Chapter four closes this short letter with a series of final requests and a long list of personal greetings. In Colossians 4:2-6 Paul asked that they would continue to pray for his ministry, even while he was āin chains.ā He pleaded that they would be careful in their own interactions with unbelievers, so that they […]
Chapter four picks up on Johnās mention of the Holy Spirit in 1 John 3:24. Paul wrote that the Spirit is Godās seal of salvation (Ephesians 1:13-14) and assurance of our relationship with God (Romans 8:16); John agreed. The Spirit is the internal evidence of knowing God, while our obedience is the external (3:24). One
Chapter sixteen concludes this letter with Paulās traditional final greetings, yet it is significantly different from his other letters (Romans 16:1-16). Paul names more people (a total of 26 plus generic āsister, brother, othersā) than in any of his other letters. This is interesting given the fact that he had never yet been there, yet
