The Bible declares two mysteries –the mystery of iniquity and the mystery of Godliness. The phrase, “mystery of iniquity,” is mentioned only one time and only in the KJV. “For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. 2 Thessalonians 2:7 … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 24th of February 2026 Read Colossians 1:24-25. What does Paul say about his suffering for Christ’s sake? Though Paul wrote Colossians while under house arrest in Rome, perhaps his greatest suffering came from not being able to labor intensively from place to place and house to house, as he had done … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Monday 23rd of February 2026 Read Colossians 1:23 (NKJV). What do you think Paul means by remaining “grounded and steadfast” in the faith? (See also Colossians 2:5 and Ephesians 3:17.) There are four different types of “if” statements in Greek, each with different nuances. The one with which Colossians 1:23 begins assumes … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sunday 22nd of February 2026 Read Colossians 1:21-22. What is Paul alluding to with his reference to alienation and being enemies? And what is the expected end result of Christ’s death (see also Ephesians 5:27)? Paul has always painted a dark picture of humanity, at least humanity apart from the righteousness of … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 21st of February 2026 Read for This Week’s Study Colossians 1:20-29, Ephesians 5:27, Ephesians 3:17, Romans 8:18, Ephesians 1:7-10, Ephesians 3:3-6, Proverbs 14:12. Memory Text: “For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him” (2 … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Friday 20th of February 2026 Further Thought “A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic—on a level with the man who says he is a poached egg—or else he would be the … Continue reading –>
Introduction: Put on your “memory cap” to recall our first two lessons in this series. We studied the introductions to both Philippians and Colossians. Recall that Paul started his letter to the Philippians by humbly saying that he was a servant. He sounded quite different to the Colossians by describing himself as an apostle. We … Continue reading –>
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Continue reading -->Daily Lesson for Thursday 19th of February 2026 Read Colossians 1:19-20. What is this reconciliation that comes through the Cross, and how comprehensive is it? Paul uses a very interesting expression in Greek to culminate his description of Jesus, obliquely pointing back to the Father, who was mentioned in Colossians 1:12. It is His fullness … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 18th of February 2026 Read Colossians 1:18. What is the connection between the idea of Christ as the head and Him as the “beginning”? In Hebrew the words for head (roʾš) and beginning (rēʾšît) are related. The first instance of the latter word in Scripture is in Genesis 1:1: “In the … Continue reading –>
