Jesus brought us Faith Colossians 1:21 – And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds We are evil aliens Colossians 1:22 – He has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him Even though we are wrong, Christmas means we can be made right Colossians 1:23a – if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, Don’t get shifted away from the Gospel Romans 16:22 – I, Tertius, who wrote this letter, greet you in the Lord. Romans 16:23 – Gaius, who is host to me and to the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer, and our brother Quartus, greet you.