Colossians Week 4

Colossians 1:24–29 ESV

24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church, 25 of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known, 26 the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints. 27 To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. 28 Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. 29 For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.

Rejoice in suffering

Leading into this text we have paul proclaiming what God did before the foundation of time in creating the world and also the church. paul finishes this statment that by that power that created the world he has the authority in the Gospel to become a minister of the Gospel.

Paul starts todays scripture stating

Colossians 1:24 ESV

24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church,

The Hope of Glory.

Colossians 1:27 ESV

27 To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

Chirst in you … the hope of glory. what does this mean ?

1 Timothy 1:1 ESV

1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,