IIIWhat the Scriptures Principally Teach: the Ruin and Recovery of Man. [1923] Surely it was a wholesome alarm that believers might not think that they could be saved on account of their faith alone, even although they should live in these evils: the Apostle James with most clear speech crying out against that notion, and saying, "If any say that he have faith, and have not works, shall his faith be able to save him?" It's a life of thankful worship: The Lord's people should be marked by thankful worship engaging the whole person in all of life. (2) Observe how such motives act. Others have a mighty Saviour, because they make Him to be great and mighty. 2 Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth. 3). What He was and did for us, and above all what He now is and does, explains it. It is not egoistic to say so, for filling to overflowing is utterly and completely God's work--it is all of grace. 13.--"Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus." 3). where shall I begin to describe thine endless misery, who art condemned as soon as conceived; and adjudged to eternal death, before thou wast born to a temporal life? [1924] St. Stewart.I begin to see that religion consists not so much in joyous feelings as in a constant exercise of devotedness to God, and in laying ourselves out for the good of others.(D. The letter of your Holiness, which we received at the hands of the bearer of these presents, so expressed priestly moderation as to soothe us, in a manner, with the bodily presence of its author. (Admonition 5.) 3). iii 15. Or is not their influence for the most part rather a constraining power of which he is unconscious, rather than a stimulus carried on by conscious effort? 3. This is the way with worldly people. (Acts 4:12; 1 Corinthians 1:12). For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. What it is? What it is? (c)That we live in entire confidence in and dependence upon Him.4. But, after that he had made mention of these evils, he added and said, "On account of which cometh the wrath of God on the sons of unbelief." gladness to alms-giving to give to Jesus? I want to emphasize that word "all." Some men make Him to be "a root out of a dry ground," "without form or comeliness." The Christian at his daily task is not ever pondering spiritual truths. In verse 5 Paul gave a list of things to put to death. The Christian at his daily task is not ever pondering spiritual truths. There is no act, however little, which Christ does not see and .touch, and which may not tend as much to His honour as the songs of the Seraphim; there is no affection, talent, energy on which He does not put His hand and say, "That is mine," and which may not be transformed into a worship as sincere as that of the communion; no step we can take in life over which He does not watch, and which may not be made a step on the road that brings us nearer Him; no time here or hereafter when it will not be a delightful duty to "do all in the name of the Lord Jesus." "For ye are dead" (Col. iii. But, after that he had made mention of these evils, he added and said, "On account of which cometh the wrath of God on the sons of unbelief." Refer all things to Him. Even now the good is gaining the victory, and the King is Christ. 2. Owing to this enormous abuses have sprung up under the shadow of the Church. For when Adam and Eve, being created after God's own image, and placed in Paradise, that they and their posterity might live in a blessed state of life immortal, having dominion over all earthly creatures, and only restrained from the fruit of one tree, as a sign Lewis BaylyThe Practice of PietyChrist all and in All. 13.--"Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus." (1)All grace and strength (1 Corinthians 1:30). (a) As to their inward influence on the man himself. Solomon was called to build the temple of the Lord, but every man who is an honest worker, who does his best in the place where heaven has put him, is building up a temple, holy, acceptable to God. Oh, if they would just put themselves at Jesus' feet, and Rev. "Ephraim is joined to idols, let him alone." Take any life, in any condition or time, and there is help and hope for it in Jesus. For Charles KingsleyAll Saints' Day and Other SermonsMay 5. Or hast thou done anything for man's praise, feeling that the eye whose praise thou prizedst was upon thee? We must not so take the precept as if we were obliged in every act and word to raise our thoughts directly to Christ. UNITY AND PEACE. AugustineOn ContinenceEpistle xxxiii. Some Christians loom up in larger proportion than is becoming. He shows where we should seek Christ.5. Has it these points? These are . To do all by His authority (Matthew 18:18-20; Matthew 28:18-20; 1 Timothy 6:15). 5 Put to death therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, passion, Martin LutherEpistle Sermons, Vol. A. O wretched Man! The faithful neither rejoice, nor speak, nor act, but in the name of God but here it is required that our whole life be referred to the name of Christ. Absolute dependence on Christ at all times. Be cause all we are, have, or can do, is of Christ (1 Corinthians 3:22, 23). Do St. In the realm of spirit as of matter when we see a great result we know that behind it is a great cause; and we may search the world and we shall not find a power over human hearts comparable with that which lies in this name. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with Him in glory. AugustineOn Continence"But Now do Ye Also," Saith He, "Put Down All31. A. "Ephraim is joined to idols, let him alone." Possible to eat and drink to the glory of God.II. When He had done that upon earth, He went to heaven, that He might do more than show us, might give us, and live in us that life of trust. Churches are, but not houses we live in. J. W. Buxton, M. It is this: "Christ must live it in me." And who has not seen the dullest rain-cloud, when it turned its weeping face to the sun, change into glory, and, in the bow that spans it, present to the eyes of age and infancy, alike of the philosopher who studies, and of the simple joyous child who runs to catch it, the most brilliant and beautiful phenomenon in nature? Colossians 3:12-17Walk in Love. (2) Our thanks cannot be grateful to the Father except addressed and presented by Christ. Servants, to wit, that they ever keep in view the humility of their condition; but masters, that they lose not recollection of their nature, in which they are constituted on an equality with servants. J. W. Buxton, M. A.As a petition to the Queen can only reach her through the hands of a minister, so we can only approach God the Father through His Son Jesus Christ. I want to emphasize that word "all." "If Ye Then be Risen" (Col. Iii. Before we come to speak of some particular cases of deadness, wherein believers are to make use of Christ as the Life, we shall first propose some useful consequences and deductions from what hath been spoken of this life; and, I. (b) They are seldom loudly professed, so seldom that a man professing loudly a given motive arouses suspicion that he is acting on some other, and only using this as a blind. By this(1) Paul banishes, from our mind all unfruitful works of darkness, it being evident that we can do nothing that is opposed to His will. The faith of those things, which have been mentioned, would be of great use and advantage to believers; and therefore they should study to have the faith of this truth fixed on their hearts, and a deep impression thereof on their spirits, to the end, that, 1. IIRisen with Christ'If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Some men make Him to be "a root out of a dry ground," "without form or comeliness." The peace of God. And yet, after all, this is the most Christ-like ministry of all, for the Master Himself does not even appear in the work of the church except as her hidden Life Rev. Not if our Lord be a mere teacher. Let Him be the beginning from whom all flows, the end in whom all are gathered, our aim, our reward. The rule is short and easy, but of almost infinite use. IIRisen with Christ'If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. What a multitude of religions there is in this poor wicked world of ours! AugustineOn ContinenceEpistle xxxiii. When thou hast learned to do all things to Jesus, it will shed pleasure over all dull things, softness over hard things, peace over trial. If it could be shown that its requirements were unreal, its statements exaggerated, its views of attainment unreason. But, after that he had made mention of these evils, he added and said, "On account of which cometh the wrath of God on the sons of unbelief." This rule applies to those who are in Christ. "Whatsoever ye do," etc., as one bearing His name, in the might of His name, and to its glory. MY devout hearers! They admire the gospel, but never think of realizing it. )The reality of religionDean Alford.I. Westminster Abbey. Text: Colossians 3, 1-7. Thus, from what they look at and come in contact with, common things acquire uncommon glory.(T. Christ is all to us that we make Him to be. All our prayer and praises must be offered in the name of the Lord Jesus. Some Christians have a very small Saviour, for they are not willing to receive Him fully, and let Him do great and mighty things for them. But, after that he had made mention of these evils, he added and said, "On account of which cometh the wrath of God on the sons of unbelief." 15. It must have points of contact with every part of my life. )PeopleChristians, Colossians, Paul, TimothyPlacesColossaeTopicsAct, Deed, Giving, Praise, Thanks, Whatever, Whatsoever, WhetherOutline1. One question that rises in every mind is this: "How can I live that life of perfect trust in God?" A. Jacob, D. D.)Doing all in the name of ChristI. These words may be taken as an independent precept (Ephesians 5:20) or a reason for the preceding rule, a title under which we ought to do all things in the name of Christ, so that our whole life may be an act of gratitude through Christ, which is to be preferred.1. 4. 1). It is a privilege to have peace, but it would appear Frederick W. RobertsonSermons Preached at BrightonChrist is AllObserve in this chapter that he begins by reminding the saints of their having risen with Christ. MY devout hearers! Colossians 3 Commentary . That is what the priest will invoke for you all, when you leave this abbey. IIRisen with Christ'If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. But it is not thus taken here as if Paul simply intended that in our actions and discourses we should always intermix the word Jesus, or at least preface it. A beginning indeed, I find, but no end of thy miseries. All divine truths may be reduced to these two heads,--faith and love; what we ought to believe, and what we ought to do. What have we to know, but what God hath revealed of himself to us? The church is full of half dead people who have been trying, like poor Nero, to slay themselves for years, and have not had the courage to strike the fatal blow. Another spirit came and took the body of a poet and did his work. As a little square serves an artificer to design and mark out a multitude of lines, and to correct those that are amiss, so by this little rule there is no human action respecting which we cannot ascertain whether it is right or wrong; nor is there any part of our lives which this rule is not capable of guiding and forming to perfection.3. "Whether ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do it to the glory of God."(T. The angry, sinful word again and again escapes, and the thought of God at best but follows it.II. Such an object is consciously present when he chooses to reflect on it, but day by day in the toil and struggle he is not ever thinking of it, but he is pursuing it. HOW WE MAY DO IT.1. On the contrary, great love shows itself most in little acts. A beginning indeed, I find, but no end of thy miseries. Thanksgiving is one of the most necessary and universal offices of a Christian. Shall Charles Haddon SpurgeonSpurgeon's Sermons Volume 17: 1871Christ is AllMY text is so very short that you cannot forget it; and, I am quite certain, if you are Christians at all, you will be sure to agree with it. To Dominicus. Neale. De Witt Talmage, D. D.)The essence of fieryD. 3. Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureThe Christian Training of Children. Verse 16 describes the church gathering, where we are to teach and admonish one another through the Word and singing, thankfully praising God. To Dominicus. how we can obtain it? "Your life is hid" (Col. iii. What God hath joined together let no man put asunder; and He has wedded religion and life. Are they evermore in his view and present to his thoughts? One question that rises in every mind is this: "How can I live that life of perfect trust in God?" 3). All we have to do is to present our empty, broken self Roy Hession and Revel HessionThe Calvary RoadWhat have I to do with Idols?MUCH is said in reproof of Ephraim by the prophet Hosea. (Dean Alford. One question that rises in every mind is this: "How can I live that life of perfect trust in God?" "Ephraim is like a silly dove without heart." impart sweetness to teaching children that in them we receive Jesus? Supposing this we must exercise faith upon Him, and have constant recourse to Him, in all that we do for the supplies of His grace and Spirit (1 Peter 2:20; 1 Peter 5:7; John 16:16, 23, 26).3. Do them as thou wouldest if thou sawest God by thee, with prayer that they may be done aright. That is what He became man for; as a man to live a life of trust in God, and so to show to us how we ought to live. Oh, if they would just put themselves at Jesus' feet, and Rev. We must live in close communion with Jesus in the use of all His ordinances (Zechariah 4:12).4. As to deeds of grace. Some Christians have a very small Saviour, for they are not willing to receive Him fully, and let Him do great and mighty things for them. CHRISTIANITY IS A REALITY, AND DEALS WITH REALITIES.1. "Whatsoever," etc. save that lest they should not think that they did those evils and lived in them with impunity on this account, because their faith set them free from wrath, which cometh upon the sons of unbelief, doing these things, and living in them without faith. He would be a bad workman and a bad Christian if he were. MY devout hearers! Bring common iron into proper contact with the magnet, it will borrow the strange attractive virtue, and itself become magnetic. Not if our Lord be a mere teacher. (b)That we act according to His will. This Bible Seeker object lesson is designed to help us see God and know Him through connecting His Word with our everyday surroundings. IIRisen with Christ'If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. But can, one will say, all the little acts of life be done to Him? Another spirit came and took the body of a poet and did his work. Bring common iron into proper contact with the magnet, it will borrow the strange attractive virtue, and itself become magnetic. (Colossians iii. Do, To Dominicus. IIIWhat the Scriptures Principally Teach: the Ruin and Recovery of Man. (b)That we act according to His will. Here, as in nature, the deepest is the stillest; but by this very stillness all who are observant know its depth. (1) As the name of God signifies the Hebrew word by which the Lord distinguishes Himself, so Jesus is sometimes taken for the name which was given by express Divine command. The Minister of State in his cabinet, labouring to do right and caring nothing for popularity; and the little servant-maid in the kitchen, who scorns to tell a lie, or neglect her daily duties, are both in their respective stations working for God, doing their duty. He shows where we should seek Christ.5. But whatever it be, reality is its necessary condition. "Whatsoever ye do," etc., as one bearing His name, in the might of His name, and to its glory. They can tell, and others can tell, how many souls they bring to Christ. November 8, 1874. It must therefore be concluded that He is not a creature, but very God. cast a holy reverence round a sick room when we minister to Jesus? Differently to be admonished are servants and masters. All we have to do is to present our empty, broken self Roy Hession and Revel HessionThe Calvary RoadWhat have I to do with Idols?MUCH is said in reproof of Ephraim by the prophet Hosea. To Dominicus. And so men satisfy themselves with being Christian hearers and heathen livers, without the least suspicion of inconsistency. (2) Our thanks cannot be grateful to the Father except addressed and presented by Christ. We take it for granted and so forget it. What it is? (1) You are bound to offer daily praise: it must be in the name of the Lord Jesus. If by a subtle process it is taken away, all become tarnished and discoloured.(W. What have we to know, but what God hath revealed of himself to us? Do them as thou wouldest if thou sawest God by thee, with prayer that they may be done aright. "GIVING THANKS INTO GOD AND THE FATHER BY HIM." The labourer working under the useful light and genial warmth does not lose his time and dazzle his sight in gazing on the sun, but plies his arm with his eye fixed on his work, and so uses for its intended purpose the light God has bestowed. Revival is when we can say "yes" at any moment of the day. Again, is it a sacred or a secular work when a young girl, under a deep sense of duty, consecrates her life to attendance upon a suffering mother? 4. One question that rises in every mind is this: "How can I live that life of perfect trust in God?" But all reproof and chastisement did not bring Ephraim back. Be cause all we are, have, or can do, is of Christ (1 Corinthians 3:22, 23). Here you have a compend of the doctrine of the Scriptures. He infers holiness from this also. The merest crystal fragment, that has been flung out into the field and trampled on the ground, shines like a diamond when sunbeams stoop to kiss it. Differently to be admonished are servants and masters. Here you have a compend of the doctrine of the Scriptures. i. gladness to alms-giving to give to Jesus? Refer all things to Him. cast a holy reverence round a sick room when we minister to Jesus? Nothing seemed to be able to draw Ephraim's heart away from the idols. That is no religion which we cannot carry with us wherever we go; into our pleasures and sorrows, our business and closets.(J. (Colossians iii. where shall I begin to describe thine endless misery, who art condemned as soon as conceived; and adjudged to eternal death, before thou wast born to a temporal life? Solomon was called to build the temple of the Lord, but every man who is an honest worker, who does his best in the place where heaven has put him, is building up a temple, holy, acceptable to God. UNITY AND PEACE. And yet, after all, this is the most Christ-like ministry of all, for the Master Himself does not even appear in the work of the church except as her hidden Life Rev. Neale. Whether you do or not, let me tell you in a few words, what I seem to myself to have learned concerning that peace. )PeopleChristians, Colossians, Paul, TimothyPlacesColossaeTopicsAct, Deed, Giving, Praise, Thanks, Whatever, Whatsoever, WhetherOutline1. IIRisen with Christ'If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Great, moreover, is the power of charity, beloved brother, which binds hearts one to another in mutual affection with the Saint Gregory the Greatthe Epistles of Saint Gregory the GreatHow Servants and Masters are to be Admonished. It will have all or nothing, the first place or none. Many Christians seem to think that in the daily deeds and words of life they either cannot or else must sin, and that these two are much the same. 3). Yea, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to serve one another: for God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble. After a while Ulysses came, and he said, "Why, all the fine bodies are taken, and all the grand work is taken. There has been nothing sinful, on the contrary the work, it may be, has been sacred, undertaken with prayer, and been for the good of man and the glory of God, and yet there is no satisfaction.I. Colossians 3:1-14 Since Jan. 22, 2023, the Bible Studies for Life have been focused on the issue of discerning the voice of God. 3. "Your Life is Hid" (Col. Iii. "If Ye Then be Risen" (Col. Iii. (b) They are seldom loudly professed, so seldom that a man professing loudly a given motive arouses suspicion that he is acting on some other, and only using this as a blind. (b) Being referred to the glory of God, from indifferent they become holy and acceptable to God.3. Not if our Lord be a mere teacher. Ulysses said, "What's that?" It is a privilege to have peace, but it would appear Frederick W. RobertsonSermons Preached at BrightonChrist is AllObserve in this chapter that he begins by reminding the saints of their having risen with Christ. Christ, therein revealed, has laid hold upon the whole of life. WHERE IS THE EVIL IN THIS? He exhorts to holiness;10. to put off the old self, and put on Christ;12. exhorting to charity, humility, 18. and other duties.Dictionary of Bible ThemesColossians 3:171512Trinity, equality of2224Christ, the Lord5629work, ordained by God5636work, and rest5909motives, importance8223dedication8409decision-making, and providence8676thanksgiving8809richesColossians 3:1-173254Holy Spirit, fruit ofColossians 3:12-177125elect, theColossians 3:15-176746sanctification, means and results8352thankfulnessColossians 3:16-173218Holy Spirit, and praise5549speech, positive8666praise, manner and methodsLibraryThe Peace of GodBaltimore, U.S., 1874. It is to them a mere night of stars to wonder and gaze at, not a sun to light them to their daily work, and warm their hearts with love. HOW IT IS TO BE CARRIED OUT "In the name of the Lord Jesus." It is through Christ that life is worthy of the name of life. All the apparent extravagance of the injunction vanishes when we lay our hands on the secret of the Divine life. 5 Likewise, ye younger, be subject unto the elder. )PeopleChristians, Colossians, Paul, TimothyPlacesColossaeTopicsAct, Deed, Giving, Praise, Thanks, Whatever, Whatsoever, WhetherOutline1. We-have . Again, is it a sacred or a secular work when a young girl, under a deep sense of duty, consecrates her life to attendance upon a suffering mother? It must have points of contact with every part of my life. The law of gravity does not admit of dispute, neither does the law that eternal life is to be found through the Son of God. Recur to the motive of the text. He infers holiness from this also. (2) He perfects and enlivens those of our works which of themselves are commanded of God, engrafting on them the true motive and directing them to the true end. It is not egoistic to say so, for filling to overflowing is utterly and completely God's work--it is all of grace. Differently to be admonished are subjects and prelates: the former that subjection crush them not, the latter that superior place elate them not: the former that they fail not to fulfil what is commanded them, the latter that they command not more to be fulfilled than is just: the former that they submit humbly, the latter that they preside temperately. Guthrie, D. D. He who lives for the glory of God has an end in view which lends dignity to the man and to his life. It might surprise us to find that peace is urged on us as a duty. The peace of God. Little things are the very instances of acceptable service in Scripture. 4. (4) Now suppose a man embrace Jesus as his Saviour let Christ's love become the acknowledged fact of His life, then it will become a constraining motive, and will not be contented with influencing some of his faculties, employing some of his time; from the nature of things it must have all Christ is mine, and I am His, and whatever I do, spiritual or secular, business or recreation, I must do all in His name. Observe the extent of this saying. The rule is short and easy, but of almost infinite use. The "name" comprehends everything revealed and known about the person bearing the name. Have Him before thee as the pattern whom thou art to copy; the Redeemer in whom is thy strength, the Master and Friend whom thou art to serve and please, thy Creator and thy heaven.1. Main Objective: The Christian concept of being "born again" is a bit strange-sounding, if thought of in a literal sense. Nothing so mean that it was thought unworthy of this monogram; nothing so glorious that it was considered unfit to have that excelling glory added thereto. Revival itself is being absolutely filled to overflowing with the Holy Spirit, and that is victorious living. It is worth while to do so. Christian families, founded on the holy bond of marriage, are appointed, in the divine order of things, to be the nurseries of the future generation. We must not so take the precept as if we were obliged in every act and word to raise our thoughts directly to Christ. But it is necessary that we have this deposition so formed in our hearts, that when circumstances allow us to think of Christ our souls may lean that way as being habituated to it.II. . He was in advance even of the earliest seeker that Easter morning, and He will be waiting for us before the break of day with His glad "All Hail," if we have only eyes to see Rev. Hast thou ever deeply loved parent, bride, husband, or child? (2) He perfects and enlivens those of our works which of themselves are commanded of God, engrafting on them the true motive and directing them to the true end. As a little square serves an artificer to design and mark out a multitude of lines, and to correct those that are amiss, so by this little rule there is no human action respecting which we cannot ascertain whether it is right or wrong; nor is there any part of our lives which this rule is not capable of guiding and forming to perfection.3. Christian families, founded on the holy bond of marriage, are appointed, in the divine order of things, to be the nurseries of the future generation. But Christ claimed the world for Himself and His Father, in the sense that He claimed everything in the world. There is nothing can do it but the Cross of Christ and the Spirit of God. 3). On the contrary, great love shows itself most in little acts. November 8, 1874. (b) They are seldom loudly professed, so seldom that a man professing loudly a given motive arouses suspicion that he is acting on some other, and only using this as a blind. Men have taken it into their heads to invent various systems of religion and if you look round the world, you will see scores of different sects; but it is a great fact that, while there is a multitude of false religions, there is but one that is true. A large proportion of the infidelity of the working classes is due to this unreal teaching. Here, as in nature, the deepest is the stillest; but by this very stillness all who are observant know its depth. Differently to be admonished are servants and masters. "Whether ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do it to the glory of God."(T. One question that rises in every mind is this: "How can I live that life of perfect trust in God?" There they taught us the great lesson "Do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus." 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