Paul had never actually visited the Church in Colosse. It had instead been evangelized & founded by one of his friends and c0-workers, Epaphras, who had brought the Gospel Message to his hometown. But when Epaphras had visited Paul in prison to give a report, the Roman guards had seized & arrested him also. But this didn’t stop Epaphras from endeavoring in prayer on behalf of his fellow Believers…interceding, encouraging & imploring them to preserve, to be truly obedient & fully devoted to fighting against any obstacle that would impede God’s Kingdom, against any forces of darkness, and against false teaching & temptation….all the while standing in the gap for his beloved Church.
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