Update '52-col/04.md'

This commit is contained in:
sandyengle 2020-03-03 19:24:08 +00:00
parent 416d9385ce
commit 5798f3e7bc
1 changed files with 20 additions and 18 deletions

View File

@ -1,33 +1,35 @@
# Colossians 4
## 4:1-6
Who is the "master in heaven"?
### Who is the "master in heaven"?
### When Paul wrote "master in heaven,” he wanted people to think about Jesus. Jesus is the master who all Christians serve. He is in heaven now. That is, he went to heaven after he was resurrected. He will be in heaven until he returns to earth.
When Paul wrote "master in heaven,” he wanted people to think about Jesus. Jesus is the master who all Christians serve. He is in heaven now. That is, he went to heaven after he was resurrected. He will be in heaven until he returns to earth.
See: Heaven; Resurrect (Resurrection); Jesus Return to Earth
See: [Heaven](../articles/heaven.md); [Resurrect (Resurrection)](../articles/resurrect.md); [Jesus' Return to Earth](../articles/jesusreturn.md)
### What is "thanksgiving"?
See: Thanksgiving
See: [Thanksgiving](../articles/thanksgiving.md)
### Why did Paul write "open a door for the word"?
Why did Paul write "open a door for the word"?
Paul wrote "open a door." This was a metaphor. He was writing about being able to tell other people about Jesus. Opening a door allows a person go into another room. So Paul wanted people to know that he asked God to allow him in some way to tell people around him about Jesus.
Paul wrote "the word" because he wanted people to think about the gospel.
See: Metaphor; Door (metaphor); Gospel
See: [Metaphor](../articles/metaphor.md); [Door (Metaphor)](../articles/door.md);[Gospel](../articles/gospel.md)
### What is the "secret truth of Christ"?
"The secret truth of Christ" is the gospel. Paul did not want to say that the gospel must be kept secret. Instead, he wanted people to think that no one knew the gospel until Jesus came to earth.
See: Gospel; Incarnation
See: Gospel; [Incarnation](../articles/incarnation.md)
### Why was Paul "chained up"?
Paul was "chained up" because the Romans had arrested him. He was a Roman citizen. Because of this, he wanted the Roman emperor to judge him (see: Acts 25). While he waited to see the emperor, the Romans kept him chained up so he could not escape.
See: Citizen
See: [Citizen](../articles/citizen\.md)
### Why did Paul write "seasoned with salt"?
@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ Paul wrote "seasoned with salt." This is a metaphor about the gospel. Salt makes
Jesus also used the metaphor of salt to speak about how Christians should speak to other people and live (see: Matthew 5:13).
See: Metaphor; Gospel
See: [Metaphor](../articles/metaphor.md); [Gospel](../articles/gospel.md)
## 4:7-9
@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ After Onesimus became a Christian, he escaped from slavery. Paul wrote a letter
Now, Onesimus was with Paul while Paul was in prison at Rome. Paul sent him to Colossae with Tychicus. He wanted the Christians in Colossae to know that Onesimus was also a Christian. That is, he wrote about Onesimus so the Christians in Colossae would treat Onesimus in the same way they treated each other.
See: Serve (Servant, Slave)
See: [Serve (Servant, Slave)](../articles/serve.md)
See Map: Rome; Jerusalem
## 4:10-18
@ -74,7 +76,7 @@ See Map: Thessalonica
Mark was a man who traveled with Paul (see: Acts 12:12, 12:25, 15:37-39, 2 Timothy 4:11). He was also called John Mark. He wrote the gospel of Mark.
See: Gospel
See: [Gospel](../articles/gospel.md)
### Who was Barnabas?
@ -84,13 +86,13 @@ Barnabas was a man who traveled with Paul (see: Acts 11-15).
"Jesus called Justus" was a man who traveled with Paul. He is not Jesus who is the messiah. Scholars do not know much about this man. He was a Jew who believed in Jesus the messiah, so he became a Christian. Some scholars think he worked with Christians who were born Jews and also Christians who were born Gentiles. They think this because "Jesus" is a Jewish name, but "Justus" is a Latin name.
See: Messiah (Christ); Gentile
See: [Messiah (Christ)](../articles/messiahchrist.md); [Gentile](../articles/gentile.md)
### Why did Paul write "of the circumcision"?
When Paul wrote "of the circumcision," he wanted people to know that three of the men he wrote about were Jewish. Jewish people circumcised their boys when they were 8 days old. At this time, the Gentiles did not do this. Therefore, people knew a man was Jewish if he was circumcised.
See: Circumcise (Circumcision)
See: [Circumcise (Circumcision)](../articles/circumcise.md)
### Who was Epaphras?
@ -102,7 +104,7 @@ Paul wrote "slave of Christ Jesus." This is a metaphor. Some scholars think he w
Other scholars think Paul wrote about someone who chose to serve Jesus. Christians choose to serve Jesus. They did this because they love him.
See: Serve (Servant, Slave); Metaphor
See:[Serve (Servant, Slave)](../articles/serve.md); [Metaphor](../articles/metaphor.md)
### Why did Paul write "strives for you in prayer" ?
@ -122,7 +124,7 @@ Luke "the beloved physician" was a man who traveled with Paul sometimes. He was
Paul said Luke was "beloved" because they were close friends. He loved Luke. Also, many other Christians knew and loved Luke.
See: Gentile; Gospel; New Testament
See: [Gentile](../articles/gentile.md); [Gospel](../articles/gospel.md); [New Testament](../articles/newtestament.md)
### Who was Demas?
@ -136,7 +138,7 @@ Nympha was a Christian who lived near Colossae. Scholars do not know if Nympha w
Paul wrote "the church that meets in her house." He was writing about Christians who met at Nympha's house. That is, they worshipped God together in Nymphas house. Scholars think they did this because they were too far from Colossae to meet with the Christians in the city. Nympha's house may have been in Laodicea. Or it may have been somewhere in between Colossae and Laodicea.
See: Colossae; Laodicea
See Map: Colossae; Laodicea
### Who was Archippus?
@ -144,10 +146,10 @@ Archippus was a Christian man in Colossae. Scholars think he was a leader in the
Scholars disagree about why Paul wrote "Look to the ministry that you have received in the Lord, that you should fulfill it." Some scholars think Paul said this to encourage Archippus. That is, Paul wanted Archippus to keep doing the things he was doing. Other scholars think Paul said this because Archippus was no longer serving the church for some reason. So Paul wrote it to warn Archippus to go back to serving God in this way.
See: Church
See: [Church](../articles/church.md)
### Why did Paul write "this greeting is with my own hand"?
When Paul wrote "this greeting is with my own hand," he wanted people to know that he really sent the letter. Often Paul spoke words and one of his companions wrote them down as a letter. But he wrote these last words himself. This way, readers could see that the handwriting was his own. Therefore, they would know the things in this letter were what Paul taught.
See: Ancient Letters
See: [Ancient Letters](../articles/ancientletters.md)