Colossians 4:7 - Tychicus - A Profile in Friendship (Part 3)
Colossians 4:7 - "As to all my affairs, Tychicus, our beloved brother and faithful servant and fellow bond-servant in the Lord, will bring you information."
Tychicus was a true friend to Paul. In Colossians 4:7 Paul uses three beautiful phrases to describe his friend. One of those phrases is "fellow bond-servant." It may seem at first reading that the phrases “faithful servant” and “fellow bond-servant” mean the same thing, but they do not. “Faithful servant” describes Tychicus’ relationship to Paul. The word “servant” in that phrase is diakonos. The point is that Tychicus faithfully assisted Paul in his ministry. “Fellow bond-servant” describes both Paul’s and Tychicus’ relationship to the Lord. The word “bond-servant” is doulos and it means the lowest of the slaves. The point is that Paul viewed Tychicus as his equal before the Lord. Paul understood that in the Lord’s eyes, they were both servants. The word “fellow” which appears twice in v.7 appears in its various forms more than 25 times in the letters of Paul in the New Testament. It is an expression of equality. When we refer to someone as a “fellow worker” or a “fellow citizen” we are saying that we are not above them and we are not below them. Instead, we are alongside them. That is how true friends relate to each other. They walk side by side.
For more detailed notes on Colossians go to http://www.larryreynolds.org-a.googlepages.com/home)
Colossians 4:7 - Tychicus - A Profile in Friendship (Part 3)
Colossians 4:7 - "As to all my affairs, Tychicus, our beloved brother and faithful servant and fellow bond-servant in the Lord, will bring you information."
Tychicus was a true friend to Paul. In Colossians 4:7 Paul uses three beautiful phrases to describe his friend. One of those phrases is "fellow bond-servant." It may seem at first reading that the phrases “faithful servant” and “fellow bond-servant” mean the same thing, but they do not. “Faithful servant” describes Tychicus’ relationship to Paul. The word “servant” in that phrase is diakonos. The point is that Tychicus faithfully assisted Paul in his ministry. “Fellow bond-servant” describes both Paul’s and Tychicus’ relationship to the Lord. The word “bond-servant” is doulos and it means the lowest of the slaves. The point is that Paul viewed Tychicus as his equal before the Lord. Paul understood that in the Lord’s eyes, they were both servants. The word “fellow” which appears twice in v.7 appears in its various forms more than 25 times in the letters of Paul in the New Testament. It is an expression of equality. When we refer to someone as a “fellow worker” or a “fellow citizen” we are saying that we are not above them and we are not below them. Instead, we are alongside them. That is how true friends relate to each other. They walk side by side.
For more detailed notes on Colossians go to http://www.larryreynolds.org-a.googlepages.com/home)
Colossians 4:7 - Tychicus - A Profile in Friendship (Part 3)
Colossians 4:7 - "As to all my affairs, Tychicus, our beloved brother and faithful servant and fellow bond-servant in the Lord, will bring you information."
Tychicus was a true friend to Paul. In Colossians 4:7 Paul uses three beautiful phrases to describe his friend. One of those phrases is "fellow bond-servant." It may seem at first reading that the phrases “faithful servant” and “fellow bond-servant” mean the same thing, but they do not. “Faithful servant” describes Tychicus’ relationship to Paul. The word “servant” in that phrase is diakonos. The point is that Tychicus faithfully assisted Paul in his ministry. “Fellow bond-servant” describes both Paul’s and Tychicus’ relationship to the Lord. The word “bond-servant” is doulos and it means the lowest of the slaves. The point is that Paul viewed Tychicus as his equal before the Lord. Paul understood that in the Lord’s eyes, they were both servants. The word “fellow” which appears twice in v.7 appears in its various forms more than 25 times in the letters of Paul in the New Testament. It is an expression of equality. When we refer to someone as a “fellow worker” or a “fellow citizen” we are saying that we are not above them and we are not below them. Instead, we are alongside them. That is how true friends relate to each other. They walk side by side.
For more detailed notes on Colossians go to http://www.larryreynolds.org-a.googlepages.com/home)
Colossians 4:7 - Tychicus - A Profile in Friendship (Part 3)
Colossians 4:7 - "As to all my affairs, Tychicus, our beloved brother and faithful servant and fellow bond-servant in the Lord, will bring you information."
Tychicus was a true friend to Paul. In Colossians 4:7 Paul uses three beautiful phrases to describe his friend. One of those phrases is "fellow bond-servant." It may seem at first reading that the phrases “faithful servant” and “fellow bond-servant” mean the same thing, but they do not. “Faithful servant” describes Tychicus’ relationship to Paul. The word “servant” in that phrase is diakonos. The point is that Tychicus faithfully assisted Paul in his ministry. “Fellow bond-servant” describes both Paul’s and Tychicus’ relationship to the Lord. The word “bond-servant” is doulos and it means the lowest of the slaves. The point is that Paul viewed Tychicus as his equal before the Lord. Paul understood that in the Lord’s eyes, they were both servants. The word “fellow” which appears twice in v.7 appears in its various forms more than 25 times in the letters of Paul in the New Testament. It is an expression of equality. When we refer to someone as a “fellow worker” or a “fellow citizen” we are saying that we are not above them and we are not below them. Instead, we are alongside them. That is how true friends relate to each other. They walk side by side.
For more detailed notes on Colossians go to http://www.larryreynolds.org-a.googlepages.com/home)
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