Colossians
The Christian's Progress and Preservation
9781914273810
172 pages
John Ritchie Ltd
Overview
As far as we know, the Apostle Paul never visited the city of Colosse, but
his love for, and care of, the Christians in that place are beyond doubt.
Wherever the Gospel had prospered, and local assemblies of Christians
had been established, the adversary had attacked the work. Resorting to
his well-tried method of mixing truth and lies, and appealing to men to set
their perceived knowledge and wisdom above the revealed Word of God,
the Devil had been busy in Colosse. The so-called ‘higher knowledge’ of
the Gnostics, combined with Jewish mysticism and the errors of Eastern
asceticism, were all pitted against the true humanity and absolute deity of
God’s Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. Discredit Him, and the whole edifice
headed up in Him would collapse. Paul’s masterly refutation of these
errors, by setting forth the supremacy and pre-eminence of Christ, is the
content of the Epistle to the Colossians.
In Colossians: The Christian’s Progress and Preservation, Andrew de Ville
develops the apostle’s confidence that, by teaching what is right, that which
is wrong will be exposed. Although the particular doctrinal errors faced
by the Colossians were different in name from those that assault divine
truth today, the essence of false doctrine remains the same. More than
ever, Christians need to be absolutely grounded in the truth pertaining
to the Person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ, and this book will be
an excellent study aid for those who desire to stand firm for Christ in the
modern world. A good grasp of the Epistle to the Colossians will ensure
the Christian’s progress in the understanding of divine truth, and help
greatly in their preservation from doctrinal error.
Author Bio
Andrew has been engaged in preaching and teaching the Word of God in
assemblies across Scotland for more than 30 years, with occasional visits to
other parts of the United Kingdom. After graduating, the author worked
for a time in Higher Education, before becoming a secondary school
teacher. He is married with two daughters.
