Didst thou find that thou toiledst for them less diligently because thou thoughtest of and toiledst for them? 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. What it is? Because we cannot be accepted but by Him (Ephesians 1:6; Hebrews 13:15; Hebrews 5:1). (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. WHERE IS THE EVIL IN THIS? 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. 3. This is all the Scriptures teach, and this is all we have to learn. And shall not such love quicken us to do all things better. Many do not know the right answer, or the full answer. 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. Hugh Binning. (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. At the Arno GaebeleinThe Lord of GloryChrist Our Life. "Your Life is Hid" (Col. Iii. (1) There is a wide difference between persons who pursue objects which only appear real to them, and those whose objects are absolutely real. To do all through the office and name of Christ as Mediator. "Whatsoever ye do," etc., as one bearing His name, in the might of His name, and to its glory. It is worth while to do so. Refer all things to Him. 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. 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. The reason is simply this, that their services are being offered in the wrong name. 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 this: "Christ must live it in me." gladness to alms-giving to give to Jesus? Sunday School Lesson February 26, 2023 Spiritual Disciplines for New Life Colossians 4:2-6 . (Admonition 5.) Through this lesson children will learn that in order to live a peaceful life they need to fill themselves up with good things. 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. 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. "Ephraim hath made many altars to sin." Hast thou ever deeply loved parent, bride, husband, or child? To Dominicus. What people hate is being in earnest at all, and so they do not wish to pray for the grace of God lest they should have to be at the pains of using it. First, in verses 1-4 readers are admonished to seek heavenly ways because they have been raised with Christ. 3). A. What are we to think about? (b)That we act according to His will. (Dean Alford. If we would know what Christ wants to be to us, we, 30. Gregory to Dominicus, Bishop of Carthage. He would be a bad workman and a bad Christian if he were. 5. )The reality of religionDean Alford.I. For the instruction of our faith. Nor indeed does infrequency of communication cause any harm where the affection of love remains uninterrupted in one's mind. 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. Topic: Respect Your Parents Bible Passage: Exodus 20:12; Ephesians 6:1; Colossians 3:20 . What people hate is being in earnest at all, and so they do not wish to pray for the grace of God lest they should have to be at the pains of using it. (1) We may take the sayings of Scripture strictly to the letter, set them clown as exaggerated, and above our capacities. We shall not need to seek far to discover our risen Lord. Were it not almost an indignity to bring them in reference to His great Majesty? IIIWhat the Scriptures Principally Teach: the Ruin and Recovery of Man. (4)All our actual supplies (Philippians 4:19).2. how we can obtain it? The belief in Christ is not only the unavoidable conclusion of a sound mind from evidence, but the only satisfactory way to account for the state of the world in which we find ourselves. All divine truths may be reduced to these two heads,--faith and love; what we ought to believe, and what we ought to do. Works that are the same as to external action are good in one and bad in another. Revival itself is being absolutely filled to overflowing with the Holy Spirit, and that is victorious living. There are one or two simple explanations which show that there is no real extravagance in this large demand.1. 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. 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. There they taught us the great lesson "Do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus." This is all the Scriptures teach, and this is all we have to learn. 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. "Ephraim is like a silly dove without heart." We shall not need to seek far to discover our risen Lord. (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. 2. A beginning indeed, I find, but no end of thy miseries. Oh, if they would just put themselves at Jesus' feet, and Rev. Be cause all we are, have, or can do, is of Christ (1 Corinthians 3:22, 23). The impiety of those who invoke Christ's name on their wicked courses.3. 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. But whatever it be, reality is its necessary condition. There are of course many visionaries, men pursuing objects which have no real existence, but to them they are not unreal. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth Fifth Sunday after EpiphanyText: Colossians 3, 12-17. (2) Observe how such motives act. 16 Let the Word Martin LutherEpistle Sermons, Vol. 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." 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. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with Him in glory. and why so many do not obtain it, and are, therefore, not at peace? (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. (1) He is the channel by which all God's goodness is poured upon us. All the apparent extravagance of the injunction vanishes when we lay our hands on the secret of the Divine life. 3). 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. Specifically the name of Christ is the rule. A. 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. To do all by His authority (Matthew 18:18-20; Matthew 28:18-20; 1 Timothy 6:15).3. Because we cannot be accepted but by Him (Ephesians 1:6; Hebrews 13:15; Hebrews 5:1).4. It must therefore be concluded that He is not a creature, but very God. What have we to know, but what God hath revealed of himself to us? The angry, sinful word again and again escapes, and the thought of God at best but follows it.II. Recur to the motive of the text. 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. 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. 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. SS Lessons; Tennescene; Radio B&R; Sunday School Lessons . For it is impossible that they should be in the name of Christ except our understandings and will so address them. Whether you do or not, let me tell you in a few words, what I seem to myself to have learned concerning that peace. 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. When we work for the Lord, we show our gratitude for what Jesus did. Text: Colossians 3, 1-7. Do you know what it is? For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. Differently to be admonished are servants and masters. For Charles KingsleyAll Saints' Day and Other SermonsMay 5. (b) Being referred to the glory of God, from indifferent they become holy and acceptable to God.3. It must therefore be concluded that He is not a creature, but very God. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth, February 17. While there are many falsehoods, Charles Haddon SpurgeonSpurgeon's Sermons Volume 61: 1915, Some General Uses. Then was it a sacred or a secular work to write "Paradise Lost," Wordsworth's "Excursion," or Cowper's "Task"? 5. 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. Take any life, in any condition or time, and there is help and hope for it in Jesus. If we were asked this moment if we were filled with the Holy Spirit, how many of us would dare to answer "yes"? Was this a hindrance? B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth May 18. 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).7. It is this: "Christ must live it in me." The belief in Christ is not only the unavoidable conclusion of a sound mind from evidence, but the only satisfactory way to account for the state of the world in which we find ourselves. It is worth while to do so. It is this: "Christ must live it in me." 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. . 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. But Christ claimed the world for Himself and His Father, in the sense that He claimed everything in the world. (Admonition 6). (2) Observe how such motives act. These words cover the whole sphere of Christian activity. We must not so take the precept as if we were obliged in every act and word to raise our thoughts directly to Christ. Colossians 3:4.--Christ who is our life. 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. Were it not almost an indignity to bring them in reference to His great Majesty? This is the way with worldly people. Great, moreover, is the power of charity, beloved brother, which binds hearts one to another in mutual affection with the, (Admonition 6). For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. It says not, "Give your bodies to be burned for the glory of God," but, "Whether ye eat or drink," etc.2. And the reply was, "The body of a common man, doing a common work, and for a common reward." AugustineOn ContinenceEpistle xxxiii. Gregory to Dominicus, Bishop of Carthage. act what we know in our souls, that we can do nothing good without God. (2) You are to abound in prayer. "Ephraim is joined to idols, let him alone." "If ye then be risen" (Col. iii. (Colossians iii. (2) Observe how such motives act. Whether you do or not, let me tell you in a few words, what I seem to myself to have learned concerning that peace. 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? That is no religion which we cannot carry with us wherever we go; into our pleasures and sorrows, our business and closets.(J. "But now do ye also," saith he, "put down all;" [1927] and he makes mention of several more evils of that sort. For the confirmation of faith. 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. Colossians. While there are many falsehoods, Charles Haddon SpurgeonSpurgeon's Sermons Volume 61: 1915Some General Uses. 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. He would be a bad workman and a bad Christian if he were. 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. If you have frequent thought The reason is simply this, that their services are being offered in the wrong name. Get our app to see bulletins, watch live video, give online, and more! The purest motive to duty. "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." Nor indeed does infrequency of communication cause any harm where the affection of love remains uninterrupted in one's mind. This is the only religious view of life.IV. 15. Again Jehovah said: "Ephraim is like a cake not turned." "Your Life is Hid" (Col. Iii. All divine truths may be reduced to these two heads,--faith and love; what we ought to believe, and what we ought to do. 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. Not if our Lord be a mere teacher. 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. 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. and why so many do not obtain it, and are, therefore, not at peace? It were well for the Church and the world if we recognized more clearly this breadth of Christian duty. 1). Col 4:9 seems to say these two letters 15. Refer all things to Him. It is sufficient that we frequently and ordinarily make this application of mind. Where, then, is there any room for dependence on God even with prayer for protection and blessing, since the feeling assumes that they will be granted without any prayer at all.2. A. Jacob, D. D.)Doing all in the name of ChristI. Sunday, February 17, 2013 L.G. 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. This is the only religious view of life.IV. IIIWhat the Scriptures Principally Teach: the Ruin and Recovery of Man. The aims of an ambitious man and of a true believer have no external difference, yet if you examine the inward springs of both, you will find one a piece of vanity, the other a fruit of charity.2. The highest end of duty. 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. Therefore we must all honour the Son as the Father (John 5:23).3. 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. Be thine own judge? Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. 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. 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. 16 Let the Word Martin LutherEpistle Sermons, Vol. (1) There is a wide difference between persons who pursue objects which only appear real to them, and those whose objects are absolutely real. [1924] St. Or hast thou done anything for man's praise, feeling that the eye whose praise thou prizedst was upon thee? Whether you do or not, let me tell you in a few words, what I seem to myself to have learned concerning that peace. 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. Yea, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to serve one another: for God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble. (2)Adoption (Ephesians 1:5). (2) How many of us fall short of this.(J. For the instruction of our faith. It is this: "Christ must live it in me." 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?" Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: TEXT: COL. iii. 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. Now, this definite, absolute and final putting off of ourselves in an act of death, is something we cannot do ourselves. Again Jehovah said: "Ephraim is like a cake not turned." 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. Whatever mystery a man makes of his object in life, spectators generally arrive at correct conclusions.2. What people hate is being in earnest at all, and so they do not wish to pray for the grace of God lest they should have to be at the pains of using it. (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. 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. To Dominicus. 21. - where all that you say, and all that you do--is done in His name. Because the Father has highly exalted Him, and given Him a name which is above every name (Philippians 2:8-10). For Charles KingsleyAll Saints' Day and Other SermonsMay 5. 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. So the apostle means (a)That we refer all to His glory. "Your Life is Hid" (Col. Iii. Will not work be done carelessly? 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. "Ephraim is like a silly dove without heart." --Colossians iii. Object lesson - God's Creation - colossians 1:16. Christian obedience must all the while be mingled with thanksgiving to God the Father. (1) There is a wide difference between persons who pursue objects which only appear real to them, and those whose objects are absolutely real. Thus, from what they look at and come in contact with, common things acquire uncommon glory.(T. 2 Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth. Nothing seemed to be able to draw Ephraim's heart away from the idols. They admire the gospel, but never think of realizing it. (3) Owing to a mixture of these we find Christian precept and practice widely sundered. O wretched Man! Nothing seemed to be able to draw Ephraim's heart away from the idols. There is something in these words that might surprise us. (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. What is it that makes our public services in church so frequently cold and spiritless? "The love of Christ constraineth us."III. Paul here clearly gives to Christ the whole of life. Do them as thou wouldest if thou sawest God by thee, with prayer that they may be done aright. 1). He infers holiness from this also. Thus, from what they look at and come in contact with, common things acquire uncommon glory.(T. 2 Tim. It is not egoistic to say so, for filling to overflowing is utterly and completely God's work--it is all of grace. And shall not such love quicken us to do all things better. Others again seem to blend so wholly with other workers that their own individuality can scarcely be traced. There is something in these words that might surprise us. O wretched Man! (2) Is it not an outrage to require that saints should share this honour with Christ as Rome does? One question that rises in every mind is this: "How can I live that life of perfect trust in God?" Do all in the strength of Christ. "Let the peace of God rule in your hearts." (2) Our thanks cannot be grateful to the Father except addressed and presented by Christ. Daille. Many do not know the right answer, or the full answer. THIS DISTINCTION IS BAD, BECAUSE IT VANISHES ON NEARER OBSERVATION. If a man be a Christian, men will take knowledge of him that he has been with Jesus. It is plain that it must propose some motive and rule which shall touch daily life at every point. Their labor seems to crystallize and become its own memorial. All divine truths may be reduced to these two heads,--faith and love; what we ought to believe, and what we ought to do. However extraordinary and extravagant, it is in keeping with the whole spirit of Christianity. Observe I. 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. Colossians 3.1 - 17 / Alive in Christ. It is there that the young souls who are to be our successors in cultivating the vineyard of God are to be trained and developed; it is there the process is to begin of restraining and cleansing away the corruption inherent in them as the children of sinful men; there that their earliest longings after fellowship, Preached February 9, 1851. For this, which may be understood also figuratively, is said to the former, Children, obey your parents in the Lord: but to Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatThird Sunday after Trinity Humility, Trust, Watchfulness, SufferingText: 1 Peter 5, 5-11. The angry, sinful word again and again escapes, and the thought of God at best but follows it.II. All duty gathers its significance and blessedness from its relation to Christ. We take it for granted and so forget it.1. Their labor seems to crystallize and become its own memorial. Bring common iron into proper contact with the magnet, it will borrow the strange attractive virtue, and itself become magnetic. 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. 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. 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