One of the marks of genuine Christianity is love for those who share ‘like precious faith’. It is amazing to read in Paul’s letters that although he was often in great discomfort himself and suffering extremely adverse circumstances, his concern was always for those to whom he was writing. So it is here in Colossians; Paul wants to send two […]

There was a time in the ‘Christian’ west when virtually every home had a copy of the Bible and a large percentage of the population was familiar with some of its teaching. That is no longer the case. Not only do many people have no concept whatever of Biblical truth, they do not possess and never have possessed a copy […]

It is right and proper that Christians should pray for one another (Eph. 6:18; James 5:16, 1 Tim 2:1). One constant theme in Paul’s letters is his concern to pray for his fellow believers, especially for their growth in grace and in Christian character Col. 1:9 – 12. There is a considerable difference between the way that Paul prayed for […]