Paul's Struggle for the Church, Part 2 (TMF:2608)
Wednesday, May 07, 2025
Peace to Live By: Paul's Struggle for the Church, Part 2 (TMF:2608) - Daniel Litton
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Surprisingly, Paul had never met the Colossian believers, nor those in Laodicea for that matter. We can assume, and it will be alluded to in chapter 4, that the two churches had a close connection. That would make sense since they were located about mine miles apart from each other. Doesn’t seem like much to us, and even back then, wouldn’t have been far. We can understand to a further degree than we probably realize what meant Paul meant when he said they hadn’t seen him in the person before. The Colossian believers had no idea what Paul looked like from a physical stance. Though, the same is true with us today. We don’t know what Paul looked like. Of course, there are artistic renderings, especially anglo ones, often used in more formal church settings, which depict Paul. But we know these are very likely to be inaccurate. Too, we might have a picture of Paul from our favorite Biblical T.V. show or movie in which he is depicted. But, truth be told, we really don’t know.