All Articles For Colossians

The word “adoption” is a word which is used only five times in Scripture and all five times in the New Testament. Nevertheless, the concept is found throughout the Old and New Testaments and is a very important and comforting part of the gospel of God’s grace. Adam himself is called the son of God in Luke 3:38, and though perhaps his sonship differs in some respects from ours, it is still a sonship by virtue of adoption. So too, one of the most common names given to the saints in Scripture, and which implies the truth of adoption, is the...

Singing is always an important part of the worship of God. In our last article we discussed some aspects of singing; in this article we propose to continue this discussion. Singing must always be from the heart. This is an obvious fact and it is not uncommon to hear the minister remind the congregation of the importance of this. Such a reminder is not out of order. While it is true of all our worship that it is easy to slip into a mere routine, to go through the motions of worship outwardly while our thoughts are far away from...