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Colossians 1:25
whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you to fulfill the Word of God;
whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you to fulfill the Word of God;
Verse 25. _WHEREOF I AM MADE A MINISTER_] Having received especial commission from God to preach salvation to the Gentiles. _ACCORDING TO THE DISPENSATION_] κατα την οικονομιαν. According to the Gosp...
ACCORDING TO THE DISPENSATION OF GOD - The arrangement which God has made. That is, he designed that the gospel should be preached to the Gentiles, and, in accordance with that arrangement, he has cal...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. THE PERSON OF CHRIST, His GLORY AND His WORK CHAPTER 1 _ 1. The introduction (Colossians 1:1)_ 2. The prayer (Colossians 1:9) 3. The person and glory of Christ, Head o...
COLOSSIANS 1:24 TO COLOSSIANS 2:3. PAUL'S OWN RELATION TO THEM AND TO THE GOSPEL. At this very time, in the midst of his sufferings, Paul is rejoicing for their sakes, and in return for their loyalty...
CHRISTIAN GREETINGS (Colossians 1:1) _ 1:1 This is a letter from Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and from Timothy, the brother, to the dedicated people of God and faithful brothe...
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and in my flesh, for the sake of his body, I fill up what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ. By his body, I mean the Church, of which I was made a servant...
DISPENSATION. See 1 Corinthians 9:17 and compare Ephesians 3:2, IS. was. FULFIL. Same as "fill", Colossians 1:9. WORD. App-121....
_whereof_ That is, of the Church; on behalf of it, serving its holy interests. _according to_ His "ministry" was _conditioned_and _guided_by the terms of "the dispensation" just about to be mentioned...
ἮΣ ἘΓΕΝΌΜΗΝ ἘΓῺ ΔΙΆΚΟΝΟΣ. He omits the Παῦλος of Colossians 1:23 because he has no longer need to suggest the marvellousness of the fact of his own conversion, but he retains the ἐγώ because he has no...
24–2:5. _St Paul’s appeal based on_ (Colossians 1:24-29) _his own joy in enduring suffering in order to make known the secret of Christ’s presence in their heart, and_ (Colossians 2:1-5) _his personal...
ΈΓΕΝΌΜΗΝ _aor. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΓΊΝΟΜΑΙ (G1096) становиться, ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΊΑ (G3622) служительство. Это слово обозначает ответственность, авторитет и обязанности раба, управляющего домом (_см._ Lohse;...
25. WHEREOF I WAS MADE A MINISTER, ACCORDING TO THE DISPENSATION OF GOD WHICH WAS GIVEN ME TO YOUWARD, TO FULFILL THE WORD OF GOD, _Translation and Paraphrase_ 25. I was made a servant (or minister...
Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God; AM - Greek, 'I was made a minister:' resuming Colossians 1:23, end. Ther...
__ The Secret of Christ 23 The scope of reconciliation is not confined to mankind: it is as broad as creation. Its proclamation was made to every creature under heaven. It is God's loving purpose to...
1:25 dispensation (l-9) Or, 'economy,' as 'administration' in 1 Corinthians 9:17 ; Ephesians 1:10 ; Ephesians 3:2 ,Ephesi...
DISPENSATION] RM 'stewardship.'...
THE SUPREMACY AND ALL-SUFFICIENCY OF CHRIST 1-8. Salutation to the Colossian Christians, and thanksgiving for the news of their spiritual state. PARAPHRASE. '(1, 2) Paul and Timothy salute the saints...
CHRIST HAS EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED THE COLOSSIANS _HELEN POCOCK_ A word list is at the end. It explains words with a *star by them. INTRODUCTION THE WRITER Paul wrote this letter. He was in...
(24-29) Here (as in Ephesians 3, in the same connection) St. Paul dwells on his own mission to set forth the universal gospel to the Gentiles. In the Ephesian Epistle this declaration is made a direct...
WHEREOF I AM MADE (or, _became_) A MINISTER. — Above (in Colossians 1:23) St. Paul describes himself as a “minister of the gospel,” here as a “minister (or, _servant_) of the Church.” Elsewhere he is...
CHAPTER 1 JOY IN SUFFERING, AND TRIUMPH IN THE MANIFESTED MYSTERY Colossians 1:24 (R.V.) There are scarcely any personal references in this Epistle, until we reach the last chapter. In this respect...
ἧς ἐγενόμην ἐγὼ διάκονος. With these words Paul returns to Colossians 1:23, speaking of himself here, however, as a minister of the Church, there of the Gospel. Because he is a minister of the Church,...
PAUL REJOICES THAT HIS SUFFERINGS ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CHURCH, IN WHOSE SERVICE HE FULFILS HIS DIVINELY APPOINTED TASK, OF FULLY PREACHING THE LONG HIDDEN BUT NOW REVEALED MYSTERY OF THE GOSPEL,...
LABORING TO PERFECT THE CHURCH Colossians 1:21 How wonderful is God! His scheme of grace embraces the world of men, but He can concentrate on individual souls as unworthy as ours. You… hath He reconc...
This letter is correlative to the Ephesians, and shows the glory of the Head of the Church as at her disposal. After expressing his thankfulness for the faith, love, and hope of the saints, Paul tells...
Preaching the Mystery of Christ Paul was happy he could suffer so that the body of Christ could be benefitted. Christ suffered to purchase the church, His body, but more suffering had to take place fo...
(13) Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God; (13) He brings another proof of his apostleship, that is, that God is...
_According to the dispensation of God; i.e. to the appointment of his divine providence. (Witham)_...
(25) Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God; (26) Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generatio...
The most cursory reader discerns at once that the epistle to the Colossians is the counterpart of that to the Ephesians. They are in nowise the same, but may be viewed each as a supplement to the othe...
25._Of which I am made a minister. _Mark under what character he suffers for the Church — as being a _minister_, not to _give _the price of redemption, (as Augustine dexterously and piously expresses...
The Epistle to the Colossians looks at the Christian as risen with Christ, but not, as in that to the Ephesians, as sitting in heavenly places in Christ. A hope is laid up for him in heaven; he is to...
WHEREOF I AM MADE A MINISTER,.... Not of Christ, or of the Gospel as before, though both were true; but of the churches for whose sake he endured afflictions; and which carries in it a reason of his s...
Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God; Ver. 25. _According to the dispensation_] What a horrid blasphemy therefore...
_Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you_ Endured for your benefit, having been exposed to them in consequence of my preaching the gospel to you and other Gentiles; _and fill up_ That is, whereby I f...
WHEREOF; of which church. FOR YOU; for the benefit of you Gentiles. TO FULFIL THE WORD OF GOD; to fulfil my stewardship of God's word by dispensing it faithfully. Compare Romans 15:19, where the ori...
THE SALUTATION (vs.1-2) Paul writes with apostolic authority and by the will of God, so that total subjection to what he writes is rightly called for on the part of believers. Yet he adds, "and Timot...
Paul's Sufferings - 1:24-25 24I NOW REJOICE IN MY SUFFERINGS FOR YOU, AND FILL UP IN MY FLESH WHAT IS LACKING IN THE AFFLICTIONS OF CHRIST, FOR THE SAKE OF HIS BODY, WHICH IS THE CHURCH, Christians...
TO FULFILL THE WORD OF GOD: Or, fully to preach the word of God, Romans 1:19...
WHEREOF. WAS MADE. MINISTER, ACCORDING TO THE DISPENSATION OF GOD WHICH WAS GIVEN ME TO YOU-WARD, TO FULFIL THE WORD OF GOD, 'WHEREOF. WAS MADE. MINISTER' -'Of which' (Rhm). This reveals that the ap...
24-29 Both the sufferings of the Head and of the members are called the sufferings of Christ, and make up, as it were, one body of sufferings. But He suffered for the redemption of the church; we suf...
WHEREOF I AM MADE A MINISTER; see under what title he suffers for the church, because _a minister, _ (in the more general acceptation of the word), as COLOSSIANS 1:23, not (as one of the ancients sait...
Epistle of Ignatius to the Ephesians Where is the boasting of those who are styled prudent? For our God, Jesus Christ, was, according to the appointment[125] Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book V An...
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‘Whereof I was made a minister (diakonos) according to the stewardship of God which was given me towards you, to fulfil the word of God, even the mystery which has been hid from all ages and generatio...
THE MYSTERY OF GOD, CHRIST IN YOU THE HOPE OF GLORY (COLOSSIANS 1:24) ‘Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my fl...
Colossians 1:25. WHEREOF (of which Church) I BECAME A MINISTER. As minister of the gospel (Colossians 1:23) he became also minister of the Church which proclaims the gospel. In the Church there is no...
_3. The Apostle's Joy in His Sufferings and Labor for Christ_. The need of stedfastness (Colossians 1:23) had been enforced by a reference to the Apostle's personal relation to the gospel. This though...
I. DOCTRINAL PART: CHRIST THE HEAD OF ALL THINGS. This division of the Epistle resembles the doctrinal part of Ephesians (chaps, 1-3.); but here the Person of Christ is more prominent; there Christ as...
ACCORDING TO THE DISPENSATION OF GOD (κατα την οικονομιαν του θεου). "According to the economy of God." An old word from οικονομεω, to be a house steward (οικοσ, νεμω) as in Luke 16:2-4; 1 Corinthia...
Colossians 1:1. _Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, to the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from...
CONTENTS: Apostolic greeting and prayer. The superiority of Christ. His reconciling work. The mystery of His indwelling. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Paul, Timothy, Epaphras. CONCLUSION: He...
Colossians 1:1. _Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ._ This is noticed in 1 Corinthians 1:3; 2 Corinthians 1:2. He generally opens his addresses to the churches much in the same form of benediction, for...
WHO GAVE ME THIS TASK. God himself made Paul a servant of the church of Christ. In becoming a servant, Paul received an obligation (Ephesians 3:2). He was to _live_ God's message himself, and, to _tak...
COLOSSIANS—NOTE ON COLOSSIANS 1:25 THE STEWARDSHIP FROM GOD. Paul views himself as a divinely chosen “steward” or “administrator.” This word was used widely in the Roman world for the administrator of...
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ Colossians 1:25. See notes on Ephesians 3:7 ff. _MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Colossians 1:25_ The Pre-eminent Honour and Sublime Theme of the Christian Min
EXPOSITION COLOSSIANS 1:1 SECTION I. INTRODUCTION. The Epistle commences, in St. Paul's manner, with a _salutation _(Colossians 1:1, Colossians 1:
Shall we turn in our Bibles tonight to Colossians, chapter one. The city of Colosse, was in the area known as Pergia, a part of Asia Minor. A couple of other churches are greeted by Paul in this epist...
1 Corinthians 9:17; 1 Thessalonians 3:2; 1 Timothy 4:6; 2 Timothy 4:2;...
THE GREAT CREATOR Colossians 1:16 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We are entering upon a most wonderful portion of Scripture. It has several very vital things to say, both about Christ, and about us, the servan...
According to the dispensation of God which is given me — Or, the stewardship with which I am intrusted....
Our apostle in these words, seems to assign. reason why he underwent the sufferings mentioned in the former verse so cheerfully, as even to rejoice in them; namely, because he was. minister of the chu...