(2) Is it not an outrage to require that saints should share this honour with Christ as Rome does? A good fable for the world, and just as good a fable for the Church. Mere precepts cannot touch us at all points, or constrain us to do all things in a teacher's name. Therefore we must all honour the Son as the Father (John 5:23).3. How intensely secular they may become I How mean and perfunctory the spirit in which they may be performed! He would be a bad workman and a bad Christian if he were. "The love of Christ constraineth us."III. --Colossians iii. This is the way with worldly people. Everything falls under the two heads of words and deeds. Do you know what it is? Do St. He eats and drinks to the glory of God, who does so not for pleasure, but for strength for God's service; He sleeps to God's glory, who rests in Christ, hoping to rise to do Him honour; he does his daily task to the glory of God who plies it under the eye of God, and does it or not as and how he thinks God would have it done or not.3. This implies three things. Macgregor, D. D.This is one of the bold sweeping statements of Scripture. A. Again Jehovah said: "Ephraim is like a cake not turned." 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? We must exercise our thoughts much upon Him, and be much taken up with Him in the course of our lives (Psalm 73:23).IV. (a) As to their inward influence on the man himself. (Admonition 5.) It says not, "Give your bodies to be burned for the glory of God," but, "Whether ye eat or drink," etc.2. 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? (Admonition 6). )Christian ends lend grandeur to human lifeT. Then was it a sacred or a secular work to write "Paradise Lost," Wordsworth's "Excursion," or Cowper's "Task"? Sunday, but not other six days. Take a man whose motives is the advancement of himself or his family. (Admonition 5.) Westminster Abbey. 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. Here you have a compend of the doctrine of the Scriptures. 11.) And the reply was, "The body of a common man, doing a common work, and for a common reward." Neale. 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. The impiety of those who invoke Christ's name on their wicked courses.3. Take any life, in any condition or time, and there is help and hope for it in Jesus. (3) Owing to a mixture of these we find Christian precept and practice widely sundered. 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. Mere precepts cannot touch us at all points, or constrain us to do all things in a teacher's name. Now, this definite, absolute and final putting off of ourselves in an act of death, is something we cannot do ourselves. For the confirmation of faith. 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. (1) If we would be truly Christians, we must have Christ continually before us as the pole star, the rule of our whole life. James tells us the sins of the tongue (James 3:2). TOPIC: SECOND INTERACTIVE SECTION (SUMMARY OF LESSONS 14-25) MEMORY VERSE: "Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience". For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. A. Jacob, D. D.It is one of the most precious effects of Christianity that it gives interest and dignity to commonplace life. It is plain that it must propose some motive and rule which shall touch daily life at every point. Daille. VERSES: Colossians 3:1-15. By the authority of Christ (Acts 3:6). Whether you do or not, let me tell you in a few words, what I seem to myself to have learned concerning that peace. There can be no duty except where there is a matter of obedience; and it might seem to us that peace is a something over which we have no power. Our words, thoughts, desires, labours, etc., are to be under the habitual influence of a sacred and sanctifying power which lies lurking in the name of the Lord Jesus. To do all by His strength (Acts 4:6-7, 10; 1 Samuel 17:45; Philippians 4:13; 2 Corinthians 12:9). By Jesus this gratitude is to be rendered. Pure religion is when the sense of God's love, of the vastness of His claims, of the breadth of His commandments, so works through the life as to make it one organic whole, and when the poor unworthy distinction of secular and sacred is forgotten; when what is most religious is most human, and what is commonest is ennobled and justified by the grace which flows from "Christ our Life."(J. 1). Will not work be done carelessly? A. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with Him in glory. Gratitude. God the Father is the proper object of gratitude as the first principle of action, though not to the exclusion of the Son and Spirit.3. Text: Colossians 3, 1-7. (3)Reconciliation with God (2 Corinthians 5:18). (3) with warrant from God's Word (Isaiah 8:20); 3. (1) We have a proof of the divinity of Christ. Here you have a compend of the doctrine of the Scriptures. )The reality of religionDean Alford.I. Below is the plan for you to follow as you lead out this study of Colossians 3:1-4. 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. Neale.Those old saints of the Middle Ages, how dearly they loved to set the name of Jesus forth everywhere, by all means, in every curious work of art not merely of Church art, mind you, but of household and domestic furniture. We shall not need to seek far to discover our risen Lord. Whatever mystery a man makes of his object in life, spectators generally arrive at correct conclusions.2. MY devout hearers! Does it not give strength to self-denial to take up our cross after Jesus? )The motive power of a holy lifeJ. To Dominicus. Neale.Those old saints of the Middle Ages, how dearly they loved to set the name of Jesus forth everywhere, by all means, in every curious work of art not merely of Church art, mind you, but of household and domestic furniture. Yea, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to serve one another: for God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble. (Admonition 6). Hugh BinningLinksColossians 3:17 NIVColossians 3:17 NLTColossians 3:17 ESVColossians 3:17 NASBColossians 3:17 KJVColossians 3:17 Bible AppsColossians 3:17 ParallelColossians 3:17 Biblia ParalelaColossians 3:17 Chinese BibleColossians 3:17 French BibleColossians 3:17 German BibleColossians 3:17 CommentariesBible Hub. (Admonition 6). Revival is when we can say "yes" at any moment of the day. It must therefore be concluded that He is not a creature, but very God. 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. (3) Owing to a mixture of these we find Christian precept and practice widely sundered. The peace of God. So they are ready to think that they cannot help themselves, that they must fall into sins of infirmity, and thus they cast their faults on God, or they look upon them as no great faults at all, and so they act as though they could not sin. Artizan, labourer, soldier, slave, would learn the truth that God cared for him, and designed him for a glorious destiny. 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. I want to emphasize that word "all." 2. 1 If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. 5 Put to death therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, passion, Martin LutherEpistle Sermons, Vol. 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. To Dominicus. Time weakens other forces, but it adds vigour to this.2. (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. (3) He sacrifices those which are in their nature indifferent; e.g., if this rule is observed in eating and drinking, acts indifferent in their nature,(a) the sacred name will purge them of the excess of intemperance on the one hand, and the foolish scruples of superstition on the other. 12 Put on therefore, as God's elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering; 13 forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye: 14 and above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness. Another spirit came and took the body of a poet and did his work. One way to make sure that you are at peace with the people around you is by filling yourself with good things, such as God's word. (2) The facts implied in the name, "The Lord Jesus," rest upon evidence as strong as can possibly be alleged for anything. 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. How can we do both at once without distraction study, speak, or do and think of Christ at the same time? All divine truths may be reduced to these two heads,--faith and love; what we ought to believe, and what we ought to do. Contrariwise, consider what are generally classed as sacred works praying, preaching, administering sacraments, visiting the sick. impart sweetness to teaching children that in them we receive Jesus? 1). 15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to the which also ye were called in one body; and be ye thankful. Bring common iron into proper contact with the magnet, it will borrow the strange attractive virtue, and itself become magnetic. (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. 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. The Spirit moves all, and upon this the difference between man's actions depends. If by a subtle process it is taken away, all become tarnished and discoloured.(W. So they are ready to think that they cannot help themselves, that they must fall into sins of infirmity, and thus they cast their faults on God, or they look upon them as no great faults at all, and so they act as though they could not sin. )Consistency and gratitudeJ. Observe I. 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? 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. At the Arno GaebeleinThe Lord of GloryChrist Our Life. The life of the saint and of the sinner are made up very much of the same commonplace duties, and in all that is patent to the world there may be little difference between them: but the spirit by which they are actuated constitutes a gulf between them as wide as that which divides light and darkness, heaven and hell.3. 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. Mere precepts cannot touch us at all points, or constrain us to do all things in a teacher's name. A. 1. It says not, "Give your bodies to be burned for the glory of God," but, "Whether ye eat or drink," etc.2. Paul here clearly gives to Christ the whole of life. For the confirmation of faith. Here, as in nature, the deepest is the stillest; but by this very stillness all who are observant know its depth. 3 For ye died, and your life is hid with Christ in God. 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. As to daily life. (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. Westminster Abbey. 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