Colossians 1:28-29 ESV
“28Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. 29For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.”
We Proclaim Jesus Christ
The “Him” being spoken of here is Jesus, the Christ, the
second person of our triune God – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. And the speaker
here is the apostle Paul, and he was writing to the faithful in Christ Jesus in
Colossae. But all of us who are followers of Christ are called of God to
proclaim the message of the gospel to the world and to be those who are helping
one another within the body of Christ to grow to spiritual maturity in Christ
in walks of obedience to our Lord and to no longer live as slaves to sin.
[Matthew 5:13-16;
Matthew 7:21-23; Matthew 28:18-20; Luke 9:23-26; John 4:31-38; John 10:27-30;
John 13:13-17; John 14:12; Acts 1:8; Acts 26:18; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14;
Romans 10:14-15; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians
5:3-14; Titus 2:11-14; 1 Peter 2:9,21,24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:1-6; 1
John 3:4-10]
Warning and Teaching Everyone
As followers of Christ, and as fellow laborers in sharing
with others the truth of the gospel of our salvation, we who are members of the
body of Christ, through biblical faith in Christ our Lord, are to be concerned
for and to care about our fellow Christians, that they walk faithfully with our
Lord in obedience to his commands, no longer as slaves to sin, but as servants
of righteousness in walks of surrender to the will of God for our lives. We are
to care more about their walks of faith than we care about how they treat us.
So, we are to speak the truth in love, one to the other,
based off the teachings of the Scriptures in their correct biblical context.
And we are to warn against false teachings and false teachers who lead people
astray to a different doctrine of salvation other than the one taught by Jesus
Christ, which is a lie they are spreading via their cunning, craftiness, and
deceitful scheming. We warn each other so that we all can grow together to
spiritual maturity in Christ, when each body part is given opportunity to do
their part.
Exhorting One Another Daily
We, as the body of Christ, are to be those who are letting
the Word of Christ dwell in us richly, teaching and admonishing one another in
all biblical wisdom, addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual
songs. We are to be exhorting one another every day so that none of us may be
hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. And we are to be gathering together daily
for mutual encouragement and edification in order to stir up one another to
love and good works (this can be done in person or virtually).
And sometimes this will involve us being used of God to help
restore a fellow Christian back to a right relationship with the Lord Jesus
after they have fallen into sin. And this could happen in person (male with
male, and female with female) or it could happen virtually through us sharing
with others on the internet how to be set free from slavery to sin, and how to
follow the Lord Jesus in obedience to his commands, all in the power of God, as
they submit to the Lordship of Christ and they put sin to death, by his Spirit.
No Less
An Original Work /
March 19, 2012
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
I can do no less
than praise You,
Lord, for all You’ve
done for me.
You died for my sins
to save me,
So I would be set
free.
I adore You! Lord, I
praise You!
Jesus, Savior, King
of kings!
You provided my
redemption.
Your grace has
pardoned me.
I can do no less
than serve You.
Lord, Your witness I
would be,
Telling others of
Your love,
And why You died on
that tree.
Tell of how You gave
of Your life,
So from sin we’d be
set free,
So we could worship
You forever,
And live eternally.
I can do no less
than love You,
Lord, for You have
first loved me.
You gave of Your
life so willing,
Because You cared
for me.
Turn from my sin!
Obey freely!
Live for You each
passing day.
Read Your word, and
follow Your lead,
Lord, as I humbly
pray.
Mature in Christ
An Original Work / June 26, 2026
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
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