Brad D. Schaaf

We continued our study of Genesis 38 last night.

Wednesday Evening Bible Study (Genesis 38:16-30)

We face temptations to make excuses for our sinful behaviors based on our backgrounds or conditions in which we find ourselves. However, the Lord requires righteousness from us no matter our situations we are in, and we must aim to obey Him even when it is costly or difficult. Yahweh matters.

Colossians 3:25 (ASL and voiced)

This is about slaves (or workers like yourselves) and masters (or your bosses).

Colossians 3:22-24 (ASL and voiced)

This is about what wives, husbands as fathers, and children are to do that glorify Jesus. They live as new human beings in Christ. How Christians live starts at home.

Colossians 3:18-21 (ASL and voiced)

Today people believe that only few believers can understand deeply the Word of God and others don't have access to that. Not true! The Word of God is for all believers to study and take root in.

Colossians 3:16-17 (ASL and voiced)

Love is the most important virtue. Without it, other virtues like kindness and patience melt away.

Colossians 3:14-15 (ASL and voiced)

This is about the body of Christ, the Church, that Jesus purchased by His blood. We all believers of different races and classes are together in Jesus. We are NOT Lone Ranger Christians.

Colossians 3:11 (ASL and voiced)

We continue our study of the book of Colossians today.

Colossians 3:9-10 (ASL and voiced)

Those who have trusted Christ for salvation have been washed thoroughly, but they cannot go on sinning deliberately after that. They are to put away their sins and live like they are already in God's holy kingdom.

Colossians 3:7-8 (ASL and voiced)

By the grace of God, He has declared that those who have put saving faith in Jesus Christ alone are sanctified (made holy) in His sight. 1 Corinthians 6:11 says, "...But you were washed, you were sanctified.. in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God."

Colossians 3:5-6 (ASL and voiced)

If you read the Bible carefully, you can notice a division of human history into two main times: the present and the future. The disciples of Jesus Christ focus on the future while non-believers (and some so-called Christians) focus on the present.

Colossians 3:3-4 (ASL and voiced)

People who follow God's laws for salvation may look holy, but appearances can be deceiving. We can keep God’s law only for the sake of sanctification in the power of the Spirit if we obey Him out of gratitude for the salvation accomplished in Christ alone.

Colossians 2:23 (ASL and voiced)

Many professing Christians have had difficulty accepting the truth that obeying the food laws and other laws does NOT make us holy. They misread the Old Testament as declaring that certain foods are in themselves ETERNALLY unclean, but they are not. The only way for us to be saved and be holy is having faith alone in Jesus alone.

Many professing Christians have had difficulty accepting the truth that obeying the food laws and other laws does NOT make us ...

Colossians 2:21-22 (ASL and voiced)

Fear of evil spirits and superstitions is powerful that people seek something to keep themselves safe and free from them. The only way to have freedom is having faith in Jesus as the Savior.

Colossians 2:20 (ASL and voiced)

How do we grow spiritually? We cannot nourish ourselves. We cannot grow by ourselves. Without Jesus, as the true Vine, we can and would do nothing. With Him as the Head of His body and the Vine, we grow by faith in Him alone.

Colossians 2:19 (ASL and voiced)

We come to the Father only through Jesus. Not through angels, Mary, any other god or a church. Also, we do not become holy through having a vision, doing good things, or following the laws. It is only through faith in Jesus to be holy. it is the only way for us to be humble that we would not look down to anyone, but to praise Him for saving and sanctifying sinners like us.

Colossians 2:18 (ASL and voiced)

This devotional video is one of my favorites. You will see why. : )

Colossians 2:13-14 (ASL and voiced)

This is about the circumcision of the heart that makes us holy and the water baptism that doe not save us, but it shows our faith in Christ that saves us.

Colossians 2:11-12 (ASL and voiced)

All we, believers, need for salvation and spiritual growth is Christ. Nothing else. No other person. Jesus alone saves us and makes us holy.

Colossians 2:9-10 (ASL and voiced)

In Colossians 2:3, the Apostle Paul places the emphasis on the sufficiency of Jesus ALONE for our salvation. If any Bible teacher does not emphasize this, but adds something else such as obedience to Jesus' commandments for salvation, then he is a false teacher. May we truly give thanks to God for Jesus who is our Redeemer. He paid it all and that left us nothing to pay for!

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