalem until they received the promised Holy Spirit. About a week later, as recorded in Acts 2:1-24, Jesus poured on his Spirit on his people, and they began to proclaim the mighty deeds of God in different languages. After some from the crowd made fun of them, Peter explained that the gift of the Spirit indicated that the last days had arrived!
In the lives of the ones mentioned in the final greetings of Colossians, we see evidence of God’s abundant grace, which is available to...
The model described in Colossians 4:2-6 of ministry to those outside the church is very simple: pray, walk, and talk.
Not only are believers in Jesus justified before God, but we also have peace, grace, hope, love, reconciliation, and salvation.
