Gospel Prayers
Their love was not some abstract, self-absorbed, intellectual “love” for God. Instead, it was real love acted out toward real people. “Faith” refers to the vertical component of the Christian life—our trust and reliance on Christ. “Love” refers to the horizontal—our relationships with other believers.
What is the Gospel?
The most significant day in the history of Colosse was not the day Xerxes rested in the city on his march against Greece, nor was it the day Cyrus marched his Greek army through the city. No, the most significant day in the history of Colosse was the day Epaphras came to town and planted the seed of the gospel. No banners unfurled in the wind, nor did trumpets blare in the breeze; but lives were changed and destinies were eternally altered when the gospel was planted.