Be Complete (Colossians) Quotes

“Saving faith involves the mind, the emotions, and the will. With the mind we understand the truth of the gospel, and with the heart we feel conviction and the need to be saved. But it is only when we exercise the will and commit ourselves to Christ that the process is complete. Faith is not mental assent to a body of doctrines, no matter how true those doctrines may be. Faith is not emotional concern. Faith is commitment to Jesus Christ.”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, Be Complete (Colossians): Become the Whole Person God Intends You to Be

“Paul did not begin by attacking the false teachers and their doctrines. He began by exalting Jesus Christ and showing His preeminence in five areas: the gospel message, redemption, creation, the church, and Paul’s own ministry.”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, Be Complete (Colossians): Become the Whole Person God Intends You to Be

“The gospel message does not center in a philosophy, a doctrine, or a religious system. It centers in Jesus Christ, the Son of God.”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, Be Complete (Colossians): Become the Whole Person God Intends You to Be

“The power of Christ in the life of the believer does more than merely restrain the desires of the flesh: It puts new desires within him. Nature determines appetite. The Christian has the very nature of God within (2 Peter 1:4), and this means he has godly ambitions and desires. He does not need law on the outside to control his appetites because he has life on the inside!”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, Be Complete (Colossians): Become the Whole Person God Intends You to Be

“Like Paul, we should be grateful for what God is doing in the lives of others. As Christians, we are all members of one body (1 Cor. 12:12–13).”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, Be Complete (Colossians): Become the Whole Person God Intends You to Be

“Satan is so deceptive! He likes to borrow Christian vocabulary, but he does not use the Christian dictionary!”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, Be Complete (Colossians): Become the Whole Person God Intends You to Be

“You, as a church member, can assist your pastor in the preaching of the Word by praying for him. Never say to your pastor, “Well, the least I can do is to pray for you.” The most you can do is to pray! Pray for your pastor as he prepares the Word, studies, and meditates. Pray that the Holy Spirit will give deeper insights into the truths of the Word. Pray too that your pastor will practice the Word that he preaches so that it will be real in his own life. As he preaches the message, pray that the Spirit will give him freedom of utterance, and that the Word will reach into hearts and minds in a powerful way. (It wouldn’t hurt to pray for other church leaders too.)”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, Be Complete (Colossians): Become the Whole Person God Intends You to Be

“A marriage may begin with normal, human, romantic love, but it must grow deeper into the spiritual agape love that comes only from God.”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, Be Complete (Colossians): Become the Whole Person God Intends You to Be

“When we trust the Son of God, there is no need for intermediary beings between us and heaven!”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, Be Complete (Colossians): Become the Whole Person God Intends You to Be