Surely that speaks to the heart of one of the great purposes of Colossians: Colossians is a kick in the pants to live pure lives in Christ!!!! ~ A life worthy of our Savior who died for our sins and was raised from the dead. Go forward in Christ! The car of faith goes forward or reverse… Are you striving for greater things, greater understanding, greater awareness, greater strength… or you are going backwards…
Paul writes to the church at Colossae. Interesting he has the same desire for Laodicea down the road (READ Col. 2:1). “Contending” he says in the NIV. My paraphrase is a Kick in the Pants. The fact that he has the same desire for at least these two churches shows this is a general letter, and in a very real sense is written directly to us. Paul has much to commend of the Colossians, but he has a fear they may be slipping into the reverse gear. You go forward or backward in faith, those are the only choices. You are growing in Christ, or…