colossians 3:17 object lesson

III. 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. Because we cannot be accepted but by Him (Ephesians 1:6; Hebrews 13:15; Hebrews 5:1).4. 3). Ulysses said, "What's that?" The monk or the nun is a "religious;" if any be not a priest, or monk, or nun, that person need not be so religious. 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. He infers holiness from this also. But all reproof and chastisement did not bring Ephraim back. Read Colossians 3:12-17. We take it for granted and so forget it.1. Again Jehovah said: "Ephraim is like a cake not turned." "GIVING THANKS INTO GOD AND THE FATHER BY HIM." For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. (b) Being referred to the glory of God, from indifferent they become holy and acceptable to God.3. Does it not give strength to self-denial to take up our cross after Jesus? 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? The key-note of this chapter is that religion is a life in Christ, so all-pervading and all. Faith and Love Towards Christ. All divine truths may be reduced to these two heads,--faith and love; what we ought to believe, and what we ought to do. 11.) (a) As to their inward influence on the man himself. SEEK, THEN, TO MAKE YOUR WHOLE LIFE RELIGIOUS. Some men make Him to be "a root out of a dry ground," "without form or comeliness." "Ephraim is joined to idols, let him alone." It is not self-mortifying, but it is dying with Christ. (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. 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. (a) As to their inward influence on the man himself. What have we to know, but what God hath revealed of himself to us? How Subjects and Prelates are to be Admonished. All the wicked dealings and defilement of Ephraim is uncovered--and the Lord said: "I will be unto Ephraim as a lion." Text: Colossians 3, 1-7. "For ye are dead" (Col. iii. A workbook for the biblical lesson on the book of Colossians, that teaches we should be light to the world. 3). "The love of Christ constraineth us."III. We must live in close communion with Jesus in the use of all His ordinances (Zechariah 4:12).4. UNITY AND PEACE. Hast thou ever deeply loved parent, bride, husband, or child? "If ye then be risen" (Col. iii. 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? As to daily life. If we would know what Christ wants to be to us, we Dwight L. MoodyThe Way to God and How to Find ItBut, after that He had Made Mention of These Evils30. Yes, silver and gold and gems conspired together to mark out this name on the paten, or the chalice, or the shrine; the manufacturer of Limoges worked it out in his enamel; in the monastery potteries they burnt it in on their tiles; in convents they embroidered it on chasuble and cope; in the glorious windows of churches the light came in, sanctified, as it were, and hallowed by the name of the True Light; the poor peasant was encouraged, with his clasp knife, to consecrate his house by carving the same name on the hutch of his door or the barge-boards of his roof; the name of salvation could not be out of place among the dwellings of those who looked to be saved; the name which to adore will be the work of eternity, could never be out of place for the meditation and the worship of earth.(Dr. (5) There are certain solemn times when this great motive is and must be expressly recognized; but when the whole man is possessed with the love of Christ, the whole ordinary being follows the direction of the central impulse. 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. It is this that gives them the right and title they have in Christian morality. God is waiting this morning to mark the opening hours for every ready and willing heart with a touch of life and power that will lift our lives to higher pleasures and offer to our vision grander horizons of hope and holy service. J. W. Buxton, M. A.Wherever we are called to work we must dedicate the labours of our hands or our brain to God, doing all in the name of the Lord Jesus. It is through Christ that life is worthy of the name of life. It is His presence by His Spirit in the hearts of His people which is the motive power of their holy life. One or two of the world's heroes and sages have won wide admiration and respect, but who has laid his hand on so many hearts and touched for good so many lives? 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. Bring common iron into proper contact with the magnet, it will borrow the strange attractive virtue, and itself become magnetic. Paul here clearly gives to Christ the whole of life. 11:6). 4 When Christ, who is our life, shall be manifested, then shall ye also with him be manifested in glory. "Your life is hid" (Col. iii. Was this a hindrance? Wilkinson, D. D.)Doing all to the Lord JesusE B. Pusey, D. D.All have felt at times a painful void after absorption in active duty. All, both words and deeds, must be done in the Name of the Lord. A. 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. To Dominicus. Whether you do or not, let me tell you in a few words, what I seem to myself to have learned concerning that peace. Churches are, but not houses we live in. As to daily life. 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. THE MOTIVE POWER OF A HOLY LIFE. Daille.I. 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. "GIVING THANKS INTO GOD AND THE FATHER BY HIM." What have we to know, but what God hath revealed of himself to us? How, then, can they be done? But what is it, that it is not enough for him to say, "Do ye put down all," but that he added the conjunction and said, "ye also?" Be thine own judge? It is not necessary that a motive should be based on reality to be all-constraining, but it is in order that it may be a worthy motive for an intelligent being. Bring common iron into proper contact with the magnet, it will borrow the strange attractive virtue, and itself become magnetic. This is the way with worldly people. We must live in close communion with Jesus in the use of all His ordinances (Zechariah 4:12).4. 8 Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: 9 whom withstand stedfast Martin LutherEpistle Sermons, Vol. 1. (c)That we live in entire confidence in and dependence upon Him.4. "Your Life is Hid" (Col. Iii. 4. 15. 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. the best one has been left for you." 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. 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. Mallock.Religion is one of the colours of life which mingles most intimately with all the other colours of the palette. (2) Some religious people, like the former, strain the Bible to its literal meaning, and then require that meaning in full, and thus lead to the same point, and encourage indolence and unbelief. 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. (1) Nothing is more common than a man with a powerful motive which rules his whole life gain, ambition, love of family, science, art, victory, the exercise of an energetic nature. As to ordinary matters men, e.g., think it unlikely they will die to-day because they have lived safely through so many dangers, and take it for granted that their food will nourish them because it has always done so. He is nothing to them; they do not want Him. Owing to this enormous abuses have sprung up under the shadow of the Church. Preached February 9, 1851. (b) Being referred to the glory of God, from indifferent they become holy and acceptable to God.3. [1924] St. Be their case John Brown (of Wamphray)Christ The Way, The Truth, and The LifeCups Running OverBrokenness, however, is but the beginning of Revival. HOW WE MAY DO IT.1. We must not so take the precept as if we were obliged in every act and word to raise our thoughts directly to Christ. (2) The name of God is taken for the power, authority, and will of God (Deuteronomy 18:19; 2 Kings 2:24; Psalm 20:7; Psalm 89:16, 24; 1 Samuel 17:45; 2 Chronicles 14:11). A large proportion of the infidelity of the working classes is due to this unreal teaching. To go to God through Him (John 15:3, 16; John 16:23-26).2. [1924] St. "Ephraim is joined to idols, let him alone." Their labor seems to crystallize and become its own memorial. 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. Or hast thou done anything for man's praise, feeling that the eye whose praise thou prizedst was upon thee? A beginning indeed, I find, but no end of thy miseries. 15. For the confirmation of faith. 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. Nor indeed does infrequency of communication cause any harm where the affection of love remains uninterrupted in one's mind. To Dominicus. (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. "For Ye are Dead" (Col. Iii. Revival is when we can say "yes" at any moment of the day. As to deeds of grace. Servants are to be admonished that they despise not their masters, lest they offend God, if by behaving themselves proudly they gainsay His ordinance: masters, too, are to be admonished, that they are proud against God with respect Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatHow Subjects and Prelates are to be Admonished. He then goes on to declare that the believer's life is in Christ, "for ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God." Our Father, our Friend and Brother, who came down from heaven and suffered for us, is ready to help and reward us. He shows where we should seek Christ.5. That is no religion which we cannot carry with us wherever we go; into our pleasures and sorrows, our business and closets.(J. act what we know in our souls, that we can do nothing good without God. able, it would lose immensely in its character for truth and its power for good. 3). 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. What it is? But our Lord, being God, became man, bore our sins and carried our sorrows, grew up through our life, and tasted death for every man. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. And shall not such love quicken us to do all things better. Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. There is nothing can do it but the Cross of Christ and the Spirit of God. 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. The author of nature and the author of Christianity give tokens of being one and the same, in that their principles are alike simple, universal, imperious, inexorable. 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. It is a privilege to have peace, but it would appear Frederick W. RobertsonSermons Preached at Brighton, Christ is AllObserve in this chapter that he begins by reminding the saints of their having risen with Christ. iii 15. (a) As to their inward influence on the man himself. Was this a hindrance? Owing to this enormous abuses have sprung up under the shadow of the Church. 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? Remember what we are to God through creation, providence, and grace.2. (2) Our thanks cannot be grateful to the Father except addressed and presented by Christ. On the contrary, great love shows itself most in little acts. But can, one will say, all the little acts of life be done to Him? He has consecrated what we call secular employments by Himself engaging in them. 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. Yes, silver and gold and gems conspired together to mark out this name on the paten, or the chalice, or the shrine; the manufacturer of Limoges worked it out in his enamel; in the monastery potteries they burnt it in on their tiles; in convents they embroidered it on chasuble and cope; in the glorious windows of churches the light came in, sanctified, as it were, and hallowed by the name of the True Light; the poor peasant was encouraged, with his clasp knife, to consecrate his house by carving the same name on the hutch of his door or the barge-boards of his roof; the name of salvation could not be out of place among the dwellings of those who looked to be saved; the name which to adore will be the work of eternity, could never be out of place for the meditation and the worship of earth.(Dr. impart sweetness to teaching children that in them we receive Jesus? Do them as thou wouldest if thou sawest God by thee, with prayer that they may be done aright. November 8, 1874. Application:1. They have put to death anything that steals their affections away from Christ and have put on the new self as God . It is not egoistic to say so, for filling to overflowing is utterly and completely God's work--it is all of grace. Colossians 3 Spiritual Inspiration Word Of God Christian Quotes Gods Love "Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. We cannot expect God's blessing on anything not done in Christ's name.(H. (1) We have a proof of the divinity of Christ. For the instruction of our 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. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. One spirit came and took the body of a king and did his work. 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. What a multitude of religions there is in this poor wicked world of ours! 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, (b)That we act according to His will. (2) Observe how such motives act. It is plain that it must propose some motive and rule which shall touch daily life at every point. )Christian ends lend grandeur to human lifeT. 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." If we were asked this moment if we were filled with the Holy Spirit, how many of us would dare to answer "yes"? Their labor seems to crystallize and become its own memorial. (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. Write Colossians 3:17. Nothing is too small to be done for one deeply loved, and nothing but deep love will do unweariedly all little things to please whom it loves. How can we do both at once without distraction study, speak, or do and think of Christ at the same time? But what is it, that it is not enough for him to say, "Do ye put down all," but that he added the conjunction and said, "ye also?" It is His presence by His Spirit in the hearts of His people which is the motive power of their holy life. 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. (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. Revival is when we can say "yes" at any moment of the day. Works that are the same as to external action are good in one and bad in another. For the confirmation of faith. How many, if they pray at all, hope to do right and escape flagrant wrong almost through the intention of doing or not doing, and think that if they call upon God in some general way things will not be much amiss with them.3. One question that rises in every mind is this: "How can I live that life of perfect trust in God?" Here we may fall into opposite mistakes. 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. A large proportion of the infidelity of the working classes is due to this unreal teaching. Because we are entrusted with such blessings. Nay, a good and a spur which quickened every nerve. (1) If we would be truly Christians, we must have Christ continually before us as the pole star, the rule of our whole life. (5) There are certain solemn times when this great motive is and must be expressly recognized; but when the whole man is possessed with the love of Christ, the whole ordinary being follows the direction of the central impulse. We cannot expect God's blessing on anything not done in Christ's name.(H. (1) He is the channel by which all God's goodness is poured upon us. 1). It is not in our power to act as we please, or for our own ends (Romans 14:7-8).2. act what we know in our souls, that we can do nothing good without God. (6) Such deep constraining motive is not usually displayed before men; but its existence is not easily concealed. 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. (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. 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. To walk in the religion of the Lord Jesus (Micah 4:5; 2 Timothy 2:19; Matthew 10:22; Luke 21:17; Revelation 2:3, 13). II. 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. It is worth while to do so. 2. (Dean Alford. Some Christians loom up in larger proportion than is becoming. Will not work be done carelessly? Sunday, February 17, 2013, is from . 15. To do all by His strength (Acts 4:6-7, 10; 1 Samuel 17:45; Philippians 4:13; 2 Corinthians 12:9). The Spirit moves all, and upon this the difference between man's actions depends. And what have we to do, but what Hugh BinningThe Works of the Rev. "Your Life is Hid" (Col. Iii. "Ephraim is joined to idols, let him alone." To do all by His strength (Acts 4:6-7, 10; 1 Samuel 17:45; Philippians 4:13; 2 Corinthians 12:9). B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth Fifth Sunday after EpiphanyText: Colossians 3, 12-17. Nothing seemed to be able to draw Ephraim's heart away from the idols. 2 Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth. 2. In Colossians 3:12-17 Paul is continuing to show what a life raised with Christ looks like. All the wicked dealings and defilement of Ephraim is uncovered--and the Lord said: "I will be unto Ephraim as a lion." RCCG SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER'S MANUAL 26 FEBRUARY 2023. A thankful spirit is happy in enterprise, brave in difficulties, and patient in reverses. You all know about sugar. Here is the sum of religion. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth May 18. Whatever mystery a man makes of his object in life, spectators generally arrive at correct conclusions.2. It must therefore be concluded that He is not a creature, but very God. "Your Life is Hid" (Col. Iii. 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. He would be a bad workman and a bad Christian if he were. In Jesus we have not a man dead long ago, but a living Saviour and King ever near us, bearing the one name by which we may be saved. Was this a hindrance? 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. 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. and why so many do not obtain it, and are, therefore, not at peace? impart sweetness to teaching children that in them we receive Jesus? 12 Therefore, God's chosen ones, holy and loved, put on heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, 13 accepting one another and forgiving one another if anyone has a complaint against another. They admire the gospel, but never think of realizing it. 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. Christ is all to us that we make Him to be. There is nothing can do it but the Cross of Christ and the Spirit of God. We must not so take the precept as if we were obliged in every act and word to raise our thoughts directly to Christ. how we can obtain it? 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. It is worth while to do so. "Let the peace of God rule in your hearts." [1924] St. A large proportion of the infidelity of the working classes is due to this unreal teaching. 2. Refer all things to Him. But our Lord, being God, became man, bore our sins and carried our sorrows, grew up through our life, and tasted death for every man. We shall not need to seek far to discover our risen Lord. Why is it that some of us look on church-going as an irksome task, and the hours spent in God's house as the most wearisome of our lives? (2) Our thanks cannot be grateful to the Father except addressed and presented by Christ. But whatever it be, reality is its necessary condition. We must not so take the precept as if we were obliged in every act and word to raise our thoughts directly to Christ. 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. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth May 18. It is well, as people's devotions now are, if Christians really prayed to God to carry them through the trials of the day, as really believing that for this they needed the special help of God. He infers holiness from this also. Do St. Colossians. (6) Such deep constraining motive is not usually displayed before men; but its existence is not easily concealed. Servants are to be admonished that they despise not their masters, lest they offend God, if by behaving themselves proudly they gainsay His ordinance: masters, too, are to be admonished, that they are proud against God with respect Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatHow Subjects and Prelates are to be Admonished. If we would know what Christ wants to be to us, we Dwight L. MoodyThe Way to God and How to Find ItBut, after that He had Made Mention of These Evils30. It must therefore be concluded that He is not a creature, but very God. 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. Owing to this enormous abuses have sprung up under the shadow of the Church. 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. Colossians Study Supplement by Bible Lessons for Teens 5.0 (1) $4.99 PDF Many of the lessons I create focus on a theme, but this material takes a different approach. Christian obedience must all the while be mingled with thanksgiving to God the Father. Specifically the name of Christ is the rule. 3). 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. Verse 17. 6 Because of these sins, the anger of God is coming. They can tell, and others can tell, how many souls they bring to Christ. 5 Put to death therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, passion, Martin LutherEpistle Sermons, Vol. Will not work be done carelessly? For the confirmation of faith. There is something in these words that might surprise us. )The acceptable prayerH. Our Father, our Friend and Brother, who came down from heaven and suffered for us, is ready to help and reward us. )The reality of religionDean Alford.I. "Ephraim is joined to idols, let him alone." Whether you do or not, let me tell you in a few words, what I seem to myself to have learned concerning that peace. some uses.1. UNITY AND PEACE. What a multitude of religions there is in this poor wicked world of ours! (3) But based on reality it must also be real to me, or it cannot be my motive. It is as we Andrew MurrayThe Master's IndwellingMeditations of the Misery of a Man not Reconciled to God in Christ. (3)Reconciliation with God (2 Corinthians 5:18). 11 In Christ there is not Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave and free; but Christ is all and . If a man be a Christian, men will take knowledge of him that he has been with Jesus. 3 For ye died, and your life is hid with Christ in God. Didst thou find that thou toiledst for them less diligently because thou thoughtest of and toiledst for them? 2 Tim. Oh, if they would just put themselves at Jesus' feet, and Rev. 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