Regarding Colossians, how do I apply this to myself?:
Since I am on a roll telling about friends from Salt and Light from The Falls Church back when I was only a lad-in-Christ, I will tell about Rae. I liked Rae the first time I ever met him. He was a different person than I, yet he seemed like a sincere and nice guy. Rae and I were both on an unofficial Salt and Light retreat once to Assateague Island, and he drove me to and from the camp-out. On Sunday at mid-day, everyone else departed for home, yet we stayed and went to the beach at Ocean City in order for Rae to fly his super cool kite. He let me try it, and showed me how to maneuver it, but I crashed it.
On the way home, we were talking, and Rae said something that shocked me. He said that Jesus was God. I had always thought of Jesus as the "Son of God." I was offended a bit! I do not know if I was more standoffish with Rae that fall, but I think I was. But then on Christmas Eve, when I still did not have a car, I got a ride from a family member to The Falls Church for the special service. Yet then I needed a ride home on that cold night. I did not want to walk so far on that cold night. Rae found out I was looking for a ride and gladly took me home. That act alone made me think very highly of Rae, and I was more open to take into consideration what he had said about Jesus being God. I finally came to learn that the Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are three Persons, yet One Being, One God. To learn this, you have to examine how each One is described in the Scripture. Jesus is Immanuel, which means God with us.
Regarding Colossians, how do I apply this to my community?:
Gently teach people about Jesus, and keep caring for people, like Rae did for me.
Hunter Irvine
