Today’s passage: Colossians 2:1-5
Helpful thoughts:
- Laodicea (Revelation 3:14-22) was only nine miles away from Colossae.
- If you really want to know the deep mysteries of God, look no further than Jesus Christ!
- The false teachers of the day would offer people deeper understanding and knowledge than what they were receiving through the Scriptures and the teaching of the Apostles. But in truth, in Jesus “are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.”
- The church may have wanted Paul to be present with them, but they had something even better than the knowledge of Paul, they had the Word of God!
- Even 2,000 years later, we might think those who were alive in the first century had it better, but we have such amazing access to the whole of the Scriptures! They were hearing and seeing things in real time…we have the Spirit-inspired historical account and God’s description and explanations. We are truly blessed to have the whole counsel of God’s Word.
Questions to consider:
- What does the mention of the church in Laodicea and what we know about them from Revelation 3 bring to your mind? What must churches do to remain healthy? What was Paul telling the church in Colossae to focus on to remain grounded and healthy?
- In what ways are the writings of the Scriptures even better than being a eye-witness to the events of the life of Christ? What limitations would people have had if they were in the crowd at one of Jesus’ teachings or miracles?
- How should the vast access we have to the Scriptures today affect our knowledge of the Word of God? Or, simply put, why should you read and study the Scriptures faithfully?