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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Colossians 3:1-17

Colossians 3:1-Esther : . What it Means to be Risen with Christ.— Those who are risen with Christ must aspire to the things above, in the region of Christ’ s heavenly session at God’ s right hand. Their minds must be set, not on terrestrial things, but on things high and heavenly. So far as their old life was concerned they died ( i.e. in baptism); their life now is a hidden life in God. That is what it means to be united with Christ ( Colossians 3:3). It is Christ who is our life. Hidden... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Colossians 3:4

When Christ, who is our life, shall appear; which will be, according to the purpose and promise of God, with whom it is laid up, Colossians 1:5, when Christ by whom they live shall so appear that they shall be like him, 1 John 3:2, and be taken to be with him in the heavenly inheritance, 1 Peter 1:4; then their conformity to him, began here, partly in holiness and partly in sufferings, Romans 8:18, shall be completed at last in glory and felicity, Philippians 3:21; Hebrews 11:26,Hebrews 11:35.... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Colossians 3:3-4

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTESColossians 3:3. Your life is hid with Christ in God.—You are much more likely to have it kept pure by having it in Christ than by setting round it a hedge of “Thou shalt” and “Thou shalt not.”MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.—Colossians 3:3-4The Present Condition and Future Glory of Life in Christ.The Christian life has a twofold aspect. Outwardly it is shorn of all splendours, and to the eye of the world appears a life of weakness, ignominy, and suffering; but... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Colossians 3:3-4

DISCOURSE: 2183THE EXALTED STATE OF A CHRISTIANColossians 3:3-4. Ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.INNUMERABLE are the advantages which revelation gives us over the heathen philosophers: for, whilst it discovers to us a much sublimer rule of conduct than they were able to devise, it affords motives sufficient to incline us to duty, and teaches us where to obtain strength for the... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Colossians 3:1-25

Chapter 3So then,If then you are risen with Christ [If you are risen with Christ... going back to buried with Christ in baptism, now risen with Him], seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth at the right hand of God ( Colossians 3:1 ).You're not really bound to these things of the world, the rudiments of the world. You're not under the laws: touch not, handle not, taste not. You've risen with Christ. You're living in a new dimension of life, the spiritual dimension of life. And... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Colossians 3:1-25

Colossians 3:1 . If ye then be risen with Christ, above the darkness and torpor of the present world, as in Colossians 2:20, live in conformity to your hope, by seeking those things that are above. This idea often occurs, and is the more worthy of notice here, because it connects together a grand chain of argument. Christ by his resurrection was liberated from the darkness of the tomb, so believers are made light in the Lord. He was liberated from the power of death, so are the regenerate... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Colossians 3:1-4

Colossians 3:1-4If ye then be risen with Christ.Risen with ChristThere is no doubt a supposition in the “if.” The apostle takes it for granted that Christians were raised together with Christ, and admonishes them, therefore, to evince it in their life. The resurrection of Christ is represented as giving to His people--I. A new aim. Man is born to aspire, and when he rises with the victorious Christ he aspires to heavenly things. The new quest is for righteousness, holiness, patience, devotion,... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Colossians 3:3-4

Colossians 3:3-4For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.The Christian’s lifeI. The Christian’s death. “Ye are dead.” Is not this a paradox? Did not Christ come that we might have life abundantly. And yet when we enter His service we are told to die. Who can solve the enigma? Scripture only.1. “She that liveth in pleasure,” etc. (1 Timothy 5:6)--dead to spiritual things. In that heart there beats no pulse for God; in that spirit there is no desire of heaven; pleasures of sense... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Colossians 3:4

Colossians 3:4When Christ who is our life shall appear then shall ye also appear with Him in glory. Christ our lifeWhat is meant by life? The word is very comprehensive, and includes--1. Appropriate activity.2. Happiness. The life here intended is(1) not natural life;(2) not intellectual life;(3) but spiritual and eternal life. Christ is our life in that He is--I. Its author.1. He saves us from death.(1) By His atonement which satisfies the law.(2) By delivering us from the power of Satan.2. He... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Colossians 3:4

4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. Ver. 4. Then shall we appear ] What then do we loading onrselves with thick clay, or moiling ourselves here as muckworms? read more

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Colossians 3:1-17

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Colossians 3:4

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Colossians 3:3-4

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Colossians 3:3-4

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Colossians 3:1-25

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Colossians 3:1-25

The Biblical Illustrator - Colossians 3:1-4

The Biblical Illustrator - Colossians 3:3-4

The Biblical Illustrator - Colossians 3:4

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Colossians 3:4

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