Colossians 2:12-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:8-15

Christ our All. Having laid down the truth about the Trinity as the great want of the race, Paul proceeds to warn the Colossians against the so called philosophers. "There are certain men," it has been well observed, "who, because they possess somewhat more learning than others, think, when they become converts to the gospel, that they are great acquisitions to the cause; they officiously extend the shield of their learning over their more unlearned brethren, and try to prove where... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:8-15

Philosophy. I. FALSE PHILOSOPHY . "Take heed lest there shall be any one that maketh spoil of you through his philosophy and vain deceit." It was a real danger (as the expression bears) against which the apostle warns the Colossians. He refers indefinitely to the teachers (any one), but he strikingly describes what their work would be. The work of the Christian teachers on them in their heathen state, as described in Colossians 1:13 , Colossians 1:14 , had been a deliverance, a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:8-15

The complete man. The one thought around which we may let the many, varied, and some of them strange ideas of this paragraph gather, is the conception of the complete man. The words teach us— I. THAT THE COMPLETE MAN IS NOT LED AWAY BY ERROR IN THOUGHT OR BY EVIL IN LIFE . Any one who is so led is incomplete. And the apostle is here warning his readers to be on their guard, test, having once been emancipated from such captivity, they should be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:11-15

Purity, pardon, and victory through Christ. Errors in religion, when taught sincerely, are intended to secure spiritual blessings ( e.g. purity by austerities; peace of conscience and assurance of pardon by confession and priestly absolution). But the truth of our completeness in Christ strikes at the root of all such errors, for it assures us that all the blessings we can need may be gained direct from him. In Colossians 2:10 we learn that the headship of Christ is our guarantee that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:12

When ye were (literally, having been ) buried with him in your baptism ( Colossians 2:20 ; Colossians 3:3 ; Romans 6:1-11 ; Galatians 3:26 , Galatians 3:27 ; Ephesians 4:5 ; Ephesians 5:26 ; Titus 3:5 ; 1 Peter 3:21 ). βαπτισμός , the rarer form of the word, is preferred by Tregelles, Alford, Lightfoot (see his note), being found in Codex B, with other good authorities; it indicates the process ("in your baptizing"). βάπτισμα , the usual form of the word, is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:12

The import of Christian baptism. Circumcision has passed away, something has come in its place in Christian times. The two ordinances of circumcision and baptism have a correlative significance. "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." I. THE IMPORT AND DESIGN OF BAPTISM . It solemnly attests that fellowship with Christ in his death and resurrection on which all personal... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:13

And you, being dead by reason of (or, in) your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, he made you alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses ( Ephesians 2:1-5 ; Ephesians 1:7 ; Romans 5:12-21 ; Romans 6:23 ; Romans 7:9-13 , Romans 7:24 ; Romans 8:1 , Romans 8:2 , Romans 8:6 , Romans 8:10 ; 1 Corinthians 15:56 ; John 5:24 ; John 6:51 ; 1 John 3:14 ; Genesis 2:17 ). (For the transition from "having raised" ( Colossians 2:12 ) to this... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:13-15

The atonement and its blessed results. "And you, being dead through your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, you, I say, did he quicken together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses." These words add no new thoughts to the passage, but are a more detailed explanation of the matters involved in the work of Christ in the soul. I. CONSIDER THE PERSONAL QUICKENING OUT OF A STATE OF DEATH AND DEFILEMENT . 1 . The condition of all men by... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Colossians 2:12

Buried with him in baptism - See the notes at Romans 6:4.Wherein also - In which ordinance, or by virtue of that which is signified by the ordinance.Ye are risen with him - From the death of sin to the life of religion; Notes, Romans 6:4-5; compare the notes at Ephesians 2:5-6.Through the faith of the operation of God - By a firm belief on the agency of God in raising him up; that is, a belief of the fact that God has raised him from the dead. The resurrection of Christ is often represented as... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Colossians 2:13

And you, being dead in your sins - Notes, Ephesians 2:1.And the uncircumcision of your flesh - That is, Gentiles, and giving unrestrained indulgence to the desires of the flesh. They lived as those who had not by any religious rite or covenant brought themselves under obligations to lead holy lives.Hath he quickened - Notes, Ephesians 2:1.Together with him - In virtue of his being restored to life. That is, the resurrection of the Lord Jesus was the means of imparting to us spiritual life. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:8-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:8-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:8-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:11-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:13-15

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Colossians 2:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Colossians 2:13

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