Westminster Abbey. All our prayer and praises must be offered in the name of the Lord Jesus. Not if our Lord be a mere teacher. 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. 2 Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth. If it could be shown that its requirements were unreal, its statements exaggerated, its views of attainment unreason. (b) Being referred to the glory of God, from indifferent they become holy and acceptable to God.3. Or hast thou done anything for man's praise, feeling that the eye whose praise thou prizedst was upon thee? "Your Life is Hid" (Col. Iii. By Jesus this gratitude is to be rendered. (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. 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. 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. Thus, from what they look at and come in contact with, common things acquire uncommon glory.(T. Lesson Text 6. But all reproof and chastisement did not bring Ephraim back. 13 Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. 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. Thanksgiving is one of the most necessary and universal offices of a Christian. 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. 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. Specifically the name of Christ is the rule. (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. To follow His example (Matthew 16:24; 1 John 2:6; 1 Peter 2:21-23).II. This round world may therefore become to us a temple, and this little life a song of praise.II. 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?" (1)All grace and strength (1 Corinthians 1:30). 4 When Christ, who is our life, shall be manifested, then shall ye also with him be manifested in glory. For the instruction of our faith. 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. There is no need to enter into the various component elements which go to make up this moral force. Neale. "Let the peace of God rule in your hearts." [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?" (Admonition 5.) We should say all words and practice all deeds in harmony with the revelation of Jesus Christ, namely, under His authority and as His followers. 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. A. In the case of the former pursuit will lead away from, in the case of the latter it will lead to, the truth. For it is impossible that they should be in the name of Christ except our understandings and will so address them. We must live in close communion with Jesus in the use of all His ordinances (Zechariah 4:12).4. [1924] St. There they taught us the great lesson "Do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus." 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. Doctors tell us that walking is good for our health. A large proportion of the infidelity of the working classes is due to this unreal teaching. Colossians 3 Commentary (A S Peake) EXPOSITOR'S BIBLE - Colossians authored by Alexander Maclaren Colossians 3 Commentary - excellent; EXPOSITORY DICITONARY OF TEXTS. 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. )PeopleChristians, Colossians, Paul, TimothyPlacesColossaeTopicsAct, Deed, Giving, Praise, Thanks, Whatever, Whatsoever, WhetherOutline1. Refer all things to Him. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. (1) We may take the sayings of Scripture strictly to the letter, set them clown as exaggerated, and above our capacities. )Christian ends lend grandeur to human lifeT. 4 When Christ, who is our life, shall be manifested, then shall ye also with him be manifested in glory. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth, February 17. 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. 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? Mere precepts cannot touch us at all points, or constrain us to do all things in a teacher's 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. 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, (3)meekness; above all(4)charity.The word of Christ must dwell richly in the heart (see previous verse).II. A. That is what the priest will invoke for you all, when you leave this abbey. Because "we live and die to the Lord." We shall not need to seek far to discover our risen Lord. THIS DISTINCTION IS BAD, BECAUSE IT VANISHES ON NEARER OBSERVATION. 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. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth Fifth Sunday after EpiphanyText: Colossians 3, 12-17. And shall not such love quicken us to do all things better. 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. Our Father, our Friend and Brother, who came down from heaven and suffered for us, is ready to help and reward us. 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. Thus, from what they look at and come in contact with, common things acquire uncommon glory.(T. 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. 5. 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?" These words cover the whole sphere of Christian activity. Didst thou find that thou toiledst for them less diligently because thou thoughtest of and toiledst for them? The first is a packet of sugar, the second is called Sweet'n Low, and the third is called Nutrasweet. "GIVING THANKS INTO GOD AND THE FATHER BY HIM." Be thine own judge? J. W. Buxton, M. 2 Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth. and why so many do not obtain it, and are, therefore, not at peace? and why so many do not obtain it, and are, therefore, not at peace? Very many of those prayers are like letters with no name and address upon them, which never reach their destination. 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. He is nothing to them; they do not want Him. 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. Yea, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to serve one another: for God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble. THE SACREDNESS OF COMMON LIFE AND LABOUR. Recur to the motive of the text. 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. "GIVING THANKS INTO GOD AND THE FATHER BY HIM." 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. the best one has been left for you." 3. )The reality of religionDean Alford.I. A good fable for the world, and just as good a fable for the Church. Now, this definite, absolute and final putting off of ourselves in an act of death, is something we cannot do ourselves. 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. 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. (2) Our thanks cannot be grateful to the Father except addressed and presented by Christ. It is that which lends them their appearance of depth, and the best of their brilliance. Nay, a good and a spur which quickened every nerve. And so men satisfy themselves with being Christian hearers and heathen livers, without the least suspicion of inconsistency.3. (a) As to their inward influence on the man himself. "And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful." We cannot expect God's blessing on anything not done in Christ's name.(H. 2. It is this: "Christ must live it in me." It is this that gives them the right and title they have in Christian morality. The rule is short and easy, but of almost infinite use. Daille. The angry, sinful word again and again escapes, and the thought of God at best but follows it.II. CHRISTIANITY IS A REALITY, AND DEALS WITH REALITIES.1. 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? November 8, 1874. Observe the extent of this saying. What is it that makes our public services in church so frequently cold and spiritless? 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. II. What have we to know, but what God hath revealed of himself to us? "Ephraim is like a silly dove without heart." "Ephraim is like a silly dove without heart." It is this that gives them the right and title they have in Christian morality. (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. Do them as thou wouldest if thou sawest God by thee, with prayer that they may be done aright. 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. How, then, can they be done? 15. CHRISTIANITY IS A REALITY, AND DEALS WITH REALITIES.1. - Colossians 3:1-17 Introduction In our previous study in Colossians, we saw how Paul contrasted the philosophies of his day with the Truth of God's Word. What are we to think about? Bad as the world is, what is good in it is due to Christ. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth February 17. ITS UNIVERSAL OBLIGATION "Whatsoever ye do," etc. 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. To go to God through Him (John 15:3, 16; John 16:23-26).2. We must be supposed to be in Christ first (John 15:4-5).2. Revival is when we can say "yes" at any moment of the day. 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. Artizan, labourer, soldier, slave, would learn the truth that God cared for him, and designed him for a glorious destiny. 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. While there are many falsehoods, Charles Haddon SpurgeonSpurgeon's Sermons Volume 61: 1915Some General Uses. 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. To Dominicus. 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. THY REMEDY. 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. Christ is all to us that we make Him to be. 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. 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. Daille. Thus, from what they look at and come in contact with, common things acquire uncommon glory.(T. 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. 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. 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. IIEaster Wednesday Also Suited to Easter Tuesday. 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. Thanksgiving is one of the most necessary and universal offices of a Christian. 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. "The love of Christ constraineth us."III. 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. Was this a hindrance? (6) Such deep constraining motive is not usually displayed before men; but its existence is not easily concealed. It might surprise us to find that peace is urged on us as a duty. Has it these points? 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. Many do not know the right answer, or the full answer. A large proportion of the infidelity of the working classes is due to this unreal teaching. 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. 6. 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. "And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful." IV. So the apostle means (a)That we refer all to His glory. )The all-pervasiveness of religionW. And apart from these who learns, in the midst of his conscious and acknowledged besetting sin, to ask for the grace of God? 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? 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. That is what the priest will invoke for you all, when you leave this abbey. 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. Or hast thou done anything for man's praise, feeling that the eye whose praise thou prizedst was upon thee? Time weakens other forces, but it adds vigour to this.2. Thus, from what they look at and come in contact with, common things acquire uncommon glory.(T. How intensely secular they may become I How mean and perfunctory the spirit in which they may be performed! The spirit we are of determines the character of our actions whether they are holy or unholy. A. Jacob, D. D.)Doing all in the name of ChristI. 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