Colossians

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Chapter 1

Driving to the precipice?
A wealthy landowner needed to hire a new coachman. On the day the decision about the new coachman was to be made, several coachmen had…
Friedemann Werkshage December 31, 2025
Is this or that Allowed for Christians?
A wealthy landowner had to hire a new coachman. On the day the decision about the new coachman was to be made, several coachmen gathered…
Friedemann Werkshage July 28, 2025
So that you may be filled (1/2)
So that you may be filled (01) The Colossians had heard and accepted the word of truth of the gospel. The gospel had also borne…
Marco Leßmann June 25, 2026
So that you may be filled (2/2)
So That You May Be Filled (02) The Content of the Prayers When we now come to the content of the prayers, we see this.…
Marco Leßmann June 28, 2026
A life characterized by gratitude?
We are in danger of losing our gratitude. Is it because we suffer from external deprivation? Certainly not! Most of us have more than enough—not…
Hartmut Mohncke June 8, 2025
Jesus – a first creation?!
In Colossians 1:15, it is said of the Lord Jesus that He is “the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.” Jehovah’s…
Ernst-August Bremicker January 3, 2026

Chapter 2

Death is in the Pot: Christ – the Remedy
There were people in Colosse who wanted to add something to the teaching of Christ. Some tried philosophy, others ritualism (Colossians 2:8, 16). But philosophy…
Gerrid Setzer May 19, 2026
A life characterized by gratitude?
We are in danger of losing our gratitude. Is it because we suffer from external deprivation? Certainly not! Most of us have more than enough—not…
Hartmut Mohncke June 8, 2025

Chapter 3

Practical: Idolatry in the 21st Century
Some Christians may wonder what 1 John 5:21 still has to say to us today: “Keep yourselves from idols.” In the 21st century, we no…
Alex Schneider December 17, 2024
The Old Man and The New Man
The Old Man and The New Man In the New Testament, we read three times about the “old man” (Romans 6:6; Ephesians 4:22; Colossians 3:9).…
Gerrid Setzer July 9, 2026
“Put On” – The Christian Wardrobe
    There are many scriptures that speak about the way we relate to each other. How do I see my brothers and my sisters?…
Ernst-August Bremicker September 17, 2025
Forgiveness — Difficult, but Possible
Asking for forgiveness and forgiving—both can be very difficult. In His parable of the unmerciful servant (Matthew 18:21-35), the Lord Jesus addresses the second problem.…
Alex Schneider July 29, 2025
Forgiving one another
We should forgive one another, as Christ has forgiven us (Col 3:13). How did Christ forgive us? Here are a few thoughts on this: He…
Gerrid Setzer January 24, 2026
Forgiving, as God forgives
These expressions point, on the one hand, to the full extent of forgiveness—namely, that it must be unconditional, unlimited, and must not leave even the…
unknown March 19, 2026
A life characterized by gratitude?
We are in danger of losing our gratitude. Is it because we suffer from external deprivation? Certainly not! Most of us have more than enough—not…
Hartmut Mohncke June 8, 2025
Contradiction: Can We See God?
Not only these but a number of other scriptural passages that deal with looking at or seeing God seem to contradict each other at first…
Arend Remmers, Stefan Drueke June 24, 2025
Music Instruments in the (Assembly-) Meetings?
Reading time: 8 min The Question of Instruments in New Testament Worship What does Scripture (New Testament) say about instrumental accompaniment in worship services, especially…
Hartmut Mohncke March 10, 2026
Question: Music Instruments in the Worship Meeting?
Question: What does the Scripture (New Testament) say about instrumental music accompaniment in the meetings, especially the (so-called) “worship meeting”? Dear E., If we wanted…
Hartmut Mohncke September 27, 2024
Do All in His Name
Here I get the whole course of everyday life. Constantly, there are difficulties that I find in passing through this world. I say, “Shall I…
unknown April 5, 2025

Chapter 4

A life characterized by gratitude?
We are in danger of losing our gratitude. Is it because we suffer from external deprivation? Certainly not! Most of us have more than enough—not…
Hartmut Mohncke June 8, 2025
Archippus
In chapter four of the epistle to the Colossians, Paul names various people he sends greetings to or who have greetings for the Colossians.  He,…
Manuel Dietermann February 22, 2025