Colossians 3

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1. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

   2.5 The Fifth Commandment cites Col 3: 20

   …g honour to parents is by careful obedience. ‘Children, obey your parents in all things.’ Col 3: 20. Our Lord Christ herein set a pattern to children. He was subject to his parents. Luke 2:…

2. A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life · William Law

   We can please God in no state or employment of life, but by intending and devoting it all to His honour and glory cites Col. iii. 1

   … Pet. ii. 11] setting his affections on things above, and laying up treasures in heaven, [Col. iii. 1] -- he can no more imagine this, than he can think that he has been all his life an Apost…

3. A Call to the Unconverted · Richard Baxter

   Sermon I cites Col. iii. 1

   … said you may find in these places of scripture: Phil. iii. 18, 21. Matt. vi. 19, 20, 21. Col. iii. 1, 2, 4, 5. Rom. viii. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 18, 23. Psal. lxxiii. 25, 26. Secondly, a wicked man …

4. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

   Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Colossians 3:4

   …o God. Scriptures to revisit Romans 5:8-19; Romans 6:5-14; Romans 7:19-25; Romans 8:1-14; Colossians 3:4; John 15:4-5. Reflection 1. Do you relate to God mainly through cycles of effort, failure…

5. The Mortification of Sin in Believers · John Owen

   The necessity of mortification: the duty of the best believers cites Col. iii. 5

   …of mortification proposed to confirmation — Mortification the duty of the best believers, Col. iii. 5; 1 Cor. ix. 27 — Indwelling sin always abides; no perfection in this life, Phil. iii. 12;…

6. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

   On Obedience to Parents cites Col. 3:20

   Sermon 96 On Obedience to Parents “Children, obey your parents in all things.” Col. 3:20 1. It has been a subject of controversy for many years, whether there are any innate prin…

7. The Key in My Hand · Gareth Evans

   The Tragic Truth cites Colossians 3:21

   …hers fail to disciple (or discipline) their children and, instead, provoke them to anger (Colossians 3:21). Christian counselors today speak of dysfunctional families where the child’s ‘love tank…

8. A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life · William Law

   Showing how difficult the practice of humility is made, by the general spirit and temper of the world. How Christianity requireth us to live contrary to the world cites Col. iii. 1

   …rist, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God." [Col. iii. 1] Thus you see how plainly the Scripture sets forth our Blessed Lord as our Representative…

9. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

   Sit: Our Position in Christ cites Colossians 3:1

   …s letters. “If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above” (Colossians 3:1, ASV). First, raised with Christ; then, seek. “If we live by the Spirit, by the Spirit le…

10. Our Daily Walk · Frederick Brotherton Meyer

    January cites Col 3:1

    … once seemed to laugh you to scorn. But you must leave it behind! Look up! look forward! (Col 3:1, Col 3:2) Are there not fresh ideals calling to you? Leave behind your attainments and st…

11. Our Daily Walk · Frederick Brotherton Meyer

    March cites Col 3:1

    …ist, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God.”-- Col 3:1 (R.V.). IF! SOME one will say, “He, there's the rub! I'm afraid that is not true of me; m…

12. Prayer – The Pulse of Life · Hannah Buyinza

    Importance of Prayer cites Colossians 3:2

    …focus on God. “Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.” Colossians 3:2. We can set our minds on things above through prayer because prayer helps us focus, and s…

13. The Inner Chamber · Andrew Murray

    Who Are You? cites Colossians 3: 2

    …hings that are on earth, For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God."— Colossians 3: 2, 3. Entering into God’s presence in the morning hour much depends upon the Christian real…

14. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    May cites Col. iii. 2

    …ain?—A. B. Simpson. May 6 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. Col. iii. 2. He who has his affections set on things above is like one who hangs on by the skies; and…

15. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    August cites Col. iii. 2

    …Theodore Cuyler. August 6 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. Col. iii. 2. Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might. Eccles. ix. 10. If we are to li…

16. A Short and Easy Method of Prayer · Jeanne Guyon

    Prayer and Sacrifice cites Col. iii. 3

    …hat He may live in us, and that we being dead, our life may be hidden with Christ in God (Col. iii. 3). “Come unto me,” says God, “all ye that be desirous of me, and fill yourselves with my f…

17. Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners · John Bunyan

    A Brief Account of the Author’s Imprisonment cites Col iii. 3

    …s also have been great refreshments in this condition to me, John xiv. 1-4; John xvi. 33; Col iii. 3,4; Heb. xii. 22-24. So that sometimes when I have been in the savour of them I have been …

18. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.4 The Fourth Commandment cites Col 3: 3

    …ave us himself. By creation, we have life in Adam; by redemption, we have life in Christ. Col 3: 3. By creation, we had a right to an earthly paradise: by redemption, we have a title to a …

19. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    Twenty Years in Chains cites Colossians 3:3

    … is in Christ, not in assignment. “For ye died, and your life is hid with Christ in God” (Colossians 3:3, ASV). Hidden life remains life. The prison years should not be romanticized. Confinement…

20. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    July cites Col. iii. 3

    … your own.—Mark Guy Pearse. July 29 Ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. Col. iii. 3. It is neither talent, nor power, nor gifts that do the work of God, but it is that which…

21. The Master’s Indwelling · Andrew Murray

    Christ Our Life cites Colossians 3: 4

    Colossians 3: 4 .— Christ who is your life . One question that arises in every mind is this: "How can I l…

22. The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith · R. A. Torrey

    The Resurrection of the Body of Jesus and of Our Bodies cites Col. 3:4

    … for our bodies shall be like His. This throws light upon what Paul meant when he said in Col. 3:4: "When Christ, who is our life, shall be manifested, then shall we also with him be manif…

23. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    The Normal Christian Life cites Colossians 3:4

    …eart of Nee's spirituality can be summarized in Paul's phrase: “Christ, who is our life” (Colossians 3:4, ASV). The normal Christian life is not Christ plus a highly developed religious self. It…

24. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    Stand: Spiritual Warfare and Victory cites Colossians 3:4

    …ho is our life, shall be manifested, then shall ye also with him be manifested in glory” (Colossians 3:4, ASV). The Christian's story is not judged finally at death, political defeat, career fai…

25. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    The Legacy of Watchman Nee cites Colossians 3:4

    …sistence that Christ Himself is the content of Christian life. “Christ, who is our life” (Colossians 3:4, ASV). This emphasis resists Christianity as mere morality. Believers do not simply copy …

26. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    Appendix a: Twenty-Five Core Teachings of Watchman Nee cites Colossians 3:4

    … resources from Jesus; he receives Jesus Himself. Paul writes, “Christ, who is our life” (Colossians 3:4, ASV). Nee regarded that phrase as more than devotional poetry. Christ is not only the mo…

27. Morning by Morning · Charles H. Spurgeon

    August cites Colossians 3:4

    …s shall then have attained the perfection of bliss. August 10 “Christ, who is our life.” (Colossians 3:4) Paul's marvellously rich expression indicates, that Christ is the source of our life. “Y…

28. The Mortification of Sin in Believers · John Owen

    The mortification of sin in particular described cites Col. iii. 5

    …t is quiet, but labours still to give it new wounds, new blows every day. So the apostle, Col. iii. 5. Now, whilst the soul is in this condition, whilst it is thus dealing, it is certainly up…

29. The Mortification of Sin in Believers · John Owen

    General rules, without which no lust will be mortified cites Col. iii. 5

    …— ye believers, to whom there is no condemnation, verse 1. They alone are exhorted to it: Col. iii. 5, “Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth.” Who should mortify? You who “…

30. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.10 The Tenth Commandment cites Col 3: 5

    …ds than one; Mammon is his god. He has a god of gold, therefore he is called an idolater. Col 3: 5. Covetousness breaks the second commandment: ‘Thou shalt not make any graven image, thou …

31. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    4.5 The Lord's Supper cites Col 3: 5

    …imed with earth cannot ascend to heavenly cogitations. ‘Covetousness, which is idolatry.’ Col 3: 5. Will Christ come into the heart where there is an idol? Search for this leaven before yo…

32. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

    VIII. Truly gracious affections differ from those affections that are false and delusive, in that they tend to, and are attended with the lamblike, dovelike spirit and temper of Jesus Christ cites Col. 3:7

    …appeared—he saved us by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost." And Col. 3:7, 8, "In the which ye also walked sometime, when ye lived in them. But now ye also put off…

33. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    On Sin in Believers cites Col. 3:9

    …truggles to break from the cross. Nay, but they have put off the old man with his deeds. (Col. 3:9.) They have; and, in the sense above described, old things are passed away; all things ar…

34. The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith · R. A. Torrey

    The New Birth cites Col. 3:10

    …hinks as God thinks ("He is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him"—Col. 3:10); he feels as God feels, loves the things that God loves, hates the things that God hates…

35. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

    IV. Gracious affections do arise from the mind's being enlightened, richly and spiritually to understand or apprehend divine things cites Col. 3:10

    …d in all judgment." Rom. 10:2, "They have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge." Col. 3:10, "The new man, which is renewed in knowledge." Psalm 43:3, 4, "O send out thy light and t…

36. All Things for Good · Thomas Watson

    Effectual calling cites Col. iii. 10

    …n can no more convert himself than a dead man can raise himself. It is called a creation (Col. iii. 10). To create is above the power of nature. Objection. But, say some, the will is not dead …

37. The Inner Chamber · Andrew Murray

    The Daily Renewal — Its Power cites Colossians 3:10

    … Spirit of Your Mind" is in the present tense, and points to progressive work. Even so in Colossians 3:10 we read, "And have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the ima…

38. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    January cites Col. iii. 11

    … glory as by the Spirit of the Lord.—W. Hay Aitken. January 31 Christ is all, and in all. Col. iii. 11. The service of Christ is the business of my life. The will of Christ is the law of my li…

39. The Bruised Reed · Richard Sibbes

    The spiritual government of Christ is joined with judgment and wisdom cites Col. iii. 11

    …is excellencies. As Christ is in himself the only mediator, and all in all in the Church, Col. iii. 11, so he is to him, by making Christ so in his heart. As all things are dung in comparison …

40. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

    Part I. Concerning the nature of the affections and their importance in religion cites Col. 3:12

    …, and lendeth." And Prov. 14:21, "He that honoreth the Lord, hath mercy on the poor.” And Col. 3:12, "Put ye on, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies," &c. This is one o…

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