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 “in chains.” He pleaded that they would be careful in their own interactions with unbelievers, so that they […]
Chapter four picks up on John’s mention of the Holy Spirit in 1 John 3:24. Paul wrote that the Spirit is God’s 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 Paul’s 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 “sister, brother, others”) than in any of his other letters. This is interesting given the fact that he had never yet been there, yet
