“For
God wanted them to know that the riches and glory of Christ are for you
Gentiles, too. And this is the secret: Christ lives in you. This gives you
assurance of sharing his glory.”
Colossians
1:27 New
Living Translation
The Apostle Paul never visited Colossae. The Colossian church was
founded by Epaphras & other converts from his missionary travels. The
congregation was made up of Gentiles. False teaching had crept into the church
in Colossae, so when word of this issue reached Paul, who was imprisoned in
Rome at that time, he wrote this letter. His basic theme was to present to them
the complete supremacy of Christ. The heretics were pushing a teaching where
only a select few were privileged enough to know God’s greatest secrets.
Since the Jews rejected their Messiah, not
realizing who he was, that opened the door for non-Jews to be grafted into the
family of God (Romans 11:11-24). Paul not only points that out to the Colossians, but reveals
the true secret of God which really isn’t a secret at all; Christ lives in you.
That was true for the believers in Colossae as well as for all believers since
then. Christ lives in all true believers in the form of the Holy Spirit. All 3
parts of the Holy Trinity are active in a believer’s life.
For the sake of
clarity, for me a ‘true’ believer is one who has committed his life to Christ
and seeks to please God with his thoughts, words & actions. Too many people
call themselves Christians, but are in reality are only giving lip service. The
Lord with sort such things out on the last day. Until that time we are to be
diligent in our commitment to God. Our eternal destination depends on it. Until
next time, walk with the King and be a blessing!
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