“The most powerful weapon for silencing the mouth of the world is not brilliant theological apologetics, but the practice of a holy life that resembles Jesus Christ.” “Now it happened, as Jesus went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees to eat bread on the Sabbath, that they were watching Him closely. And behold, there was a certain man before Him who had dropsy. And Jesus, answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, ‘Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?’ But they kept silent. And He took him and healed him, and let him go. Then He answered them, saying, ‘Which of you, having a donkey or an ox that has fallen into a pit, will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day?’ And they could not answer Him regarding these things” (Luke 14:1–6). (1) As I meditated on today’s passage, Luke 14:1–6, the phrase that first caught my attention was: “they were watching Him clos...
Faithful brothers …
The Modern Korean Bible translates the term
"faithful brothers" (Colossians 1:2)
as "brothers who believe in Christ."
In other words, "faithful brothers"
are those who continue to faithfully believe in Jesus Christ.
"Faithful brothers" are:
(1) Full of faith,
(2) Trustful and trustworthy,
(3) Loyal to Christ (KJV Bible Commentary).
"Faithful brothers in Christ" are
those who are loyal to Christ
and serve as faithful witnesses of Jesus Christ
(Revelation 1:5),
following the Lord honestly in everything (Psalm
101:6),
being faithful in even the smallest things (Luke
16:10),
remaining faithful unto death (Revelation 2:10),
and receiving both the praise from the Lord (Luke
19:17)
"Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very
little"
and the crown of life from Him (Revelation
2:10).
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