Buried Pearls Bible Study

Colossians 3:1-17 - You Ain't Got to Live That Way

Paul contrasts the lives of non-believers or the sons of disobedience with those who are born again. He explains that we should put off the old man and walk by the Spirit.

Colossians 2:16-23 - Doctrines of Men

Paul writes here that believers shouldn't condemn one another over what food they eat, what holidays they celebrate or the which day the Sabbath is celebrated. 

Colossians 2:1-15 - Handwriting of Requirements

Jesus fulfilled the obligations under the law and gives all believers justification and righteousness through faith in His crucifixion and resurrection. 

Colossians 1:19-29 - Grounded

These verses that Paul wrote are some of the strongest Christological verses. They explain who Jesus is in relation to the Father and why His sacrifice means for believers.

Colossians 1:9-18 - The Preeminence of Christ

These verses offer some excellent Christology. These verses talk about the divinity of Christ. Paul asserts that all things were created by Jesus and for Jesus in an attempt to refute questions of His equality with the Father.

Colossians Intro/1:1-8 - Love for the Saints

In this episode, I give the background of the city of Colossae and the context of Paul's letter to the Colossians. The content of this epistle is very similar to Ephesians. Paul's letter opens with verses about the divinity of Jesus in an effort to combat Gnostic influence. 

Ephesians 6:10-24 - The Full Armor of God

The book of Ephesians culminates in Paul's instruction to put on the full armor of God. 

Ephesians 6:1-9 - Submission

Paul moves on from submitting within a marriage to other examples of submission.

Ephesians 5:22-33 - Husband and Wife

Paul describes the biblical duty that husbands and wives have to one another. Women are called to submit to the spiritual authority of their husbands.

Ephesians 5:15-21 - The Walk of Wisdom

Paul describes walking with wisdom and how it ultimately results in submitting to one another in t he fear of God.