"Giving thanks." God's power works for good, in supporting us in trouble. God's attributes work for good to the godly. 20).4. 5. I do not know anything about them; but this I know, that if, amid the unseen things in the heavens or the earth, there be any such, my Lord made them, and is their Master. What is here spoken of--"all fullness." "I am the Lord that maketh all things."8. If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled.' Intending next Lord's day to enter upon the work of catechising, it will not be amiss to give you a preliminary discourse, to show you how needful it is for Christians to be well instructed in the grounds of religion. i. )The Advent in CreationW. I proceed to the second general branch of the text. One touch of Christ is worth a lifetime of struggling. If there had been no sin, Christ would have visited the world in some way of Divine goodness. "The heavens declare the glory of God."4. "Christ in You" (Col. As when the full moon rises, so when Christ appears, all the lesser stars with which Alexandrian and Eastern speculation had peopled the abysses of the sky are lost in the mellow radiance, and instead of a crowd of flickering ineffectual lights there is one perfect orb, "and heaven is overflowed." AS regards Christ. Remember, God is not only the Creator, but the Great Workman, who worketh all in all. You have your own special work; make it a work of intercession. All that is God's is Christ's, is the consistent testimony of the New Testament.II. Foreseeing sin He made the world in which it was to be vanquished, and hence we read of God's eternal purpose, and of "the Lamb which was foreordained before the foundation of the world." Paul laboured, striving according to the working of God in him. He came in the creation before the birth of sin.I. Did Elijah bring back the dead for himself and his own glory? The world is still in revolt, but the eternal purpose shall be accomplished, and all the forces of nature and history shall contribute to it.4. You have your own special work; make it a work of intercession. III 'All Power''Strengthened with all power, according to the might of His glory, unto all patience and longsuffering with joy.'--COL. Glorify Christ and you shall enjoy Him.(T. Let us commit our souls to Him as a faithful Creator.6. Henry Bristow Wilson, B.D., Vicar of Great Staughton, Hunts," claims that a National Church shall be regarded as a purely secular Institution,--the spontaneous development of the State. "The whole earth is full of His glory." "Strengthened with all might unto all patience" (Col. i. "We will wait upon Thee, for Thou hast made all these things."5. : Now if Jesus were man He was justly condemned, for He laid Himself open to the charge of blasphemy, since, as the Jews truly averred, He made Himself the Son of God, "equal with God" To the "all Mine are Thine," Christ added "Thine are Mine." Men were created by and for Christ. (3)They are to be treated kindly for His sake.5. (2)That He might become Himself one of them. H. Griffith ThomasThe Prayers of St. PaulThe Inheritance. H. Griffith ThomasThe Prayers of St. PaulThe Inheritance. D.)Christ the end of creationT. What upheld Daniel in the lion's den? "Strengthened with all might unto all patience" (Col. i. i. For example, in Ephesians, we read, 'In whom also were made a heritage' (i. One touch of Christ is worth a lifetime of struggling. Impossible. For man I became man that he might Sadhu Sundar SinghAt The Master's Feet, Victory FoundAT THE close of this little volume it seems fitting to recount again a wonderful personal experience, narrated in The Sunday School Times of December 7, 1918. To live to Jesus, then, is to find out the true object of our being, and to be in accord with all creation.4. God's power works for good. He is in the position of a servant who works for others; He is a Master who, by other hands or His own works for Himself. "They would have repented long ago."2. It was before the sterner revelation of Sinai. Jesus is the clue of the universe; its centre and explanation. Did Elijah bring back the dead for himself and his own glory? How great the difference between the old and the new way of deliverance! It is as if he had said, You are being told a great, deal about these angel hierarchies, and know all about their ranks and gradations. W. Hamilton, LL. i. (2)To rejoice with Him and in Him, as they do when sinners repent. Creation is always considered an unassisted act. He Rev. Christ made the angels. 11), and it is engaged for the good of the elect. 29. You can only do your work in His strength, by Him working in you through the Spirit. Virtue is struggling with the temptations of poverty, the wicked are in great power, spreading like a green bay-tree. It is interesting to notice how much the thought of inheritance seems to have been filling the Apostle's mind during his writing of Ephesians and Colossians. "For thy pleasure they are and were created." All things are created to do Him direct homage. - Col 1:23. (Psalm 37:2, 3.) All is going well. There is no divine-human life. A. 9-12. Still the Psalmist said, "The heavens declare," etc., and the closer we examine the works of God, the higher our admiration rises. "For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, unto all patience and long-suffering with joyfulness; giving thanks unto the Father."--COL. When not quite twelve years of age, at a revival meeting, I publicly accepted and confessed Christ as my Lord and Master. Intercede much for those among whom you work, till God gives Andrew MurrayThe Ministry of IntercessionKnowledge and Obedience. There is a most holy Person, who unites in Himself the divine and the human life; but both natures continue unmixed, unblended, each retaining its own properties. Whatever office he fills in Providence he is a servant, and on crowned monarchs, who are but upper servants, Paul lays the duty of doing all to the glory of God. Therefore (a) We must interpret its darker phases by what we know of the spirit and character of Christ. instead of a crowd of powers and angelic beings in whom the effulgence of Deity was gradually darkened, and the spirit became more and more thickened into matter, he lifts high and clear against that background of faith the solitary figure of the, one Christ. The Christ-side of God, all that is so touching and winning in the marvellous revelation of God in Jesus, is no new phase of His character. This was universal in creation. At length a skilful young physician thought of a new expedient. MasperoHistory Of Egypt, Chaldaea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, V 6LinksColossians 1:16 NIVColossians 1:16 NLTColossians 1:16 ESVColossians 1:16 NASBColossians 1:16 KJVColossians 1:16 Bible AppsColossians 1:16 ParallelColossians 1:16 Biblia ParalelaColossians 1:16 Chinese BibleColossians 1:16 French BibleColossians 1:16 German BibleColossians 1:16 CommentariesBible Hub, (3)That He might Himself be the Head of a remarkable order of beings who know both good and evil, are children of God, are bound to God by ties of gratitude, and are one with His Son. "Christ in You" (Col. For man I became man that he might Sadhu Sundar SinghAt The Master's FeetVictory FoundAT THE close of this little volume it seems fitting to recount again a wonderful personal experience, narrated in The Sunday School Times of December 7, 1918. Therefore (a) We must interpret its darker phases by what we know of the spirit and character of Christ. Henry Bristow Wilson, B.D., Vicar of Great Staughton, Hunts," claims that a National Church shall be regarded as a purely secular Institution,--the spontaneous development of the State. "Lo, I come!" He Rev. "God, who hath commanded the light to shine," etc.(4)Protection. "For thy pleasure they are and were created." "By Him were all things created."2. 9-12. The Word is the final cause as well as the creative agent of the universe. dost thou buffet an apostle? Such an idea implies that Christ is dependent on the existence of sin, and that His very being is but an expedient required for the deliverance of man. Here are plenteous provisions far exceeding, those of Solomon, though at the sight of that royal profusion, Sheba's queen felt that there was no more spirit in her, and declared that the half had not been told to her. If there had been no sin, Christ would have visited the world in some way of Divine goodness. That Christ is the Creator and Proprietor of all things.1. From that time there grew up in my heart a deep yearning to know Christ in a more real way, for he seemed so unreal, Rosalind GoforthHow I Know God Answers Prayersection 3But we will go back from this glimpse of God's ultimate purpose for us, to watch the process by which it is reached, so far as we can trace it in the ripening of the little annuals. 3 We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, 4 having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have toward all the saints, 5 because of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel, 6 which is come unto you; even as it is also in all the world bearing fruit and increasing, as it doth in you also, since the day ye heard and knew the grace of God Martin LutherEpistle Sermons, Vol. The void space was bridged by a chain of beings, half abstractions and half persons, gradually becoming more and more material. (b) We must expect that ultimately its laws and forces will make for Christianity, breathing benedictions on the faithful followers of Christ, and bringing natural penalties on those who rebel against His rule. For Him all things exist.3. All things are created to do Him direct homage. xxxiii. (3) Christ is the end of the creation. A. (2) His glory. I. (2) God realizes in His own mind what would be the issue of circumstances had they been different from what they are. instead of a crowd of powers and angelic beings in whom the effulgence of Deity was gradually darkened, and the spirit became more and more thickened into matter, he lifts high and clear against that background of faith the solitary figure of the, one Christ. The Church is concerned with Ethics, not with Divinity. (1) God puts His right to worship on this act. (2) He suspends the veracity of His statements on it. 'The disciples were called Christians first in Antioch,' says the Acts of the Apostles. It is one thing to endure and show the strain on every muscle of your face, and seem to say with every wrinkle, "Why does not somebody sympathize with me?" At length a skilful young physician thought of a new expedient. There is a wonderful rush and fervour in the prayers of Paul. (2) Christ is the instrumental agent of creation "through Him." Here are plenteous provisions far exceeding, those of Solomon, though at the sight of that royal profusion, Sheba's queen felt that there was no more spirit in her, and declared that the half had not been told to her. i. MasperoHistory Of Egypt, Chaldaea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, V 6LinksColossians 1:16 NIVColossians 1:16 NLTColossians 1:16 ESVColossians 1:16 NASBColossians 1:16 KJVColossians 1:16 Bible AppsColossians 1:16 ParallelColossians 1:16 Biblia ParalelaColossians 1:16 Chinese BibleColossians 1:16 French BibleColossians 1:16 German BibleColossians 1:16 CommentariesBible Hub, (2)A stage for His people to live and act upon. III 'All Power''Strengthened with all power, according to the might of His glory, unto all patience and longsuffering with joy.'--COL. 27). "Underneath are the everlasting arms" (Deut. "All things are of God, who hath reconciled us."(2)Atonement. The lowest, of them had created the material universe and now governed it, and were all to he propitiated by worship. 27. What owest thou unto thy Lord? The creating act constitutes the very groundwork of natural religion. i. Defeat the purposes of God! B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth Twenty Fourth Sunday after Trinity Prayer and Spiritual Knowledge. The text furnishes a PROOF OF OUR LORD'S DIVINITY.1. "I am thy fellow-servant." The Master,--1. So stated the doctrine is monstrous. All things were created through Him and for Him. "The Rev. It hit and yet missed its mark. "All things work together for good, to them that love God." Paul laboured, striving according to the working of God in him. Different classes are specified. Lightfoot.I. As regards the creation. The reconciliation of all things through Him (ver. A sufferer in one of our hospitals was in danger of losing his sight from a small piece of broken needle that had entered his eye. . If we look at history from His throne, all things are "for Him." What is here spoken of--"all fullness." A. J. Wilmot-BuxtonThe Life of Duty, a Year's Plain Sermons, v. 2Twenty-Third Day for the Holy Spirit in Your Own WorkWHAT TO PRAY.--For the Holy Spirit in your own Work "I labour, striving according to His working, which worketh in me mightily."--COL. We are assured, then, that this universe being created for Christ was not a supplementary design upon some previous arrangement that had been tried and had failed. As regards the scope and range of the work of Christ. Despisers and haters of God have no lot or part in this privilege. "It became Him, for whom are all things," etc.(3)Illumination. All their ranks were made by Him and for Him. "The Lord hath made all things for Himself." As when the full moon rises, so when Christ appears, all the lesser stars with which Alexandrian and Eastern speculation had peopled the abysses of the sky are lost in the mellow radiance, and instead of a crowd of flickering ineffectual lights there is one perfect orb, "and heaven is overflowed." xxxiii. Such an idea implies that Christ is dependent on the existence of sin, and that His very being is but an expedient required for the deliverance of man. All 'Western Christendom,' as it is called, is to-day commemorating the Pentecostal gift. Some things remain unaffected by the blight of sin, as God made them for Himself; the flowers have lost none of their fragrance, and seas and seasons, obedient to their original impulse, roll on as of old to their Maker's glory. If we look at history from His throne, all things are "for Him." It is the nature of a creature to hold a servant's place. "All things are of God, who hath reconciled us."(2)Atonement. What does Colossians 1:16 mean? | BibleRef.com "By Him were all things created."2. . I do not remember the time when I did not have in some degree a love for the Lord Jesus Christ as my Saviour. Do you, e.g., injure a godly man? He is the soul of it. i. "Christ in you" (Col. i. "Giving thanks." He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh. At length a skilful young physician thought of a new expedient. 27). 11 (R.V.). Look at his body when the light of his eye is quenched; or look at his soul. It has cast illusions over the future, colouring the far-off hills with glorious purple which, reached, Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureThe Next Performance is Mainly Directed against Faith in the ChurchThe next performance is mainly directed against faith in the Church, as a society of Divine origin. Some things remain unaffected by the blight of sin, as God made them for Himself; the flowers have lost none of their fragrance, and seas and seasons, obedient to their original impulse, roll on as of old to their Maker's glory. (2) They are tributaries to His praise. As regards the relation of Christ to creation. III 'All Power''Strengthened with all power, according to the might of His glory, unto all patience and longsuffering with joy.'--COL. (Twenty-fourth Sunday after Trinity.) (1)That He might display a special phase of power and skill, in creating spiritual beings embodied in material forms. (1)That He might display a special phase of power and skill, in creating spiritual beings embodied in material forms. We see no creature any more save Jesus only."(A. But from man, alas! The early believers were Christians, that is, Christ's men, but they were not merely a group of followers of a man, like many other groups of whom the Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureChristian Endeavour'I also labour, striving according to His working, which worketh in me mightily.'--COL. It hit and yet missed its mark. For man I became man that he might Sadhu Sundar SinghAt The Master's FeetVictory FoundAT THE close of this little volume it seems fitting to recount again a wonderful personal experience, narrated in The Sunday School Times of December 7, 1918.
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