Free Bible Commentary
“Colossians 4:15-18”
Categories: Colossians“Luke, the beloved physician, sends you his greetings, and also Demas. Greet the brethren who are in Laodicea and also Nympha and the church that is in her house. When this letter is read among you, have it also read in the church of the Laodiceans; and you, for your part read my letter that is coming from Laodicea. Say to Archippus, “Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you may fulfill it.” I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember my imprisonment. Grace be with you.”
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When we find a good doctor, we hope that he/she will not move away and set up practice in another state. Paul was blessed to actually have a “beloved physician” for one of his travelling companions as he journeyed around the Roman Empire preaching the Gospel. What an amazing person Luke must have been. He was a physician, an historian, beloved by Paul because he was a fellow worker in the Lord, and the Lord used Him to write one of the four inspired Gospel accounts and the book of Acts.
The brethren in the city of Colosse were to share the message of this letter with the local church that met in the city of Laodicea about 11 miles away. Also the letter that Paul had written to the Laodiceans was to be read to the church in Colosse. Even though some of the information in Paul’s epistles was aimed at specific individuals and congregations and their unique needs and issues, the truths revealed in these inspired epistles are timeless and applicable to the spiritual necessities and problems of all people in all locations around the world.
I would love to know the contents of the letter that Paul wrote to the Laodiceans, but it has not been preserved for us to read. It is just a matter of curiosity on my part because, the truth be known, even if that genuine epistle was discovered intact, it would not add significantly to our spiritual wellbeing. God has delivered and preserved the entirety of His perfect, inspired revelation that He promised to mankind (1 Corinthians 13:9).
Everything that God wants us to know, believe and do is contained in the canonized compilation that we call the Bible. In it the Lord “has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence” (2 Peter 1:3). It is “inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work” (2 Timothy 3:16).
Lord willing, we will have some introductory words on the letter of 1 Thessalonians for tomorrow.
You are invited to worship God with us today at the Taylorsville Road church of Christ located at 3741 Taylorsville Road in Louisville Kentucky.
9:30 AM Bible study for all ages. 10:30 AM and 5:00 PM worship services.
Have a blessed Lord’s Day!
- Louie Taylor
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