Fresh Start, Familiar Path
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Fresh Start, Familiar Path

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In his letter to the Colossian church, the apostle Paul encouraged the believers in that city to hold tightly to all that they had learned as they pressed forward to maturity in Christ. Alistair Begg reminds us that as the Word of God is made fully known, believers become fully mature. As we are reminded of our identity in Christ, the church is knit together in harmony and is increasingly marked by a lifestyle that is ruled by God’s Word to the glory of His name.


12dPut on then, as eGod's chosen ones, holy and beloved, fcompassionate hearts, gkindness, hhumility, meekness, and patience, 13hbearing with one another and, iif one has a complaint against another, gforgiving each other; gas the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. 14And above all these put on jlove, which kbinds everything together in lperfect harmony. 15And let mthe peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called nin one body. And obe thankful. 16Let pthe word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, qsinging psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, rwith thankfulness in your hearts to God. 17And swhatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, tgiving thanks to God the Father through him.

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Alistair Begg
Alistair Begg is Senior Pastor at Parkside Church in Cleveland, Ohio, and the Bible teacher on Truth For Life, which is heard on the radio and online around the world.