ພະນະ, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: ພຣະຄຸນໃຫ້ທ່ານ, ແລະສັນຕິພາບ, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. ພວກເຮົາຂອບພຣະໄທພຣະເຈົ້າແລະພຣະບິດາຂອງພຣະເຢຊູຄຣິດເຈົ້າຂອງພວກເຮົາ, ອະທິຖານສະເຫມີສໍາລັບທ່ານ, ນັບຕັ້ງແຕ່ພວກເຮົາໄດ້ຍິນຄວາມເຊື່ອຂອງທ່ານໃນພຣະຄຣິດພຣະເຢຊູ, and of the love which you have to all the saints (ໂຄໂລຊາຍ 1:1-4)
The letter from the apostle Paul to the saints at Colosse
Paul was an apostle, ໃຜເປັນ chosen and appointed by God to be an apostle and witness of Christ Jesus. It was the will of God for him to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to manifest and bring the Kingdom of God to the people (the nations).
The Book Colossians is the letter, which Paul wrote to the saints (ໂບດ) ຢູ່ໂກໂລຊາຍ.
ໂກໂລຊາຍມີຫຍັງແດ່ 1:1-4 ຫມາຍຄວາມວ່າ?
ໃນໂກໂລຊາຍ 1:1-4, Paul wrote to the saints and faithful brethren in Christ at Colosse about their position and walk. Paul acknowledged the position of the saints and their walk in Christ.
Then he wrote that the grace and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ would be with them.
Paul and Timothy gave thanks to God and the Father of their Lord Jesus Christ for them. They always prayed for the saints, since they heard of their faith in Christ Jesus and their love for all the saints.
How was their faith in Christ Jesus and love for all the saints shown?
The faith in Christ Jesus and love for all the saints was shown by their works. Through their walk and works, they showed their faith and love and fulfilled the two great commandments, ທີ່ພຣະເຢຊູໄດ້ກ່າວເຖິງໃນມັດທາຍ 22:37-40 ແລະລູກາ 10:27.
On these two commandments hang all the Law and the prophets.
What are the two great commandments?
The two great commandments are: ເພື່ອ ຮັກພຣະເຈົ້າດ້ວຍສຸດຫົວໃຈຂອງເຈົ້າ, ຈິດ, ວິນຢານ, ແລະຄວາມເຂັ້ມແຂງ, and to love your neighbor as yourself.
ຮັກພະເຈົ້າດ້ວຍສຸດຫົວໃຈຂອງເຈົ້າ, ຈິດ, ວິນຢານ, ແລະຄວາມເຂັ້ມແຂງ
“ຖ້າເຈົ້າຮັກຂ້ອຍ, you will keep My commandments” (ຈອນ 14:15)
When you love God with all your heart, ຈິດ, ວິນຢານ, ແລະຄວາມເຂັ້ມແຂງ, you will listen to Him, ຢອມເຊື່ອ, ແລະຮັກສາພຣະບັນຍັດຂອງພຣະອົງ. You will follow Him and walk in His will.
The Father sent His Word; Jesus Christ to the earth to become the Savior of humanity and the Way, the Truth and the Life to everyone who believes.
If you really love Jesus Christ, then you will obey His words and keep His commandments. (ອ່ານນຳ: ‘ພຣະບັນຍັດຂອງພຣະເຈົ້າ ແລະພຣະບັນຍັດຂອງພຣະເຢຊູຄຣິດ‘)
ໃນພາສາເຮັບເຣີ 11:6, we read that without faith, ມັນເປັນໄປບໍ່ໄດ້ທີ່ຈະເຮັດໃຫ້ພະເຈົ້າພໍໃຈ. Because if you don’t have faith, you don’t do what the Word says.
Only when you believe in God and love God with all of your heart, ເຈົ້າຈະເຊື່ອຟັງຖ້ອຍຄຳຂອງພຣະອົງ ແລະຮັກສາພຣະບັນຍັດຂອງພຣະອົງ.
If you have faith in Jesus Christ and faith in His Name, you will walk by faith in obedience to His words and keep His commandments and fulfill His will on earth.
What is the will of the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ?
The will of the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ is that believers:
- ຈົ່ງ ບັບຕິສະມາ,
- ຈົ່ງ filled with the Holy Spirit,
- be a witness of Christ,
- ສັ່ງສອນພຣະກິດຕິຄຸນ,
- ປິ່ນປົວຄົນເຈັບ,
- ຂັບໄລ່ຜີອອກ,
- ປຸກຄົນຕາຍ
Faith in the Name of Jesus is the basis of this all. It’s the basis of your walk in Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Love your neighbour as yourself
The second commandment is to love your neighbour as yourself. This means that you treat your neighbour, ວິທີທີ່ທ່ານຕ້ອງການປິ່ນປົວ. If you always remind yourself of these words, then you can’t go wrong.
You are one spirit with your brothers and sisters. ພຣະວິນຍານບໍລິສຸດ, Who dwells in you and your brothers and sisters connects and bounds you. ເພາະສະນັ້ນ, you shall treat your brothers and sisters, ວິທີທີ່ທ່ານຕ້ອງການປິ່ນປົວ, ເພາະວ່າພຣະຄຣິດຊົງພຣະຊົນຢູ່ໃນພວກເຂົາ.
ນີ້ຫມາຍຄວາມວ່າ, that you shall speak the truth and not lie to them, steal from them, ໂກງ, ຜິດຜົວ, ການນິນທາ, ຊະນິດບໍາບັດ, stay angry with them, be jealous of them, ແລະອື່ນໆ.
But you treat them right (ອີງຕາມຄໍາພີໄບເບິນ) and esteem the other better than yourself (ຟີລິບປິນ 2:3).
ແນວໃດກໍ່ຕາມ, loving your neighbour doesn’t mean tolerating and accepting sin. Because according to the Bible, accepting sin and consider evil things as good is not of the Lord.
If you love your neighbor you don’t want anything bad to happen to them.
If you know the truth of God and love your neighbour, you warn your neighbour with the truth of God. You call them to repentance and the removal of sin in their lives. Because you know that sin leads to death and that sin is not the will of God. (ອ່ານນຳ: What does it really mean to love your neighbour as yourself?).
But it all starts with your love for God. Because out of your love for God you will love the people around you.
The church has faith in Christ Jesus and love for the saints
This love is not a carnal love, but the righteous love of God and Jesus Christ. ທັງຫມົດເທົ່າຫລາຍເທື່ອ, Christians have a wrong perception of Biblical love. Therefore it is important to study the Word of God. So that you will find out the truth of God and what the real love of God is and what the ຮັກທີ່ບໍ່ຖືກຕ້ອງ (ຂອງໂລກນີ້) ແມ່ນ.
ເປັນຄຣິສຕຽນ; a believer and follower of Jesus Christ and member of the Church (ຮ່າງກາຍຂອງພຣະຄຣິດເທິງແຜ່ນດິນໂລກ), you have faith in Christ Jesus and love for the saints; your fellow brothers and sisters in Christ.
‘ຈົ່ງເປັນເກືອຂອງແຜ່ນດິນໂລກ’
