1. 3 For ye died, and your life is hid with Christ in God. 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. "Let the peace of God rule in your hearts." It is plain that it must propose some motive and rule which shall touch daily life at every point. 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. Some men make Him to be "a root out of a dry ground," "without form or comeliness." 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. (6) Such deep constraining motive is not usually displayed before men; but its existence is not easily concealed. Materials Needed: Clear vase Vegetable oil Clear jar or glass pitcher Directions: Place vase into jar. (Dean Alford. (E B. Pusey, D. D.)Common work in the name of JesusH. Macgregor, D. D.This is one of the bold sweeping statements of Scripture. "Whether ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do it to the glory of God."(T. Differently to be admonished are servants and masters. 5. --Colossians iii. Take any life, in any condition or time, and there is help and hope for it in Jesus. (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 in our power to act as we please, or for our own ends (Romans 14:7-8).2. It is His presence by His Spirit in the hearts of His people which is the motive power of their holy life. -Timothy 3:9. 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 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. 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. And what have we to do, but what Hugh BinningThe Works of the Rev. If they indeed have risen with him, he argues that they should leave the grave of iniquity and the graveclothes of their sins behind, and act as those who are endowed with that superior life, which accounts sin to be death and corruption. Some men make Him to be "a root out of a dry ground," "without form or comeliness." 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. (2) The facts implied in the name, "The Lord Jesus," rest upon evidence as strong as can possibly be alleged for anything. A. Therefore we must all honour the Son as the Father (John 5:23).3. Will not work be done carelessly? November 8, 1874. Colossians 3:14 To do all by His authority (Matthew 18:18-20; Matthew 28:18-20; 1 Timothy 6:15).3. To live a life of faith for a supply of all things for life and godliness (2 Peter 1 ; John 16:23). We shall not need to seek far to discover our risen Lord. 6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time; 7 casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you. Oh, if they would just put themselves at Jesus' feet, and Rev. Nor indeed does infrequency of communication cause any harm where the affection of love remains uninterrupted in one's mind. Owing to this enormous abuses have sprung up under the shadow of the Church. (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. It is not self-mortifying, but it is dying with Christ. These are the sins of the world, and not for Christians to partake in. "Your Life is Hid" (Col. Iii. 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. Revival itself is being absolutely filled to overflowing with the Holy Spirit, and that is victorious living. While there are many falsehoods, Charles Haddon SpurgeonSpurgeon's Sermons Volume 61: 1915Some General Uses. It must have points of contact with every part of my life. Because the Father has highly exalted Him, and given Him a name which is above every name (Philippians 2:8-10). ! I want to emphasize that word "all." [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?" THE SACREDNESS OF COMMON LIFE AND LABOUR. 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. It must have points of contact with every part of my life. Didst thou find that thou toiledst for them less diligently because thou thoughtest of and toiledst for them? 5 Likewise, ye younger, be subject unto the elder. act what we know in our souls, that we can do nothing good without God. Again Jehovah said: "Ephraim is like a cake not turned." (3) But based on reality it must also be real to me, or it cannot be my motive. 11.) Stewart. [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?" 2 Tim. 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. 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. 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. 16 Let the Word Martin LutherEpistle Sermons, Vol. Daille.I. A strained and exaggerated view of religion has been put before them, alien from their habits of thought, and by no means supported by the example of its professors.II. They can tell, and others can tell, how many souls they bring to Christ. IT IS A DISTINCTION WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN UTTERLY FOREIGN TO THE MIND OF AN EARLY CHRISTIAN, AND IS QUITE OPPOSED TO THE SPIRIT OF THE NEW TESTAMENT. International Bible Lesson (Uniform Sunday School Lessons Series) for . We must be supposed to be in Christ first (John 15:4-5).2. (Dean Alford. This is the way with worldly people. Jesus paid the price, and he gave it to you. Were it not almost an indignity to bring them in reference to His great Majesty? Nor indeed does infrequency of communication cause any harm where the affection of love remains uninterrupted in one's mind. To Dominicus. For Charles KingsleyAll Saints' Day and Other SermonsMay 5. 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. Object lessons are powerful tools to teach long-lasting lessons. Whether you do or not, let me tell you in a few words, what I seem to myself to have learned concerning that peace. III. Owing to this enormous abuses have sprung up under the shadow of the Church. 1). "WHATSOEVER YE DO IN WORD OR DEED," etc.1. If a man be a Christian, men will take knowledge of him that he has been with Jesus. 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. For the sake of Christ (Mark 9:41).3. (1) He is the channel by which all God's goodness is poured upon us. And what have we to do, but what Hugh BinningThe Works of the Rev. 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. (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. 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. Yea, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to serve one another: for God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble. Be their case John Brown (of Wamphray)Christ The Way, The Truth, and The LifeCups Running OverBrokenness, however, is but the beginning of Revival. The ultimate Goal of the Christian life is to please God. Revival itself is being absolutely filled to overflowing with the Holy Spirit, and that is victorious living. THE EXTREME BREADTH AND LOFTY SPIRIT OF CHRISTIAN DUTY. Many do not know the right answer, or the full answer. able, it would lose immensely in its character for truth and its power for good.2. So in like manner the name of Jesus (Acts 4:7; Matthew 7:22; Matthew 24:5; Matthew 18:20). (Admonition 6). the best one has been left for you." UNITY AND PEACE. Their labor seems to crystallize and become its own memorial. (a) As to their inward influence on the man himself. "Ephraim hath made many altars to sin." To do all by His authority (Matthew 18:18-20; Matthew 28:18-20; 1 Timothy 6:15).3. 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? 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. impart sweetness to teaching children that in them we receive Jesus? Didst thou find that thou toiledst for them less diligently because thou thoughtest of and toiledst for them? II. A beginning indeed, I find, but no end of thy miseries. 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. There is no need to enter into the various component elements which go to make up this moral force. That is what the priest will invoke for you all, when you leave this abbey. 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. 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. Nothing seemed to be able to draw Ephraim's heart away from the idols. (3) But based on reality it must also be real to me, or it cannot be my motive. "For ye are dead" (Col. iii. He is nothing to them; they do not want Him. Possible to eat and drink to the glory of God.II. For it is impossible that they should be in the name of Christ except our understandings and will so address them. All our prayer and praises must be offered in the name of the Lord Jesus. Colossians 3:1-17 1. Then was it a sacred or a secular work to write "Paradise Lost," Wordsworth's "Excursion," or Cowper's "Task"? But whatever it be, reality is its necessary condition. "Ephraim is joined to idols, let him alone." And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. Lesson - The Letter to the Colossians - The New Man and the Old Man. 6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time; 7 casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you. 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. (Colossians iii. Not if our Lord be a mere teacher. He infers holiness from this also. This is the way with worldly people. permeating this life that it hallows everything.1. If a man be a Christian, men will take knowledge of him that he has been with Jesus. (1) We must avoid words that would dishonour Christ - vain words (Ephesians 5:6), bitter words (Job 6:3), deceitful words (Psalm 36:3), idle words (Matthew 12:36). Works that are the same as to external action are good in one and bad in another. permeating this life that it hallows everything.1. A large proportion of the infidelity of the working classes is due to this unreal teaching. THIS DISTINCTION IS RADICALLY IRRELIGIOUS, Implies that all things are not of God. Will not work be done carelessly? It is not in our power to act as we please, or for our own ends (Romans 14:7-8).2. 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. Because the Father has highly exalted Him, and given Him a name which is above every name (Philippians 2:8-10). To do all through the office and name of Christ as Mediator. Because all that comes from God to us must be by His hand. For the instruction of our faith. While there are many falsehoods, Charles Haddon SpurgeonSpurgeon's Sermons Volume 61: 1915Some General Uses. Read Proverbs 17:9 (NLT) Love prospers when a fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends. It is worth while to do so. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with Him in glory. It is sufficient that we frequently and ordinarily make this application of mind. We cannot expect God's blessing on anything not done in Christ's name.(H. Even now the good is gaining the victory, and the King is Christ. 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. Specifically the name of Christ is the rule. Here you have a compend of the doctrine of the Scriptures. (1) He is the channel by which all God's goodness is poured upon us. Another spirit came and took the body of a poet and did his work. We shall not need to seek far to discover our risen Lord. A. cast a holy reverence round a sick room when we minister to Jesus? Faith and Love Towards Christ. Do St. 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. 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