Reading Paul's letter to the Colossians this morning I can see what he got so forceful in his writing. Gnostics, those who think that matter is evil, and only the spirit is good, were infiltrating the new fellowships. If that wasn't bad enough, Judaizers were also sneaking in to see the freedom the believers had, and naturally in their minds they wanted to add 'law' to their way of life. The same religious spirit that inspired these groups, and others I am sure, is still working today. The church was birthed in the midst of different religions, and today is surrounded my many. The father of lies couldn't stop the gospel spreading so he thought that by shifting the teaching of the church away from the centricity of Christ he could screw the church up. Well in my opinion he has been very successful.
He designed man centred religious systems the minute Adam and Eve had to leave the garden. But God knowing He had to get Messiah into the earth chose Himself a people and two thousand years ago Jesus Christ was born. After a very short ministry Jesus was crucified, and raised from the dead. On the day of pentecost Daddy poured out Holy Spirit and filled 120 Jewish believers in the upper room and the church was birthed. It is important for us to consider the next important decision by God. He arrested a Jewish Pharisee called Saul for a very specific purpose.
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