The New Man in Christ

With many thanks to Mike Lewis for the use of the graphics DESCRIPTION This is a study of Colossians 2 REQUIREMENTS There are no prerequisites it is suggested you follow up by going over the material again and checking what I say here for accuracy. MATERIALS NEEDED A bible and a lexicon and concordance. OBJECTIVES To see what more we are told after our study of chapter 1 and The Headless Christian GRADING SCALE I leave the grading to God We  still need to remember what it says in 2 Timothy 3:16,17 16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God (theopneustos), God Breathed,  and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness The Greek word used as for is the preposition pros. It means to head in a direction. “I’m going for some nails.”  You know I was headed in the direction of you don’t know if I got there. If they had used the word eis which can also be translated for your, entire ...

1Tim. 2:5 For [there is] one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; Most of us have heard or come across this verse many times. I’d like to share with you what Strong’s says about the biblical usage of this word. The word is mediator.   1)   one who intervenes between two, either in order to make or restore peace and friendship, or form a compact, or for ratifying a covenant    2)   a medium of communication, arbitrator Some have suggested it could be translated defense attorney. To mediate means: to   settle   (disputes,   strikes,   etc.)   as   an   intermediary   between parties;   reconcile. Currently Jesus Christ is our mediator. If there is a dispute between God and us he is between God and us pleading our case. As far as it goes he is the best one to mediate between us and God because he has already paid the consequence of our failures. Those times we have not done...