Esau's red pottage prevails over the bir thright. Hence ye cannot go back to that previous mode of living. “Set your mind on the things above.” . Only. 1. Or fame for him who enjoys the approval of God? 15. peace of God—The oldest manuscripts and versions read, "The peace of Christ" (compare Php 4:7). is wider in its sense than ζητ. But we must have some view by faith of the Person of Christ, the eternal Son of the eternal Father; he must be revealed to our soul by the power of God before we can see his beauty and blessedness, and so fall in love with him as "the chief among ten thousand and altogether lovely." Colossians 3:2. The past and present are combined in the thought: your true life was hid and remains hidden together ‘with Christ,’ and this permanent concealment was ‘in God;’ in Him, ‘as the Father in whom is the Eternal Son (John 1:18; John 17:21), and with whom He forever reigns (Colossians 3:1), the life of which the Son is the essence lies shrouded and concealed’ (Ellicott). Colossians 2:21 - 'Do not handle, do not taste, do not touch!' Click the Bible for the all new StudyLight.org!! The breath of God"s displeasure soon lays low in the grave all that is rich and mighty, high and proud; for "the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low" ( Isaiah 2:12). “The things on the earth” are not in themselves sinful, but become so if sought and thought on in preference to the things above (cf.Matthew 6:19-21). 2. In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. Or power for him who is endowed with a moral omnipotence? Chapter 11:10: These are the generations of Shem, 6. The Akkadian-Sumerian and Assyrian-Babylonian"creation and flood myths" (for example the "Gilgamesh-Epic") have often been compared with the corresponding reports of the Bible, and are often considered to be their "template".But these human poetic writings, full of various "gods", are in great contrast to the simple, clear words of Holy Scripture.But they do show that these heathen peoples kept a small memory of the beginnings of the world which, in their imagination and under the influence of their idolatry, they wrote down in the form we have today. τὰ ἄνω φρονεῖτε, μὴ τὰ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς—“Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.” The verb in this verse differs so far from that employed in the preceding, that it refers more to inner disposition, while the former is rather practical pursuit. Colossians 3:2, ESV: "Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth." They are all things stored up in Christ, that breathe of Christ, and come out of Christ. Everywhere, where the omnipotence of the creator should be emphasised, we read God. We cannot control our affections; they will run out of their own accord. Home > Study Desk. These two names do not however, as many critics think, point to different authors or reports, which would have been compiled by later "editors", but are a proof for the divine inspiration of Scripture. CONTENTS TO VOL. Notice how realistic and practical the Bible is. Colossians 1, Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary is the product of almost sixty … 2166. “Things on earth” are only subordinate and instrumental—“things above” are supreme and final. on StudyLight.org Colossians 3:2. . It embraces, as Meyer says, “the whole practical bent of thought and disposition”.— . Coffman's Commentary of the New Testament on StudyLight.org. (p. 210) We are to appreciate the material things which God gives us (1 Timothy 4:1-4) The same truth is taught in Matthew 6:24 ff. The things that are on the earth. And many of the "heavenly things" we are to dwell on, assist us in living better, here and now (ff). Colossians 3 Commentary, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the Church of Christ, presents a verse level look at the Bible. No, even in our eyes is there not one consideration that when felt stamps vanity upon them all?—that all earth"s pursuits, whatever high accomplishments men may reach in this life, be it of wealth, rank, learning, power, or pleasure, end in death? To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology, Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Colossians 3:2, How are we to set our affections on things above? But when He turns in grace to man He is called Jehovah. People who hadn"t been freed from sin for decades, but somewhat recent converts (i.e. God realizes that we must still live in this world, even after we have become Christians. Let them occupy your thoughts and affections. (Colossians 3:2.) Two courses of life and two classes of things were before them. What a great truth! 1:23; 4:8; 1Ин. God believes that people, even people engaged in a previous life of sin, can learn to control their thoughts and change their whole mental outlook. N.T. ", -"It embraces, as Meyer says, "the whole practical bent of thought and disposition." The special feature of holiness and goodness is an increasing nearness and closeness of communion between God and the soul, II. What can wealth achieve for him who has treasure laid up in heaven? Judge everything by the standards of that new creation to which you now belong..." (Bruce p. 134). Choose a chapter and verse from 'Colossians' to begin your 'Verse-by-Verse' study of God's Word using the more than 100 commentaries available on StudyLight.org Colossians 1:3-6. When writing Genesis, apart from direct revelations of God (for example the report on the creation of the world in Genesis 1; Genesis 2), he could possibly have referred to documents from the time of the patriarchs (for example the genealogies of Genesis 5:10-11 ,36).Under the direction of the Holy Spirit of God Moses wrote everything down.As he was a prophet, the words of 2 Peter 1:21 apply to him as well:"Holy men of God spake under the power of the Holy Spirit.". Мысли о небесном могут исходить только от понимания истин Писания (ср. 6. We can give our minds over to a lot of things, for instance, to our jobs - and there is a place for that. Then everything that speaks of Christ, savors of Christ, and breathes of Christ, becomes inexpressibly sweet and precious. Chapter 22:1-26:33 Isaac, the son of the promise, a. If then our affections be earthly, they will run towards the earth; if they be carnal and sensual, they will flow toward carnal and sensual objects. "NOT ON THE THINGS THAT ARE UPON THE EARTH"-. Lightfoot: ‘You must not only seek heaven; you must also think heaven.’. Nobody forces us to "think" or "dwell" upon a particular thing. Colossians 2, Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary is the product of almost sixty … Colossians 3:3. It contains the "seed" for all the dealings of God with this world, the principles of the relationships of God with man, and in type anticipates all future revelations of God. 2. references); ‘died from the rudiments of the world’ (chap. What, then, are its highest objects, its loftiest aims, its grandest pursuits, its noblest employments, short of the grace of the gospel, in the sight of him who inhabits eternity, but base and worthless? Chapter 22:1-25:18 Abraham and Isaac: a prophetic view, Chapter 22 The offering of Isaac (Romans 8:32): Death of Christ, Chapter 23 Sarah's death and burial: Setting aside of Israel, Chapter 24 Isaac marries Rebekah: Calling of the bride, Chapter 25:1-18 Abraham's re-marriage and Isaac's inheritance: Millennium, b. (a) Me, present in body. Home > Study Desk. 1. Or honour for him who is already enthroned in the heavenly places? That life is unknown to the world, and in its fulness even to believers themselves (1 John 3:2); but though ‘hidden’ it furnishes a motive for not living to the world. 1. The worship of snakes, which was, and still is, spread in many idolatrous cultures in the whole world, is another example of how Satan succeeded in getting people to turn away from worshipping the one true God and draw them after himself (compare Genesis 3:1, Revelation 12:9). According to an old tradition, not only Genesis (also called the first book of Moses), but the whole Pentateuch (from Greek pente - five and teuchos - container for scrolls) were written by Moses. Christian, you have been risen with Christ. Search using our Online Bible by Topic, Verse Reference or Phrase. Are you tried to thinking only about yourself? Tried to being controlled by lust? Love cannot be bought or sold; it is an inward affection that flows naturally and necessarily towards its object and all connected with it; and thus, as love flows out to Jesus, the affections instinctively and necessarily set themselves "on things above, and not on things on the earth.". Tons more resources, better tools, NIV84 and easier navigation. chapter 3. colossians 3:1-25.exhortations to heavenly aims, as opposed to earthly, on the ground of union to the risen saviour; to mortify and put off the old man, and to put on the new; in charity, humility, words of edification, thankfulness; relative duties. entertain or have a sentiment or opinion; by implication, to be (mentally) disposed (more or less earnestly in a certain direction); intensively, to interest oneself in (with concern or obedience): -set the affection on, (be) care(-ful), (be like-, + be of one, + be of the same, + let this) mind(-ed), regard, savour, think. For introduces an enforcement of the preceding exhortation. Text. Already in the Old Testament it often refers to the whole Pentateuch, the Thora, i.e., the first part of the Old Testament. The things “on the earth” are not, as Huther and Schrader suppose, the meat and drinks and other elements of the ascetic system which the apostle condemns, but such things as are the objects of usual and intense search among men. Compare Joshua 1:7; Joshua 8:31; Judges 3:4; 1 Kings 2:3; 2 Chronicles 23:18; Ezra 3:2; Nehemiah 8:1; Daniel 9:11; Malachi 4:4. Earth is after all, nothing but a huge clod of dust, and as such, apart from its having been once the place of the Redeemer"s sufferings and sacrifice, being now the habitation of his suffering people, and to be hereafter the scene of his glory, as insignificant in the eyes of its Maker as the small dust of the balance, or the drop of the bucket. We may not set our hearts on what is not ours. A certain structure of Genesis can be seen in the fact that eleven times the Hebrew word "toledoth" (generations, histories) is mentioned as conclusion - or introduction - of a report. Now, that ye are converted to God, act in reference to heavenly things as ye did formerly in reference to those of earth; and vice versa. Verses 3, 4 For ye died, and your life is hid with Christ in God. In order to do this, he captivates the heart by some look of love, some word of his grace, some sweet promise, or some divine truth spiritually applied. Colossians 4:12 - Epaphras, who is one of your number, a bondslave of Jesus Christ, sends you his greetings, always laboring earnestly for you in his prayers, that you may stand perfect and fully assured in all the will of God. 2. He explains this duty (Colossians 3:2): Set your affections on things above, not on things on the earth. The apostle adduces another reason, not indeed essentially different, but exhibiting another phasis of the argument-, Colossians 3:2. 2. When he thus captivates the soul, and draws it up, then the affections flow unto him as the source and fountain of all blessings. The apostle does not urge any transcendental contempt of things below, but simply asks that the heart be not set upon them in the same way, and to the same extent, in which it is set upon things above. We know them through the Scriptures. Freewill is written all over this verse, "Set your minds". 6:33). Genesis contains biographies of seven believers: Adam, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. The title "law" does not only refer to the commandments that Moses received at Sinai from God. Chapter 25:12: These are the generations of Ishmael, 8. The tone henceforth is ethical, not controversial. “Christ,” says he, “calls us upwards to himself, while these draw us downwards.” For this is the winding-up and exposition of what he had lately touched upon as to the abolition of ceremonies through the death of Christ. This is "the golden oil" that flows into the heart; this is the sweet-smelling myrrh which drops upon the handles of the lock; this is "the aloes and cassia out of the ivory palaces;" this is "the love which many waters cannot quench, nor the floods drown;" and by an experience of this the affections become set on things above. 2 Set your affection F14 on things above, not on things on the earth. Pardon, peace, righteousness, love, "joy unspeakable and full of glory," with strength against sin, victory over death and hell; power against besetting lusts and temptations; in a word, every blessing with which God has blessed his people "in heavenly places in Christ;" these are the "things above," that the soul has to set its affections upon. пояснение к Мф. The Gadarene mind wishes Christ to depart from its coasts.” The things on earth are seen, therefore they are temporal; the things in heaven are unseen, and therefore they are eternal. For example we read in Genesis 7:16, after Noah entered the ark: ".. As God had commanded him.And Jehovah shut him in.". comport with the life upon which the Christian enters at his conversion and baptism. More resources, better tools and easier navigation Test drive it and tell us about your experience. ывает на север, так и устремления верующего всегда должны быть направлены к горнему. 3. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. Not only in Genesis, but in the whole Old Testament occur mainly two names of God: God (Hebrew: Elohim) and Jehovah (Hebrew JHWH: The Eternal One, probably to be pronounced Yahweh). We may love the unseen, not the unknown. It embraces, as Meyer says, “the whole practical bent of thought and disposition”.— μὴ τὰ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς. Chapter 37:2-36 Joseph's dreams and imprisonment in Egypt, c. Chapter 39:1-41:57Joseph's humiliation and exaltation, Chapter 40 Joseph interprets the dreams of Pharaoh's servants, Chapter 41 Pharaoh's dreams and Joseph's liberation, d. Chapter 42:1-47:31 The seven lean years, Chapter 43 The second journey of Joseph's brothers to Egypt, Chapter 44 The conscience of the brothers begins to awake, Chapter 47 Jacob blesses Pharaoh; Joseph, the "saviour of the world", e. Chapter 48:1-50:26 The end of Jacob and Joseph, Chapter 48 Jacob blesses Ephraim and Manasseh, Chapter 49 Jacob blesses his twelve sons and dies, Chapter 50 Jacob's burial and Joseph's death: The hope of the inheritance, To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient. Can we do this great work of ourselves? Book Overview - Colossians by Charles Simeon. Or pleasure for him who revels in “newness of life”? Test drive it and tell us about your experience. Colossians 3:2 Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth. As long as we refuse to accept what God tells us about sin, i.e. We all freely choose what we are going to set your hearts upon. "YOUR MIND"-For, you can only control your own thoughts. Notice how God elevates the child of God. To keep your values and motives correct, and to keep from losing sight of your goal – which is union with God in Eternity. What a great insight. Nay, too often, when the “things on earth” are possessed, they concentrate the heart upon them, and the “look and thoughts are downward bent.” Bishop Wilson on this place observes—“for things on earth too naturally draw us down, attract us, fix us. “The ceremonies are dead to you through the death of Christ, and you to them, in order that, being raised up to heaven with Christ, you may think only of those things that are above. Chapter 15:1-21:34Abraham's experiences with God, Chapter 15 The promise of the son and the inheritance, Chapter 16 Hagar and Ishmael: Law and the flesh (Galatians 4:21-31), Chapter 17 Renewal of the promise and institution of circumcision; change of name (Abraham and Sarah), Chapter 18 Fellowship with God and prayer for Sodom, Chapter 19 Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah; Lot's salvation; origin of Moab and Ammon, Chapter 20 Abraham's failure with Abimelech, Chapter 21 Birth of Isaac and separation from Hagar and Ishmael, 2. Colossians 4:13 - For I testify for him that he has a deep concern for you and for those who are in Laodicea and Hierapolis. Chapter 6:9: This is the history of Noah, 4. It is implied in this exhortation that the things above are--I. They are important for the divisions of this book. When Christ, who is our life shall be manifested, then shall ye also with him be manifested in glory. Colossians Overview, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the Church of Christ, presents a verse level look at the Bible. As Robertson said, "The Christian has to keep his feet on earth, but his head in the heavens." Carefully note, that God is making these demands on former sinners, people who were formerly hostile in mind to God (). Leave off therefore earthly things.” I shall not contend against others who are of a different mind; but certainly the Apostle appears to me to go on step by step, so that, in the first instance, he places traditions as to trivial matters in contrast with meditation on the heavenly life, and afterwards, as we shall see, goes a step farther. That you may do this, you must lean less upon yourself, I. Paul isn"t saying that we must have a contempt for material things. Genesis (beginning, becoming) is the book of beginnings. -"lit., be minded, think.."Seek" marks the practical striving; set your mind, the inward impulse and disposition..."You must no only seek heaven, you must think heaven" (Lightfoot)." He does not mean, as he does a little afterwards, depraved appetites, which reign in earthly men, nor even riches, or fields, or houses, nor any other things of the present life, which we must, use, as though we did not use them, Chapter 26:34-37 Jacob-Israel, or the education of the Spirit, Chapter 27 Jacob deceitfully gets the blessing, b. Only things above comport with the life upon which the Christian enters at his conversion and baptism. 2.Set your affection on things above—This is broader counsel than to seek them. Chapter 10:1: These are the generations of the sons of Noah, 5. We can change how we think! Philippians 3:19. Set your affection on things above - Τα ανω φρονειτε· Love heavenly things; study them; let your hearts be entirely engrossed by them. but is still following out his discussion as to ceremonies, which he represents as resembling entanglements which constrain us to creep upon the ground. To keep your values and motives correct, and to keep from losing sight of your goal – which is union with God in Eternity. Set your mind (not, ‘affection’), etc. — Colossians 3:2. Subject. it will never make us happy, we won"t be able to overcome any habitual sin. Chapter 25:19: These are the generations of Isaac, 9. Chapter 29:1-31:55 Jacob's stay with Laban, Chapter 32 Jacob's fight with God and new name (Israel), Chapter 35 Jacob goes to Bethel; birth of Benjamin and death of Rachel, Chapter 36:1-37:1 Esau and his descendants; final word, 4. John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament, Johann Albrecht Bengel's Gnomon of the New Testament, Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture, John Eadie's Commentary on Galatians, Ephesians, Colossians and Philippians, Schaff's Popular Commentary on the New Testament, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Unabridged, Commentary by J.C.Philpot on select texts of the Bible, Stanley Derickson - Notes on Selected Books. See Romans 8:5. Whatever we make an idol of will either be a cross, if we be believers, or a curse, if unbelievers. Chapter 11:27: These are the generations of Terah, 7. Think of them, care for them. Upon the wings of affection the heart soars upwards, and is carried forth towards spiritual and divine objects. Choose a verse from 'Colossians 1' to begin your 'Verse-by-Verse' study of God's Word using the more than 100 commentaries available on StudyLight.org [ Ta (Greek #3588) anoo (Greek #507) phroneite (Greek #5426)] 'Set your mind on (stronger than seek) the things above, not on the things,' etc. Book of Colossians: Click Verse Reference for Study Notes: 3:1-25 - Study Chapter - Click for Chapter Audio: 1 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on = Mind. Colossians. Tried of feeling sorry for yourself? "Set your affections on things above, not on things on the earth." (Gr. Changing the mind, is the key to changing the life (ff). Things above. Guzik Bible Commentary © 2013 David Guzik - No distribution beyond personal use without permission - For more information and resources visit EnduringWord.com Everything upon earth, as viewed by the eyes of the Majesty of heaven, is base and paltry. This mode of thinking can never be popular, "Not on the things that are upon the earth", "the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low", "Set your affections on things above, not on things on the earth. But when the Lord Jesus Christ, by some manifestation of his glory and blessedness, or the Holy Spirit, by taking of the things of Christ and revealing them to the soul, sets him before our eyes as the only object worthy of and claiming every affection of our heart, then the affections flow out, I was going to say naturally, but most certainly spiritually towards him; and when this is the case, the affections are set on things above. ‘Seek’ pointed to the outward conduct, this carries the injunction to the inward thought and controlling desire. Click the Bible to visit the new StudyLight.org being developed!! Similar stereotype statements are known from cuneiform tables from Mesopotamia.The word "toledoth" occurs in the following passages: 1. XIII. If the mind be fully occupied with things above, things on earth will be barred out. 2:1 For I 1 would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and [for] them at Laodicea, and [for] as many as have not seen my a face in the flesh; (1) The taking away of an objection: in that he did not visit the Colossians or the Laodiceans, he was not being negligent; rather, he is so much the more careful for them. And your life is hid (or, ‘hath been hidden’) with Christ in God. As far as Exodus to Deuteronomy is concerned, Moses was an eyewitness and partly even main character. Carefully, note we must properly understand what Paul is saying. Contrast "who mind earthly things," Philippians 3:19, with 20: Galatians 4:26. Keep your minds fixed on things there. And so is preoccupation with the material and physical things of life--that"s the way pagans live (Matthew 6:32). In all civilized countries, wisdom has been held in the highest repute: and institutions have been set on foot for the cultivation of it. Not on the things that are upon the earth, II. Click the Bible for the all new StudyLight.org!! "SET"-5426. phroneo {fron-eh"-o}; from 5424; to exercise the mind, i.e. 2:15-17; см. Chapter 1-5 From creation to the flood, Chapter 1 The work of the six days (general report), Chapter 2 Creation of man (special report), b. p. 537). Chapter 36:1: These are the generations of Esau, 10: Chapter 36:9: These are the generations of Esau, 11: Chapter 37:2: These are the generations of Jacob. Colossians 4:17 - Say to Archippus, 'Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you may fulfill it.' Bible Commentaries Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae. Known to us. In addition you can use the Interlinear Bible and much more to enhance your understanding of God's word. Colossians 4, Wesley's Explanatory Notes, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, produced by John Wesley between 1754 and 1765, has stood the test of time. The Lord Jesus confirms that Moses is the author in Luke 24:27; Luke 24:44; John 5:46-47.And Paul who often speaks of the law calls it the "law of Moses" (Romans 10:5; 1 Corinthians 9:9; Hebrews 10:28). Colossians. (p. 500). As Erdman notes, ""Not on the things that are upon the earth", does not imply a life of dreamy and sentimental inactivity." on StudyLight.org "Don"t let your ambitions be earthbound, set on transitory and inferior objects. The highly developed hieroglyphic writing existed already in Egypt, as its origins can be traced back to 3000 BC.The Sumerian pictograms and the Assyrian-Babylonian cuneiform also date back that far. So are humanly devised religious practices and theories (2:18-23). "Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.". ‘Life’ here means more than the future resurrection life; or rather, it includes all that is involved in that life. Chapter 8:15-10:32 Noah and his descendants, Chapter 9 Institution of authority and Noah's fall, Chapter 10 The table of nations: Descendants of Japheth, Shem and Ham, c. Chapter 11:1-26The building of the tower of Babel, II. Attachment to things on the earth is unworthy of one who has risen with Christ, for they are beneath him, and the love of them is not at all in harmony with his position and prospects. 3. The guests in the parable turn away to their land, or oxen, or families. Subject. But “all things are ours.” III. Text. Greek phroneo. (Vincent p. 591), -As one preacher said, "Your attitude will determine your altitude. Since we are raised from the death of sin, and are made to live anew, the great object of our contemplation should be the heavenly world. Philippians 3:19 : ‘earthly things;’ 1 John 2:15 : ‘the things that are in the world.’ Those who place this paragraph in the polemical portion of the Epistle find here a reference to the false precepts about eating, etc. Use your mind to dwell on eternal truths and the really important things, dwell on reality! It becomes evident from two passages in the New Testament that the term "law" or "law of Moses" includes Genesis: 1 Corinthians 14:34 can only refer to the divine order in Genesis 2:18 ff; Genesis 3:16, since the law of Sinai lacks an explicit command for women to be subject, and in Galatians 4:21 ff Paul talks of the story of Ishmael and Isaac (Genesis 16; Genesis 21).In both cases he speaks of the law. Chapter 37:2-50:26 Joseph, type of the rejected and glorified Christ, a. Colossians 2. Genesis describes the creation of the world, the fall of the first men into sin and its consequences, but not only the curse but also the first clear pointer to the redeemer.We see God's righteousness in the judgment of the great flood, but also election of grace and the life of faith in Abraham.In the story of Isaac we see the beloved son of the father who had to be sacrificed, and in the story of Joseph and his brothers the whole way of Israel with their Messiah.In the biographies of the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac and Jacob we are also presented with the personal life of faith.The tent shows us that the believer is a wandering stranger in this world, who has no remaining city here, but is looking for the one to come.The altar is the picture of fellowship with the only true God and the worship that He seeks. Human traditions and philosophy are an unworthy use of your time and attention (). on StudyLight.org The sure safeguard against seeking things below, is not to set the mind upon them. XIII. We can give our minds over to physical things - exercise, eating well, and so forth - and there is a place for these, too. The reason that we fail to change, isn"t because some sin is inborn, rather, it is because for the time being, we are simply refusing to allow God to dictate to us what we should think about (Philippians 4:8). Discourse. OURS. Let them occupy your thoughts and affections. The life to be completed hereafter begins here. Of course the injunction gains force in its application to these ascetic rules, which are about things ‘to perish with the using’ (chap. Chapter 12:1-21:34 Abraham, the father of all believers (Romans 4), a. Chapter 3:1-4:7 The fall and its consequences (Romans 5:12), Chapter 3 Temptation, fall, judgment and grace, Chapter 4:1-7 Cain and Abel: The first sacrifice, the first murder, and the first city, c. Chapter 4:8-5:32Cain and Seth: Two descendants of Adam (1 Corinthians 15:46), Chapter 6 The building of the ark (Matthew 24:38-39; 2 Peter 3:3-10), Chapter 7 The flood: Judgment and salvation, b. people in Christ for some 7 years or so). on StudyLight… The pilgrim is not to despise the comforts which he may meet with by the way, but he is not to tarry among them, or leave them with regret. (1 Corinthians 7:30) (433). Colossians 2:20). Ex. CONTENTS TO VOL. Colossians 3:2. by Grant Richison | Sep 4, 1996 | Colossians | 6 comments. The “things above” have been already glanced at. And everybody does! Comp. ", "on things above, and not on things on the earth. Colossians 3:15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. 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