{"product_id":"lets-study-colossians-and-philemon","title":"Let's Study Colossians and Philemon","description":"\u003cp\u003eAll too often Christians and churches are shaped by the latest ideas about Christianity instead of the timeless truths of the Bible which form its true foundation. Although what has become known as the ‘Colossian problem’ was tied to a particular place and time, the issues bound up with it have surfaced again and again throughout the ages – thus what was happening in Colossae in 60 A.D. has a lot to say to us in the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaul’s little letter to Philemon is intimately connected to Colossians, and is one of those often-overlooked gems of the Bible. The respective messages of these two letters are closely related, and some of what Paul had broadly set out to the Colossians is developed in detail in his letter to Philemon, who was a member of that church.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLet’s Study Colossians and Philemon\u003c\/em\u003e will help readers to see the horizons of both letters as extending to the church of all ages. Paul shows us that the acid test of the spiritual health of a church is whether or not Christ is at its heart – not just in some vague and general sense, but Christ in all his glory as he is set before us in God’s Word.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eColossians\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eMore than Just a Greeting (1:1-2)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCredit to Whom Alone It Is Due (1:3-8)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Prayer that Brings the Letter into Focus (1:9-14)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLord of the Cosmos, Head of the Church (1:15-20)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNo Greater Salvation (1:21-23)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRecognizing Faithful Ministry (1:24-29)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Goal of Faithful Ministry (2:1-5)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Heart and Soul of Genuine Faith (2:6-10)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Legal and Living Components of Salvation (2:11-15)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Key to Spiritual Growth and Progress (2:16-19)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eJoined to Jesus in His Death (2:20-23)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eJoined to Jesus in His Resurrection (3:1-4)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Drastic Side of Holiness (3:5-11)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCultivating a Life of Holiness – Together (3:12-17)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRelating to Others as We Relate to the Lord (3:18-4:1)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePraying and Living for What Matters Most (4:2-6)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eYou Are Not Alone! (4:7-18)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhilemon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eA Greeting, a Prayer, and the Key to the Letter (1-7)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn Appeal, an Argument, and their Underlying Motive (8-16)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Big Request and Its Even Bigger Horizons (17-25)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eEndorsement\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Mark Johnston’s \u003cem\u003eLet’s Study Colossians and Philemon\u003c\/em\u003e is packed tight with informed insight, clear and concise summaries of otherwise complex issues, and relevant and wide-ranging application. Designed to aid Bible Study, this book should prove a first choice resource. All who follow the author’s fast-flowing argument and analysis will find their heads cleared, their affections engaged and their hearts strengthened. I cannot commend it too highly. Essential reading.\" \u003cbr\u003e— DEREK W. H. THOMAS\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Banner of Truth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53009689608503,"sku":"fzw1789811455942","price":6.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0992\/8910\/4695\/files\/lets-study-colossians-and-philemon_1.jpg?v=1789811459","url":"https:\/\/effortlesschicclad.shop\/products\/lets-study-colossians-and-philemon","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}