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We Are Too Familiar with Traitors (TMF:2919)

Thursday, July 16, 2026
Peace to Live By: We Are Too Familiar with Traitors (TMF:2919) - Daniel Litton
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       Many of you can probably relate to someone who has been known to be a faithful brother or sister at one time but who then later in time turned out to not be that way. The speaker can bring to mind a woman who was known in the past that seemed to be very faithful, active in her own ministry, who later would go on to betray the church, and those she had worked alongside, in love with the present world, and would totally abandon everything, including her own family. And it broke the speaker’s heart, not to mention the hearts of countless others. Verse 15: “Give my greetings to the brothers at Laodicea, and to Nympha and the church in her house” (ESV). The reason Paul could tell the Colossians to give his greetings to the church members in Laodicea was because the city of Laodicea was close by, a neighboring city around nine miles from the city of Colossae. As Paul will say in the next verse, there is a reason for this.