The Believer’s Speech - Col 4:2-6
(2) Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving; (3) praying at the same time for us as well, that God will open up to us a door for the word, so that we may speak forth the mystery of Christ, for which I have also been imprisoned; (4) that I may make it clear in the way I ought to speak. (5) Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity. (6) Let your speech always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person. (Col 4:2-6) There are two aspects within these verses, the obvious one is about prayer and the other is about our speech. In this section, Paul calls upon the Colossians to put on a lifestyle of prayer and to be on their guard to demonstrate proper conduct to those around them. In the words of commentator, R. C. Lucas, this section “... turns the believers’ atte...