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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Colossians 3:1-4

The Affections of the Christians Set on Things Above. v. 1. If ye, then, be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. v. 2. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. v. 3. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. v. 4. When Christ, who is our Life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with Him in glory. As the Bible-student will note, the similarity between Colossians and Ephesians is... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Colossians 3:1-4

III. PART SECONDExhortation to vital sanctificationColossians 3:1 to Colossians 4:61. The foundation and prospect of a genuine Christian mind and walk.(Colossians 3:1-4)1If ye then be risen [were raised together] 1 with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth [is, sitting] on the right hand of God. 2Set your affection 3[mind] on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead2 [died] and 4your life is [or hath been] hid [χέχρυπται] with Christ in God. When... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Colossians 3:1-2

Colossians RISEN WITH CHRIST Col_3:1-2 . There are three aspects in which the New Testament treats the Resurrection, and these three seem to have successively come into the consciousness of the Church. First, as is natural, it was considered mainly in its bearing on the person and work of our Lord. We may point for illustration to the way in which the Resurrection is treated in the earliest of the apostolic discourses, as recorded in the Acts of the Apostles. Then it came, with further... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Colossians 3:1-11

Seeking the “Things That Are Above” Colossians 3:1-11 Let us repeat the glorious truth, which was doubtless the heart of Paul’s teaching, that our old nature has been nailed in Christ to the Cross, and laid in the grave; and that our real self, the second Adam, has entered the new world of resurrection. We belong to the world on the threshold of which Jesus said, “Touch me not, for I am not yet ascended.” We must guard against the defiling touch of the world, of sin, and of the old... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Colossians 3:1-25

The believer is to "seek the things . . . above." The word "seek" marks aspiration, desire, and passion. The things above are those of the empire of Christ. In order to seek these things the mind must be set on them. The believer's responsibility is revealed, first, in response to the union with Christ in death, in putting to death the things of the earth, of which a list is given. Also the things of the spirit which are evil must be put off. These too are named. Then follows the application... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Colossians 3:1-15

The New Life in Christ Jesus Colossians 3:1-15 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Seven pairs of things: 1. Things above, and things on the earth (Colossians 3:2 ). 2. Things seen, and things not seen (2 Corinthians 4:18 ). 3. Things temporal, and things eternal (2 Corinthians 4:18 ). 4. Things of weakness, and things mighty (1 Corinthians 1:27-28 ). 5. Things of a man, and the things of God (1 Corinthians 2:11 ). 6. Things behind, and things before (Philippians 3:13 ). 7. Things of self, and things of... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 3:1

‘RISEN WITH CHRIST’‘If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.’ Colossians 3:1 The resurrection of Christ stands not alone as a great and glorious reality. St. Paul avers that others participated in it. Strictly rendered, his words are, ‘If then ye were raised together with Christ.’ I. A wonderful fact.—There is indeed a very notable oneness between the actual experience of Christ and the spiritual experience of the... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 3:2

THE DISCIPLINE OF THE AFFECTIONS‘Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.’ Colossians 3:2 The affections have been defined as the faculty or power which regulates or determines all our likes or dislikes for persons or things, our tastes, our friendships, our loves. This faculty or power ought to be brought under control by every reasonable man and every reasonable woman. You must refuse to grow attached to what is unworthy of your affections, what is unworthy of your... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Colossians 3:1

‘If then you were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is seated on the right hand of God.’ The Christian’s concentration is to be on heavenly things (‘go on seeking continually’ - present tense) because he was raised there when he first believed and received life from the Spirit. For by receiving the Spirit he was partaking in the resurrection life of Christ, and being made one with Christ. Christ was raised there, and he was raised there ‘together with... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Colossians 3:2-3

‘Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth, for you died and your life is hid with Christ in God.’ The tenses here are important. ‘Go on setting your mind continually ( present tense) --- ‘you died once for all’ (aorist tense) ----- ‘your life has been hid and still is’ (perfect tense). ‘Set your mind continually.’ All people have their minds set on something to which they give maximum attention. It may be sport, or a hobby, or success at work, or... read more

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Colossians 3:1-4

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Colossians 3:1-4

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Colossians 3:1-2

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Colossians 3:1-11

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Colossians 3:1-25

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Colossians 3:1-15

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 3:1

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 3:2

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Colossians 3:1

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Colossians 3:2-3

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