Colossians 2:5-7 NIV

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Colossians 2:6

Verse 6 6.As ye have received. To commendation he adds exhortation, in which he teaches them that their having once received Christ will be of no advantage to them, unless they remain in him. Farther, as the false apostles held forth Christ’s name with a view to deceive, he obviates this danger twice, by exhorting them to go on as they had been taught, and as they had received Christ. For in these words he admonishes them, that they must adhere to the doctrine which they had embraced, as... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Colossians 2:7

Verse 7 7.And confirmed in the faith. He now repeats without a figure the same thing that he had expressed by metaphors, — that the prosecution of the way, the support of the root, and of the foundation, is firmness and steadfastness of faith. And observe, that this argument is set before them in consequence of their having been well instructed, in order that they may safely and confidently secure their footing in the faith with which they had been made acquainted. Abounding. He would not have... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:1-7

SECTION IV . THE APOSTLE 'S CONCERN FOR THE COLOSSI . AN CHURCH . So far the contents of the letter have been of a general and preparatory character. New the writer begins to indicate the special purpose he has in view by declaring, in connection with his concern for the welfare of the Gentile Churches at large ( Colossians 1:24-29 ), the deep anxiety which he at present feels respecting the Colossian and neighbouring Churches. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:1-7

The apostle's concern for the Colossian Church. Already the apostle has breathed out his "heart's desire and prayer to God" for these Colossians ( Colossians 1:9-12 ), "unknown by face" to him (verses 1, 5), and yet so dear because of their faith and love ( Colossians 1:4 , Colossians 1:8 ; Colossians 2:6 , Colossians 2:11-13 ; Colossians 3:1-3 , Colossians 3:9 , Colossians 3:10 , Colossians 3:15 ), and the loyalty they have hitherto maintained (verse 5), and the objects... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:1-7

The Trinity as the source of Christian love and consolation. It would appear that Paul had not only the interests of the Colossians and Laodiceans at heart, but also as many as had not seen his face in the flesh. He did not act on the worldly principle, "Out of sight, out of mind;" but on the gospel principle, "Though out of sight, though never yet seen, yet kept in mind." We are thus brought at once to— I. PAUL 'S COSMOPOLITAN SPIRIT . (Verse 1.) The selfish soul leaves out of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:1-7

Introduction to the polemical part of the Epistle. I. PERSONAL CONCERN . 1 . Paul's striving. "For I would have you know how greatly I strive for you. and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh." There is an advantage in the Revised translation, in carrying forward the word "strive" from the preceding verse. Having declared his striving in general, the apostle now shows ("for") how his striving was specially directed. 2 . The end of his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:4-5

A warning against deceivers. "This I say, that no one may delude you with persuasiveness of speech." It is necessary to say this which he has just said concerning the great "mystery of God," because there is danger of deception. I. THE METHODS OF DECEPTION . 1 . One method is to reason men into error, as the word here signifies. Gnosticism was essentially rationalistic in its method, gossamer like in its webs of speculation, and full of intellectual pride. The subtle... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:4-7

Blessed Christian possibilities. These words of apostolic desire open to us three blessed Christian possibilities—a possibility to the Church, a possibility to the individual, and a possibility to the inner life of each. I. THE FORMIDABLE STRENGTH POSSIBLE TO A CHRISTIAN CHURCH . The apostle declares that it gave him joy to behold the condition of the Colossian Church; indeed, the words he uses describe his looking again and again because el the joy it gave him. What gave... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:4-7

Congratulations and counsels. We have seen that the heresy that was threatening the Colossian Church was twofold in its character. Its propagators "had a false conception in theology and they had a false basis of morals." These two errors were closely connected together, and seem to have sprung from the prevalent idea that matter was the abode of evil and therefore opposed to God. It was the plausibility of these false doctrines that made the apostle so anxious. But he had the firmest... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:5

For if indeed I am absent in the flesh, yet in the spirit I am with you ( 1 Thessalonians 2:17 ; 1 Corinthians 5:3 , 1 Corinthians 5:4 ). The connection of this verse with the last is not obvious. Ellicott, following Chrysostom, makes St. Paul's spiritual presence the reason for his being able to give the Colossians this warning; Meyer, his bodily absence the reason for their needing it. It is better, with Lightfoot, to see here a general explanatory reference to the previous context,... read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Colossians 2:6

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Colossians 2:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:4-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:4-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:4-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:5

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