I. OUTLINE OF CHAPTER COLOSSIANS 2:1-8 I. Paul's Concern For Christians Of The Lycus Valley: Colossians 2:1 A. His Desire For Their Encouragement: Colossians 2:2 B. His Desire That They Realize That All True Knowledge and Wisdom are Found in Christ: Colossians 2:2-3 C. His Desire That They Resis... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR. WOULD HAVE YOU KNOW HOW GREATLY. STRIVE FOR YOU, AND FOR THEM AT LAODICEA, AND FOR AS MANY AS HAVE NOT SEEN MY FACE IN THE FLESH; 'FOR. WOULD HAVE YOU KNOW' -Paul always wanted his brethren to be informed (Romans 1:13; Romans 11:25; 1 Corinthians 10:1; 1 Corinthians 11:3; 1 Corinthians 12:1; 2... [ Continue Reading ]
THAT THEIR HEARTS MAY BE COMFORTED, THEY BEING KNIT TOGETHER IN LOVE, AND UNTO ALL RICHES OF THE FULL ASSURANCE OF UNDERSTANDING, THAT THEY MAY KNOW THE MYSTERY OF GOD, EVEN CHRIST, 'THAT' -'I want them to' (NEB) 'The purpose of Paul's striving' (Hendriksen p. 103) 'THEIR HEARTS' -'Their minds an... [ Continue Reading ]
IN WHOM ARE ALL THE TREASURES OF WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE HIDDEN. 'IN WHOM' -i.e. in Christ. 'ARE ALL THE TREASURES OF WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE HIDDEN' - 'WISDOM' -4678. sophia sof-ee'-ah; from 4680; wisdom (higher or lower, worldly or spiritual): -wisdom. 'KNOWLEDGE' -1108. gnosis gno'-sis; from 1097;... [ Continue Reading ]
THIS. SAY, THAT NO ONE MAY DELUDE YOU WITH PERSUASIVENESS OF SPEECH. 'THIS. SAY' -'What. mean is this' (Bruce p. 92). The reason that Paul has emphasized that all spiritual truth is found in Jesus Christ. 'DELUDE YOU' -3884. paralogizomai par-al-og-id'-zom-ahee; from 3844 and 3049; to misreckon,... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR THOUGH. AM ABSENT IN THE FLESH, YET AM. WITH YOU IN THE SPIRIT, JOYING AND BEHOLDING YOUR ORDER, AND THE STEDFASTNESS OF YOUR FAITH IN CHRIST. 'THOUGH. AM ABSENT IN THE FLESH' -'absent in body' (NASV); 'far away in person' (Wms); 'physically absent' (Ber). 'If he were present at Colossae he w... [ Continue Reading ]
AS THEREFORE YE RECEIVED CHRIST JESUS THE LORD, SO WALK IN HIM, 'AS' -'live in accordance with what you received' (Gr. Ex. N.T. p. 521). 'So just as' (Gspd) 'RECEIVED' -3880. paralambano par-al-am-ban'-o; from 3844 and 2983; to receive near, i.e. associate with oneself (in any familiar or intimat... [ Continue Reading ]
ROOTED AND BUILDED UP IN HIM, AND ESTABLISHED IN YOUR FAITH, EVEN AS YE WERE TAUGHT, ABOUNDING IN THANKSGIVING. 'ROOTED' -... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR IN HIM DWELLETH ALL THE FULNESS OF THE GODHEAD BODILY, 'FOR' -'This is the reason why the Colossians were to be on their guard against any vain philosophy that might turn them away from Christ.' (Erdman pp. 75-76) This is the real reason why all the 'treasures of wisdom and knowledge are found... [ Continue Reading ]
AND IN HIM YE ARE MADE FULL, WHO IS THE HEAD OF ALL PRINCIPALITY AND POWER: 'IN HIM' -i.e. through faith and baptism (Galatians 3:26). 'YE' -Christians 'ARE MADE FULL' -'and in Him you have your Fulness' (Con) _ Points to Note:_ 1. Colossians 2:9 isn't. statement of some theoretical truth that... [ Continue Reading ]
IN WHOM YE WERE ALSO CIRCUMCISED WITH. CIRCUMCISION NOT MADE WITH HANDS, IN THE PUTTING OFF OF THE BODY OF THE FLESH, IN THE CIRCUMCISION OF CHRIST; 'IN WHOM' -in Christ. 'YE WERE ALSO CIRCUMCISED WITH. CIRCUMCISION NOT MADE WITH HANDS' -'not by. bodily operation' (Tay). _ Points to Note:_ 1. T... [ Continue Reading ]
HAVING BEEN BURIED WITH HIM IN BAPTISM, WHEREIN YE WERE ALSO RAISED WITH HIM THROUGH FAITH IN THE WORKING OF GOD, WHO RAISED HIM FROM THE DEAD. 'HAVING BEEN' -In the previous verse (Colossians 2:11), he said. you were '. He now reminds them when this circumcision took place. 'BURIED WITH HIM IN B... [ Continue Reading ]
AND YOU, BEING DEAD THROUGH YOUR TRESPASSES AND THE UNCIRCUMCISION OF YOUR FLESH, YOU,. SAY, DID HE MAKE ALIVE TOGETHER WITH HIM, HAVING FORGIVEN US ALL OUR TRESPASSES; 'BEING DEAD THROUGH YOUR TRESPASSES' -Their former condition before they were baptized (Acts 22:16). (Ephesians 2:1) 'YOUR TRESPA... [ Continue Reading ]
HAVING BLOTTED OUT THE BOND WRITTEN IN ORDINANCES THAT WAS AGAINST US, WHICH WAS CONTRARY TO US: AND HE HATH TAKEN IT OUT THAT WAY, NAILING IT TO THE CROSS; 'HAVING' -The same type of past-tense language is used in Colossians 2:12 and Colossians 2:13. 'BLOTTED OUT' -1813. exaleipho ex-al-i'-fo; f... [ Continue Reading ]
HAVING DESPOILED THE PRINCIPALITIES AND THE POWERS, HE MADE. SHOW OF THEM OPENLY, TRIUMPHING OVER THEM IN IT. 'HAVING' -Here we are given another angle on the ramifications of the death of Christ. 'DESPOILED' -554. apekduomai ap-ek-doo'-om-ahee; middle voice from 575 and 1562; to divest wholly on... [ Continue Reading ]
LET NO MAN THEREFORE JUDGE YOU IN MEAT, OR IN DRINK, OR IN RESPECT OF. FEAST DAY OR. NEW MOON OR. SABBATH DAY: 'LET NO MAN' -Christians are to guard the liberty and freedom which Christ has given them (Galatians 5:1). The phrase 'no man', infers that false teaching is to be rejected, no matter "wh... [ Continue Reading ]
WHICH ARE. SHADOW OF THE THINGS TO COME; BUT THE BODY IS CHRIST'S. 'WHICH' -i.e. the things mentioned in Colossians 2:16, including 'a sabbath day'. 'ARE' -Especially now, but they always did have. "shadow role". Such things, even when required, were never the final reality, they always foreshado... [ Continue Reading ]
LET NO MAN ROB YOU OF YOUR PRIZE BY. VOLUNTARY HUMILITY AND WORSHIPPING OF THE ANGELS, DWELLING IN THE THINGS WHICH HE HATH SEEN, VAINLY PUFFED UP BY HIS FLESHLY MIND, 'LET NO MAN' -'the present tense, as in vers. 4,8,16,20, implies. continued attempt.' (P.P. Comm. p. 92) 'ROB YOU OF YOUR PRIZE'... [ Continue Reading ]
AND NOT HOLDING FAST THE HEAD, FROM WHOM ALL THE BODY, BEING SUPPLIED AND KNIT TOGETHER THROUGH THE JOINTS AND BANDS, INCREASING WITH THE INCREASE OF GOD. 'AND' -The description of these false teachers continues. 'NOT HOLDING FAST' -'fails to maintain union with' (TCNT); 'He doesn't cling to the... [ Continue Reading ]
IF YE DIED WITH CHRIST FROM THE RUDIMENTS OF THE WORLD, WHY, AS THOUGH LIVING IN THE WORLD, DO YE SUBJECT YOURSELVES TO ORDINANCES, 'IF YE DIED WITH CHRIST' -i.e. in baptism (Colossians 2:13-14). Again, Paul doesn't even contemplate. class of people known as 'un-baptized' Christians. 'FROM THE RU... [ Continue Reading ]
HANDLE NOT, NOR TASTE, NOR TOUCH 'HANDLE NOT' -'Do not handle this; Do not taste that; Do not touch that other thing' (Wey) 'The precepts here quoted are those of the false teachers..' (Gr. Ex. N.T. p. 534) 'NOR TOUCH' -May have reference to the false doctrine that marriage is actually. necessary... [ Continue Reading ]
(ALL WHICH THINGS ARE TO PERISH WITH THE USING), AFTER THE PRECEPTS AND DOCTRINES OF MEN? 'ALL' -Note that the phrase "all which things are to perish with the using", is. statement being made on the side. All these regulations are simply the doctrines of men, not God, and by the way--they deal wit... [ Continue Reading ]
WHICH THINGS HAVE INDEED. SHOW OF WISDOM IN WILL-WORSHIP, AND HUMILITY, AND SEVERITY TO THE BODY; BUT ARE NOT OF ANY VALUE AGAINST THE INDULGENCE OF THE FLESH. 'WHICH THINGS' -'Regulations of this kind' (Hendriksen p. 132) 'HAVE INDEED. SHOW OF WISDOM' -'indeed have the appearance of wisdom' (Wey... [ Continue Reading ]