This morning we finish our study of Colossians.  We could spend an entire class on each of the two areas we are going to study so it will feel a little like skipping a rock on a pond.  Fortunately, we have covered some of the material before in Ephesians. Three relationships:  husbands and wives/children/slaves Paul, as far as we know, was not married. However, he probably had looked around at the marriages he had observed and saw some principles. The Bible does not idealize marriage. There are good marriages and there are not so good marriages and Scripture does not attempt to hide this. Paul probably didn’t derive these principles…

In light of the events of this past week, I have decided to focus on Psalm 79. I want you to listen very carefully to what I am saying this morning as I may end up in a place that is different from where you think I am starting. First, let’s read the entire passage: O God, the heathen have invaded your land. They have desecrated your holy Temple and left Jerusalem in ruins. They left the bodies of your people for the vultures, the bodies of your servants for wild animals to eat. They shed your people’s blood like water; Blood flowed like water all through Jerusalem, and no…