Salutations, Col 4:12-18

In Paul’s salutations at the end of his epistle to the Colossians, we find some interesting tidbits in the things he wrote to those he mentioned.  He mentioned: Epaphras, a servant of Christ – Col 4:12-13 – Epaphras is also mentioned in Phm 23 as a fellow prisoner, in Col...

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Heating Up Lukewarm Christians, Rev 3:14-19

The illustration that God uses in Rev 3:16 to describe the lukewarm people of the church of the Laodiceans is a lukewarm beverage.  A hot beverage will naturally become lukewarm if it is not reheated.  I sometimes microwave coffee to keep it very hot while I’m drinking it.  Likewise, we...

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