Colossians 2:8-10 NIV

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Colossians 2:10

Verse 10 10.And ye are complete in him. He adds, that this perfect essence of Deity, which is in Christ, is profitable to us in this respect, that we are also perfect in him. “As to God’s dwelling wholly in Christ, it is in order that we, having obtained him, may posses in him an entire perfection.” Those, therefore, who do not rest satisfied with Christ alone, do injury to God in two ways, for besides detracting from the glory of God, by desiring something above his perfection, they are also... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:8

Beware lest there shall be some one who maketh you his spoil through his philosophy and empty deceit ( Colossians 2:4 , Colossians 2:18 , Colossians 2:23 ; Ephesians 4:14 ; 1 Timothy 6:20 ; 1 Corinthians 2:1 , 1 Corinthians 2:4 ; Galatians 1:7 ; Acts 20:30 ). "Beware;" literally, see ( to it), a common form of warning ( Colossians 4:17 ). The future indicative" shall be," used instead of the more regular subjunctive "should be," implies that what is feared is too... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:8

A warbling against speculative deceivers. "Take heed lest there shall be any one that maketh spoil of you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ." Mark— I. THE NATURE OF THE PHILOSOPHY HERE CONDEMNED . It is philosophy inseparably connected with "vain deceit." There is a philosophy which is highly serviceable to religion, as it is the noblest exercise of our rational faculties; but there... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:8

Christ the Treasury of wisdom. I. WISDOM IS A TREASURE for THE GREATEST TREASURY . St. Paul agrees with Solomon. Both exalt wisdom. It is a mistake to suppose that the gospel discourages knowledge and sets a premium on folly. It disregards worldly wisdom just because it brings a higher wisdom. It uses what the world calls the foolishness of preaching in order that it may confound the worldly wise and enlighten the ignorant with the true wisdom of God. 1 . The treasury of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:8-10

Christ's fulness the Christian's safeguard. While thus abiding and walking in Christ ( Colossians 2:6 , Colossians 2:7 ), the Colossians still needed the warning, "Be on your guard;" "Take heed," etc. In the words that follow we find— I. A SUGGESTIVE SKETCH OF THE FALSE TEACHING THAT ASSAILED THE COLOSSIANS . 1 . It came in the garb of philosophy. Real philosophy is nowhere condemned by the apostle. The term itself warns against its abuse. It is attributed... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:8-15

SECTION V. THE CHRISTIAN 'S COMPLETENESS IN CHRIST . The apostle has first defined his own doctrinal position in the theological deliverance of Colossians 1:15-20 , and has then skilfully brought himself into suitable personal relations with his readers by the statements and appeals of Col 1:23-2:7. And now, after a general indication in Colossians 2:4 of the direction in which he is about to strike, he unmasks the battery he has been all the while preparing, and delivers his ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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 2:9

Because in him dwelleth all the fulness (or, completeness ) of the Godhead bodily ( Colossians 1:19 ; Philippians 2:6-8 ; Romans 1:3 , Romans 1:4 ; Romans 9:5 ; John 1:1 , John 1:14 ). In Colossians 1:18-20 we viewed a series of events; here we have an abiding fact. The whole plenitude of our Lord's Divine-human person and powers, as the complete Christ, was definitively constituted when, in the exercise of his kingly prerogative, "he sat down on the right hand of the... read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Colossians 2:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:8-10

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 2:8-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:9

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