He is nothing to them; they do not want Him. iii 15. Not more cer tainly does the law of gravity reach from world to world than does this law prevail wherever intelligence exists.2. O wretched Man! Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. Clergymen, but not men of other professions and employments. 5 Put to death therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, passion, Martin LutherEpistle Sermons, Vol. 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. A good fable for the world, and just as good a fable for the Church. WHERE IS THE EVIL IN THIS? 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. He has consecrated what we call secular employments by Himself engaging in them. Observe I. At the Arno GaebeleinThe Lord of GloryChrist Our Life. IIEaster Wednesday Also Suited to Easter Tuesday. )Consistency and gratitudeJ. The Gospel Lived Colossians 3:1-17 A new life (1-4). 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. 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. Colossians. Here, as in nature, the deepest is the stillest; but by this very stillness all who are observant know its depth. Revival itself is being absolutely filled to overflowing with the Holy Spirit, and that is victorious living. 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. I do. Many do not know the right answer, or the full answer. "But now do ye also," saith he, "put down all;" [1927] and he makes mention of several more evils of that sort. 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. "And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful." (3) with warrant from God's Word (Isaiah 8:20); 3. 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. He teaches us now to go beyond developing our philosophy of life which focuses on humanity to develop our theology which focuses on God. THIS DISTINCTION IS RADICALLY IRRELIGIOUS, Implies that all things are not of God. 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. Text: Colossians 3, 1-7. (b) Being referred to the glory of God, from indifferent they become holy and acceptable to God.3. Therefore we must all honour the Son as the Father (John 5:23).3. Didst thou find that thou toiledst for them less diligently because thou thoughtest of and toiledst for them? 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?" 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. save that lest they should not think that they did those evils and lived in them with impunity on this account, because their faith set them free from wrath, which cometh upon the sons of unbelief, doing these things, and living in them without faith. 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. )Every-day religionT. )PeopleChristians, Colossians, Paul, TimothyPlacesColossaeTopicsAct, Deed, Giving, Praise, Thanks, Whatever, Whatsoever, WhetherOutline1. To Dominicus. Guthrie, D. D.)The name of Jesus set in workDr. WHY WE ARE TO DO IT.1. "Ephraim hath made many altars to sin." Revival itself is being absolutely filled to overflowing with the Holy Spirit, and that is victorious living. A. A. The Bible says in Colossians 3:23-24, "whatever you do work at it with all your heart as working for the Lord not for men since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward it is the Lord Christ you are serving." What that verse says is that with your gift you can serve the Lord. "Ephraim is joined to idols, let him alone." (2) How many of us fall short of this.(J. 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. Then was it a sacred or a secular work to write "Paradise Lost," Wordsworth's "Excursion," or Cowper's "Task"? If by a subtle process it is taken away, all become tarnished and discoloured.(W. 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?" A large proportion of the infidelity of the working classes is due to this unreal teaching. impart sweetness to teaching children that in them we receive Jesus? 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. Think how it would bear on the obscure toilers of Ephesus, Corinth, or Rome. What combination of forces has cut so deep a groove across the world? A good fable for the world, and just as good a fable for the Church. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth February 17. And the reply was, "The body of a common man, doing a common work, and for a common reward." The angry, sinful word again and again escapes, and the thought of God at best but follows it.II. And shall not such love quicken us to do all things better. 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. A. What a multitude of religions there is in this poor wicked world of ours! What combination of forces has cut so deep a groove across the world? 3). [1924] St. "Ephraim hath made many altars to sin." For Charles KingsleyAll Saints' Day and Other SermonsMay 5. (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. This is all the Scriptures teach, and this is all we have to learn. 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. 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. "Ephraim is like a silly dove without heart." "For Ye are Dead" (Col. Iii. Recur to the motive of the text. THIS DISTINCTION IS RADICALLY IRRELIGIOUS, Implies that all things are not of God. AugustineOn Continence"But Now do Ye Also," Saith He, "Put Down All31. 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. To write hymns sacred. Take any life, in any condition or time, and there is help and hope for it in Jesus. The conceptions, affections, and resolutions of the soul refer to words and works as being the principles and motives of them. It is not in our power to act as we please, or for our own ends (Romans 14:7-8).2. 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. Paul here clearly gives to Christ the whole of life. 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. Application:1. 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?" That is what the priest will invoke for you all, when you leave this abbey. A large proportion of the infidelity of the working classes is due to this unreal teaching. 4 When Christ, who is our life, shall be manifested, then shall ye also with him be manifested in glory. 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. The impiety of those who invoke Christ's name on their wicked courses.3. They admire the gospel, but never think of realizing it. 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? 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. 3). Revival is when we can say "yes" at any moment of the day. It is not in our power to act as we please, or for our own ends (Romans 14:7-8).2. (2)Adoption (Ephesians 1:5). (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. (a) As to their inward influence on the man himself. Whatever mystery a man makes of his object in life, spectators generally arrive at correct conclusions.2. One offers it in his own name, he is sacrificing to selfishness; another offers it in the name of fashion, another in the name of respectability, but there can be no reality in our services unless offered in the name of Christ.(H. (Colossians iii. If it could be shown that its requirements were unreal, its statements exaggerated, its views of attainment unreason. After a while Ulysses came, and he said, "Why, all the fine bodies are taken, and all the grand work is taken. Colossians 3:4.--Christ who is our life. 4 When Christ, who is our life, shall be manifested, then shall ye also with him be manifested in glory. Object lesson - God's Creation - colossians 1:16. 4. It must have points of contact with every part of my life. In the case of the former pursuit will lead away from, in the case of the latter it will lead to, the truth. 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. save that lest they should not think that they did those evils and lived in them with impunity on this account, because their faith set them free from wrath, which cometh upon the sons of unbelief, doing these things, and living in them without faith. Application:1. WHERE IS THE EVIL IN THIS? 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. 3 For ye died, and your life is hid with Christ in God. 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. As to daily life. "Ephraim hath made many altars to sin." 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. 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. Are they evermore in his view and present to his thoughts? Now, this definite, absolute and final putting off of ourselves in an act of death, is something we cannot do ourselves. There they taught us the great lesson "Do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus." 5 Likewise, ye younger, be subject unto the elder. He shows where we should seek Christ.5. Daille. A bad sermon on the text, "Behold I stand at the door and knock," is (it would seem) sacred; but to paint the well-known picture illustrating same text was secular. He shows where we should seek Christ.5. (4)All our actual supplies (Philippians 4:19).2. This is the way with worldly people. "Ephraim is like a silly dove without heart." (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. 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. 3). AugustineOn ContinenceEpistle xxxiii. Surely, too, all great music is most truly religious. AugustineOn ContinenceEpistle xxxiii. AugustineOn Continence"But Now do Ye Also," Saith He, "Put Down All31. . At the Arno GaebeleinThe Lord of GloryChrist Our Life. Another spirit came and took the body of a poet and did his work. There is nothing can do it but the Cross of Christ and the Spirit of God. These are the sins of the world, and not for Christians to partake in. It is this that gives them the right and title they have in Christian morality. 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? Colossians. The key-note of this chapter is that religion is a life in Christ, so all-pervading and all. WHERE IS THE EVIL IN THIS? A. 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. 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. 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. "Your Life is Hid" (Col. Iii. 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. There is nothing can do it but the Cross of Christ and the Spirit of God. 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. 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. 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. 2. Bring common iron into proper contact with the magnet, it will borrow the strange attractive virtue, and itself become magnetic. 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. By Mike Dawson Pastor Emeritus, First Baptist Church, Columbia Focal Passage: Colossians 3:1-17 Johnny Mercer wrote a song in 1944 that became very popular while Americans struggled under the burden of World War II. (1) If we would be truly Christians, we must have Christ continually before us as the pole star, the rule of our whole life. It is that which lends them their appearance of depth, and the best of their brilliance. 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 conceptions, affections, and resolutions of the soul refer to words and works as being the principles and motives of them. 1). "Ephraim is joined to idols, let him alone." There is nothing left for me" And some one replied, "Ah! (1) for the ability to do all our works in the Lord's Name; (4) for our manifold blessings in Christ. Christ is all to us that we make Him to be. iii 15. (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. (2) Is it not an outrage to require that saints should share this honour with Christ as Rome does? "But now do ye also," saith he, "put down all;" [1927] and he makes mention of several more evils of that sort. There is something in these words that might surprise us. All the wicked dealings and defilement of Ephraim is uncovered--and the Lord said: "I will be unto Ephraim as a lion." (Dean Alford. (b) Being referred to the glory of God, from indifferent they become holy and acceptable to God.3. Contrariwise, consider what are generally classed as sacred works praying, preaching, administering sacraments, visiting the sick. Bring common iron into proper contact with the magnet, it will borrow the strange attractive virtue, and itself become magnetic. 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. What He was and did for us, and above all what He now is and does, explains it. For the instruction of our faith. Revival is when we can say "yes" at any moment of the day. The Christian must not seek self. None but pure gold may receive the special goldsmith's mark, none but true, honest work can bear the mark of the Lord Jesus.(H. [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?" "And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful." A beginning indeed, I find, but no end of thy miseries. (1) We may take the sayings of Scripture strictly to the letter, set them clown as exaggerated, and above our capacities. Here you have a compend of the doctrine of the Scriptures. He infers holiness from this also. 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. I. 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 Friedrich SchleiermacherSelected Sermons of SchleiermacherUnity and Peace. 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. 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. (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. Does it not give strength to self-denial to take up our cross after Jesus? 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. 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. What it is? After a while Ulysses came, and he said, "Why, all the fine bodies are taken, and all the grand work is taken. November 8, 1874. Gregory to Dominicus, Bishop of Carthage. Bad as the world is, what is good in it is due to Christ. THY REMEDY. TEXT: COL. iii. 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. 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. (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. 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. TEXT: COL. iii. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. Christ, therein revealed, has laid hold upon the whole of life. We take it for granted and so forget it.1. Little things are the very instances of acceptable service in Scripture. Preached February 9, 1851. A good fable for the world, and just as good a fable for the Church. 3). 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. 2 Tim. 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