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Colossians Chapter Four ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1) For what reason did Paul tell the master to provide their slaves with what is right and fair?
________________________________________________________________________________ Masters were to provide what was right and fair. Similarly today, employers should pay fair wages and treat their employees justly. And leaders should take care of their volunteers and not abuse them. If you have responsibility over others, make sure you do what is right and fair-you are accountable to your Master in heaven. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Further Instructions ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2) What does Paul say to devote yourselves to, what did Paul say to be, why did Paul ask the church to pray for them, for what reason did Paul want the church to pray that God may open a door for their message, and what did Paul want them to pray for?
________________________________________________________________________________ Have you ever grown tired of praying for
something or someone? Paul says we should "devote" ourselves to prayer and be
"watchful" in prayer. Our persistence is an expression of our faith that God
answers our prayers. Faith shouldn't die if the answers come slowly, for the
delay may be God's way of working his will in our lives. When you feel tired of
praying, know that God is present, always listening, always answering-maybe not
in ways you had hope, but in ways that he knows are best. 3) In what does Paul tell us to be wise, what does he say to make the most of, and why does he say to let our conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt?
________________________________________________________________________________ We should be wise in our contacts with
non-Christians ("outsiders"), making the most of our opportunities to tell them
the Good News of salvation. What opportunities do you have? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Final Greetings ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4) Who will tell all the news about Paul, who did Paul say Tychicus is, for what reason did Paul say he was sending Tychicus to the church in Colosse, what did Paul say Tychicus will encourage, and who is coming with Tychicus?
________________________________________________________________________________ Tychicus was one of Paul's personal representatives and probably the bearer of the letters to the Colossians and Ephesians (see also Ephesians 6:21, 22). He accompanied Paul to Jerusalem with the collection for the church (Acts 20:4). 5) Who sent the church their greetings, who did Paul say these men are, whom is always wrestling in prayer for the church, what does Epaphras pray for the church in Colosse, and what does Paul vouch about him (Epaphras)?
________________________________________________________________________________ Aristarchus was a Thessalonian who accompanied
Paul on his third missionary journey. He was with Paul in the riot at Ephesus
(Acts 19:29). He and Tychicus were with Paul in Greece (Acts 20:4). Aristarchus
went to Rome with Paul (Acts 27:2). Mark started out with Paul and Barnabas on
their first missionary journey (Acts 12:25), but he left in the middle of the
trip for unknown reasons (Acts 13:13). Barnabas and Mark were relatives, and
when Paul refused to take Mark on another journey, Barnabas and Mark journeyed
together to preach the Good News (Acts 15:37-41). Mark also worked with Peter
(Acts 12:12, 13; 1Peter 5:13). Later, Mark and Paul were reconciled (Philemon
24). Mark wrote the Gospel of Mark. 6) What was Luke's occupation, who else sent their greetings, and to whom did Paul say to give his greetings?
________________________________________________________________________________ Luke spent much time with Paul, not only
accompanying him on most of his third missionary journey, but sitting with him
in the prison in Rome. Luke wrote the Gospel of Luke and the book of Acts. Demas
was faithful for a while, but then deserted Paul, having "loved this world"
(2Timothy 4:10). 7) After the church read this letter, to whom were they to send it to read, and in return, what letter were they told to read?
________________________________________________________________________________ Some suggest that the letter from Laodicea may be the book of Ephesians, because the letter to the Ephesians was circulated to all the churches in Asia Minor. It is also possible that there was a special letter to the Laodiceans, of which we have no record today. Paul had wrote several letters that have been lost. 8) What did Paul want the church to tell Archippus, what did Paul say he was writing this greeting in, and what did Paul ask them to remember?
________________________________________________________________________________ Paul's letter to Philemon is also addressed to
Archippus (Philemon 2). Paul called him a "fellow soldier." He may have been a
Roman soldier who had become a member of the Colossian church, or he may have
been Philemon's son. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answers Colossians Chapter Four ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1) because you know that you also have a Master
in heaven ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Taken from The NIV Life Application Study Bible, Zondervan Publishers |