Daily Meditations on the Bible / We stand with Israel
…[clothe yourselves with] …compassion …
Summary: God’s Word is amazingly consistent in every way. Compassion has something very much in common with faith; both require deeds to become real.
The first piece of spiritual “clothing” that Paul wants us to put on is compassion.
“Compassion” is a word that describes the feelings of pity and sympathy we have for people who are suffering. The Greek word Paul used takes this concept even further.
Continue reading “Colossians 3:12c – Doing Compassion”
Here there is no Gentile or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all.
Summary: There is a place that is not a place where God wants us to be. When we get there, we discover that our differences are not what we thought they were.
There is a place where hate and division do not exist. It is not a physical place, although you might say the place Paul is talking about is in the physical place we live.
Where is this place within a place?
Continue reading “Colossians 3:11 – A Place Called “Here””For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse, as it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”
Summary: Following the Law is like following God and doing everything he does just like he does it.
Continue reading “Galatians 3:10 – His Name is Jesus”