Sue J Love
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“Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the saints and faithful brethren in Christ who are at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
“We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and the love which you have for all the saints; because of the hope laid up for you in heaven, of which you previously heard in the word of truth, the gospel which has come to you, just as in all the world also it is constantly bearing fruit and increasing, even as it has been doing in you also since the day you heard of it and understood the grace of God in truth.” (Colossians 1:1-6 NASB1995)
And who are the saints? They are the faithful in Christ Jesus. They are all who, by genuine biblical faith in Jesus Christ, which comes from God, and which is gifted of God, and is persuaded of God, and which is not of our own doing, have been crucified with Christ in death to sin, and raised with Christ to walk in newness of life in him, no longer to live as slaves to sin, but as servants of God and of his righteousness, in walks of obedience to our Lord’s commands, in holy living, by the grace of God, and in the power of God.
We are God’s holy people. And to be holy is to be separate (unlike, different) from the world and its sinful desires, because by faith in Jesus Christ we are being conformed of God to the likeness of character of Jesus Christ in all of who we are and speak and do, for the glory and praise of God. And this does not make us absolutely perfect in every respect, and it does not mean that we will never sin against God (1 John 2:1-2). But it means that we are no longer living in sin and in disobedience to our Lord and to his commands.
By the grace of God, and in the power of God, we are walking by faith in our Lord Jesus Christ in obedience to his commands, and we are no longer walking in sin. Sin is not our master. Now we may be tempted to sin, at times, so we need to resist the devil and flee temptation and draw near to God in full assurance of faith. And then we need to put on the Spiritual armor of God so that we can stand strong against the schemes of the devil whose goal it is to destroy us in any way that he can (Ephesians 6:10-20).
[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]
So, this is an encouragement to all of us who are faithful to God in our walks of obedience to his commands, and who are not living in sinful rebellion against our Lord as our habit, our practice. We are to be those who love one another and who do good to one another, as God calls good. We are to show compassion to the hurting and to encourage the downtrodden and the lonely. And we are to help one another to grow to maturity in our walks of faith in obedience to our Lord, and to help one another to resist temptation to sin.
For that is part of what it means to be in Christ. All of us who believe in Jesus Christ, in truth, and in righteousness, are his ministers. We are to be ministers of the gospel of Christ to the people of the world, and to the worldly church, too. And we are to be those who speak the truth in love to one another so that none of us will be led astray by false doctrines taught by people in their cunning and craftiness and deceitful scheming, and by the deceitfulness of sin, and so we will all walk worthy of God and of his grace.
[Matthew 5:13-16; Matthew 28:18-20; John 4:31-38; John 13:13-17; John 14:12; Acts 1:8; Acts 2:14-18,42-47; Acts 26:18; Romans 10:14-15; Romans 12:1-8; 1 Corinthians 12:1-31; 1 Corinthians 14:1-5; Galatians 6:1; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:1-16; Ephesians 5:11-21; Ephesians 6:10-20; Philippians 2:1-8; Colossians 3:12-16; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:13; Hebrews 10:23-25; James 5:19-20; 1 Peter 2:9,21; 1 John 2:6]
In Harmony
Based off Romans 12:9-21; 1 Peter 3:8-17
An Original Work / September 2, 2012
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
Love each other truly.
Cling to what is good.
Hate all that is evil.
Never lack in zeal.
Serve the Lord with fervor.
Joyful in hope be;
Patient in affliction;
Praying faithfully.
Honor one another.
Live in harmony.
Share with all God’s people
Who are found in need.
Do not be conceited.
Sympathetic be.
Love, and show compassion
In humility.
Keep your tongue from evil.
Peaceful you must be.
Honor one another.
Live in harmony.
God sees who are righteous;
Listens to their prayers.
But He’s against evil –
Is His to avenge.
Do not fear what they fear.
Suffer patiently.
In your hearts, make Christ Lord.
Serve Him faithfully.
Honor one another.
Live in harmony.
The Faithful in Christ Jesus
An Original Work / November 12, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
“We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and the love which you have for all the saints; because of the hope laid up for you in heaven, of which you previously heard in the word of truth, the gospel which has come to you, just as in all the world also it is constantly bearing fruit and increasing, even as it has been doing in you also since the day you heard of it and understood the grace of God in truth.” (Colossians 1:1-6 NASB1995)
And who are the saints? They are the faithful in Christ Jesus. They are all who, by genuine biblical faith in Jesus Christ, which comes from God, and which is gifted of God, and is persuaded of God, and which is not of our own doing, have been crucified with Christ in death to sin, and raised with Christ to walk in newness of life in him, no longer to live as slaves to sin, but as servants of God and of his righteousness, in walks of obedience to our Lord’s commands, in holy living, by the grace of God, and in the power of God.
We are God’s holy people. And to be holy is to be separate (unlike, different) from the world and its sinful desires, because by faith in Jesus Christ we are being conformed of God to the likeness of character of Jesus Christ in all of who we are and speak and do, for the glory and praise of God. And this does not make us absolutely perfect in every respect, and it does not mean that we will never sin against God (1 John 2:1-2). But it means that we are no longer living in sin and in disobedience to our Lord and to his commands.
By the grace of God, and in the power of God, we are walking by faith in our Lord Jesus Christ in obedience to his commands, and we are no longer walking in sin. Sin is not our master. Now we may be tempted to sin, at times, so we need to resist the devil and flee temptation and draw near to God in full assurance of faith. And then we need to put on the Spiritual armor of God so that we can stand strong against the schemes of the devil whose goal it is to destroy us in any way that he can (Ephesians 6:10-20).
[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]
So, this is an encouragement to all of us who are faithful to God in our walks of obedience to his commands, and who are not living in sinful rebellion against our Lord as our habit, our practice. We are to be those who love one another and who do good to one another, as God calls good. We are to show compassion to the hurting and to encourage the downtrodden and the lonely. And we are to help one another to grow to maturity in our walks of faith in obedience to our Lord, and to help one another to resist temptation to sin.
For that is part of what it means to be in Christ. All of us who believe in Jesus Christ, in truth, and in righteousness, are his ministers. We are to be ministers of the gospel of Christ to the people of the world, and to the worldly church, too. And we are to be those who speak the truth in love to one another so that none of us will be led astray by false doctrines taught by people in their cunning and craftiness and deceitful scheming, and by the deceitfulness of sin, and so we will all walk worthy of God and of his grace.
[Matthew 5:13-16; Matthew 28:18-20; John 4:31-38; John 13:13-17; John 14:12; Acts 1:8; Acts 2:14-18,42-47; Acts 26:18; Romans 10:14-15; Romans 12:1-8; 1 Corinthians 12:1-31; 1 Corinthians 14:1-5; Galatians 6:1; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:1-16; Ephesians 5:11-21; Ephesians 6:10-20; Philippians 2:1-8; Colossians 3:12-16; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:13; Hebrews 10:23-25; James 5:19-20; 1 Peter 2:9,21; 1 John 2:6]
In Harmony
Based off Romans 12:9-21; 1 Peter 3:8-17
An Original Work / September 2, 2012
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
Love each other truly.
Cling to what is good.
Hate all that is evil.
Never lack in zeal.
Serve the Lord with fervor.
Joyful in hope be;
Patient in affliction;
Praying faithfully.
Honor one another.
Live in harmony.
Share with all God’s people
Who are found in need.
Do not be conceited.
Sympathetic be.
Love, and show compassion
In humility.
Keep your tongue from evil.
Peaceful you must be.
Honor one another.
Live in harmony.
God sees who are righteous;
Listens to their prayers.
But He’s against evil –
Is His to avenge.
Do not fear what they fear.
Suffer patiently.
In your hearts, make Christ Lord.
Serve Him faithfully.
Honor one another.
Live in harmony.
The Faithful in Christ Jesus
An Original Work / November 12, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
