Colossians 2:1 I. The first wish of the Apostle appears as if it embodied the whole, "that their hearts might be comforted," that is, that by Divine preparation and discipline, they might be prepared, and strengthened, and become heirs of sanctification and rest. "That their hearts might be comfort... [ Continue Reading ]
Colossians 2:12 _(with Colossians 3:1)_ Buried with Him in Baptism. In our baptism we are made partakers both of the death and resurrection of Christ. I. People in general, thinking as they do more or less slightly about baptism, forget very much the way in which Holy Scripture speaks about it. T... [ Continue Reading ]
Colossians 2:13 The New Life. We notice here I. The state of the natural man "dead in sins." The death which holds the cold, lifeless limbs of flesh, is not more true and not half so awful, as this death that darkens the conscience, and perverts the reason, and corrupts the heart, and wraps up al... [ Continue Reading ]
Colossians 2:20 I. The one chief thing which the Lord had to accomplish upon earth was a death. That death He would have held in perpetual remembrance in His Church. The great thing which a Christian has to learn is to die daily. How to die is the great lesson for those whose "life is hid with Chris... [ Continue Reading ]