Colossians 1:28 - We proclaim Him, admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, so that we may present every man complete in Christ. Every Christian has been given spiritual gifts to use in serving the Master. The way things are going in this country, we may soon get our turn. Colossians 1:24-29 Review. But once he was saved, God revealed to him that the Gentiles are fellow-heirs of the gospel with the Jews. 24:9, 21-22). What do you do? 28 Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus. In verse 25, Paul talked about “fulfilling the word of God.” Verse 28 elaborates on how he did this: “We proclaim Him, admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, so that we may present every man complete in Christ.” “To present” pictures a father giving away his bride (2 Cor. 3. 11:2). If it comes to that, I trust that the Holy Spirit will give us the power to rejoice. KING JAMES VERSION (KJV) TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT. I’m not gifted as an evangelist. Colossians 1:1 "Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy [our] brother," “Timothy”: This is Paul’s co-laborer and true child in the faith, who was able to be with him because, although Paul was a prisoner, he had personal living quarters (Acts 28:16-31). If that describes you, then you must be especially careful! This paragraph is part of the grounds contained in 1:15-2:5 for the exhortations to come in 2:6ff. Maybe you’re thinking, “Wow, I’m glad that the Lord hasn’t called me into the ministry!” But as I said, if you know Christ, He has called you into the ministry. Browse Sermons on Colossians 1:24. This message was kept secret for centuries and generations past, but now it has been revealed to God’s people. There was a waist-high wall of partition which separated them. COLOSSIANS 1:24 AND PHILIPPIANS 3:10-11 Andrew Perriman There are two passages in the corpus of Paul’s letters where he speaks explicitly and personally about his sharing in the sufferings of Christ, viz. Lets notice the channel: 4. In Galatians 1:15, Paul says that God had set him apart from his mother’s womb. Of course they are at a loss to explain what happened to the Holy Spirit and the Father, who are glaringly absent from the creation process in this NT passage. There had been a time when only the Jews were the recipients of God's special blessings ( Eph. But he supposes a great scientist or surgeon who has spent his life and ruined his health to find some cure for a disease. The word translated “afflictions” is not used elsewhere in the New Testament of Christ’s sacrificial sufferings for our salvation (J. Colossians 1:28-29 Bible Study Questions : Gaining Maturity in Christ: Our ideas of everything seem to modern and up-to-date except our understanding of the importance of Christ and what the church should be diligently busy about. Paul shows us how we can exalt Christ in trials (Col. 1:24); in our service (Col. 1:25); and in our message (Col. 1:26-27). Our brothers and sisters around the world know it very well, as you are aware if you read “Voice of the Martyrs” magazine. Lets avail ourselves of it. They taught that you had to be initiated into their inner circle to understand the mysteries or secret truths which they would reveal to you. He affirms that the work of Christ is done and completed. Colossians 1:15-28 EXEGESIS: ... Paul cannot mean that every creature under heaven has already heard the Good New proclaimed, because his missionary efforts have just begun to scratch the surface. But beginning with verse 23, where we left off last week, the narration has changed to "I," "me," and "my." Then what does Paul mean by this statement? We have the privilege of worshiping God with His people, in singing, listening to and discussing the revelation, take the Lord's supper, and lay by in store as we've been prospered each Lord's day. But he saw his ministry as a stewardship given to him by God. We want to present them to God, perfect in their relationship to Christ." He graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary (Th.M., 1976 in Bible exposition) and Califo... More, 4. Beloved, may we develop and maintain that attitude: be able to REJOICE when we know of others who have obeyed the gospel and are making progress! 27 To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. And so he worked hard to be a good minister. Colossians 1:24-29 Introduction In our study of Paul’s letter to the Colossians we have already learned a few good and bad things about the church there. In Colossians 1:24-29, he expands on that topic, showing how he exalted Christ in his ministry. Colossians 1:24 "Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I complete what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church, of which I became a minister according to the divine office which was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known, the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now made manifest to his saints." Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture Quotations are from the New American Standard Bible, Updated Edition © The Lockman Foundation, Steve served as the pastor of Flagstaff Christian Fellowship from May, 1992 through his retirement in December, 2018. When you come to a difficult verse, the principle for interpretation is, always interpret the difficult verse in light of the clear. But all these things they will do to you for My name’s sake, because they do not know the One who sent Me.”. Colossians 1:24 "Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I complete what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church, of which I became a minister according to the divine office which was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known, the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now made manifest to his saints." We exalt Him in our trials by enduring them joyfully for His and His church’s sake. He was so glad that they had been enlightened, even though he was being made to suffer at the moment, remembering that Christ has suffered, too. He was made a minister, according to the dispensation of stewardship from God to assist these people and others. This doesn’t mean that everyone will be saved, but rather that God will remove the curse on creation that was imposed because of man’s fall into sin. Would we have spent our time as we spent it if we had been aware of His holy presence in our hearts and thought about being with Him in glory? We exalt Christ in our message when we proclaim that the glorious riches of the indwelling Christ are for every person from every race. Locate the Passage 1:24-29 has a tail-head link with 1:21-23, wherein the topic of Paul’s ministry mentioned at the tail of vs. 23 is expanded upon at the head of vs. 24ff. That discovery remains useless unless it is taken out of the laboratory and made available for people all over the world. Eternity is a long time to be tormented; when we could be SURE of getting to eternal bless! Colossians 1:28-29 KJV Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus: Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily. As John was sharing the message that God gave to him based on Colossians 1:24-29, some of the things I learned last week were brought to the forefront of my mind. It was not for the Colossians alone, but he regarded himself as suffering on account of his labors in preaching to the pagan at large. Christ’s death provided perfect atonement for all who believe, but people can’t believe unless Christ’s followers go everywhere proclaiming the good news. Being a good minister may be interesting for seminary students or a group of pastors or missionaries, but what relevance does being a good minister have for those who are not in “full time” ministry? Colossians 1:25-27 reads as follows: “[25] Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God; [26] Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from In Jesus’ parable of the talents (Matt. 1:21). The Search OF the Savior: Why Jesus Came, Part 2 (Gal. Colossians 1:28, CSB: "We proclaim him, warning and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone mature in Christ." The word translated “minister” (Col. 1:23, 25) means “servant.” Every Christian is a servant of Jesus Christ. Colossians 1:24-29. Gentiles could become proselytes to Judaism, but they could only enter into the court of the women and Gentiles in the Temple. Colossians 1:28. Perhaps they were saying, “If Christ is the Sovereign Lord of the universe and if Paul is His servant, then why is Paul in jail? Paul wanted to present the church as holy and blameless and beyond reproach to Christ as His bride at His second coming (Col. 1:22). But is he? 5:11-12): “Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. Paul had not visited Colossae, but had received reports from Epaphras, the … Andrew Hébert | October 13, 2017. When Paul says, “Christ in you” (Col. 1:27), he means, in this context, “Christ in you Gentiles.” For Paul, this was a glorious truth, but I fear that we don’t appreciate it as much as we should. Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I do my share on behalf of His body, which is the church, in … 29 To this end I also labor, striving according to His working which works in me mightily." Paul says, "I rejoice in my sufferings." Did you exalt Him in your service by doing it in the power of His Spirit as a steward appointed by Him? How did you use your spiritual gifts? He has called you to serve Him with whatever spiritual gifts, time, and resources He has entrusted to you. In Colossians 2:10, Paul says, “In Him you have been made complete.” He goes on to show that the death and resurrection of Christ resulted in all our sins being forgiven and in Christ’s complete victory over the powers of darkness. Rather, the crucified and risen Lord laid His hand on Paul and said, like the old Army posters, “I want you to serve Me!” Paul didn’t join God’s army; he was drafted! We can speak to our heavenly Father in prayer. In the Olivet Discourse, Jesus prophesied that before He returned, there would be a time of unprecedented suffering for His followers (Matt. Join with me in doing that: embrace it, believe it, turn from you sins and confess the name of Christ and be buried (Rom. One day soon you will stand before the Lord for judgment of what you have done with what He entrusted to you (Rom. There are two parts to … Continue reading "Commentary on Colossians 1:15-28" Colossians 1:24 can be misread (misconstrued) to teach that the Lord Jesus did not suffer enough on Calvary’s cross. Paul was thankful for their reception of the gospel and the fruit that it bore among them including their faith in Jesus and love for the saints (See: Paul’s Thankfulness) . Beloved do you and I get excited about the challenges before us? So this verse does not mean that somehow Christ’s suffering on the cross was insufficient for our salvation so that Paul or anyone else needed to complete it. [⇑ See verse text ⇑] After mentioning his work as a minister of the gospel in the previous verse, Paul now includes further detail about his efforts (Colossians 1:24–29). Do we move and work excitedly, enthusiastically? Ἡμεῖς, we) Colossians 1:1 [I and Timothy].— πάντα ἄνθρωπον, every man) This expression, so often used, has the greatest δεινότης (vehemence) and force, and contains the reason why he writes even to them. How should we respond when we’re serving the Lord and catch criticism? 6:3-4) with Him so you can be raised, to that elevated position as were these Colossians! It may not be a calling to preach God’s Word, as Paul’s calling was. So the idea is, however God has gifted you, you will only fulfill your calling if you rely on the power of the Spirit and trust the Lord to accomplish His work through you. The false teachers no doubt knew that Paul had trained Epaphras who had brought the gospel to them. Our Lord also told us (Matt. And it is clear both in Paul’s writings and in the entire New Testament that Christ’s suffering on the cross was complete and sufficient for the salvation of all who trust in Him. Mystery manifested to his saints! Colossians 1:24: “Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I do my share on behalf of His body, which is the church, in filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions.” This is a difficult verse for two reasons: It’s difficult to explain and it’s difficult to apply. Nunc gaudeo in passionibus pro vobis, et adimpleo ea quae desunt afflictionibus Christi in carne mea, pro corpore eius, quod est Ecclesia: 25. But to build themselves up, they probably tore Paul down. Then in verse 29 Paul tells the church in Philippi to honor Epaphroditus when he comes back, and he gives his reason in verse 30 which has words very similar to Colossians 1:24. How wonderful! I’ve seen pastors leave the ministry because of criticism. 24 I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of His body, which is the church, 25 of which I became a minister according to the [ a]stewardship from God which was given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God, 26 the [ b]mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now has been revealed to His saints. 2d, Because they are for his sake, for the testimony of his truth. "Because he came close to death for the work of Christ, risking his life to complete [i.e., fill up] what was lacking in your service to me." Colossians 1:28-29 Theme: God gives us, in these two verses, a "mission statement" for our church's ministry. COLOSSIANS 1:24. But in the meantime, we should rejoice when people insult us and falsely say all kinds of evil against us because of Christ. Your grade will be based on, “Did you serve Christ well by exalting Him in every way?” Did you exalt Him in your trials by enduring them joyfully for His sake? However, NOW it is no longer hidden from Mankind. (Colossians 1:24) Joel White Freie Theologische Hochschule Giessen white@fthgiessen.de Paul's enigmatic claim in Col 1:24 that "he completes what is lacking with regard to the sufferings of the Messiah" has puzzled exegetes for centu ries. No! Paul was thankful for their reception of the gospel and the fruit that it bore Colossians 1:24. Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you - For you as a part of the Gentile world. Before his conversion Paul was at the forefront of perpetuating this discrimination. (by implication) to caution or reprove gently: -admonish, warn. Aren't you and I blessed! That’s how Paul became a minister of the gospel: he was not a volunteer for Jesus; he was a conscript! We can know by faith that God will supply all our needs. 2:14). Paul was willing and did in fact labor in the gospel, trying with every ounce of energy and ability he had to make known the unfolded mystery to others, even from his prison cell. So we serve Christ well by exalting Him in every way. What steps should we take? Q. Adam Clarke on Colossians 1:16-17: “Now, allowing St. Paul to have understood the terms which he used, he must have considered Jesus Christ as being truly and properly God… Unless there be some secret way of understanding the 16 th and 17 th verses, which God has nowhere revealed, taken in their sober and rational sense and meaning they must forever settle this very important point.” 5. Let us not think because it is caused "mystery" we can't understand it! 6:11) to rest for a little while longer, “until the number of their fellow servants and their brethren who were to be killed even as they had been, would be completed also.” So there is a sense in which Christ’s sufferings must be filled up or completed by His body, the church, before He returns. Colossians 1:28-29 Bible Study Questions : Gaining Maturity in Christ: Our ideas of everything seem to modern and up-to-date except our understanding of the importance of Christ and what the church should be diligently busy about. Should every Christian view his job as “tent-making” to support his ministry? As Paul approached Damascus where he planned to persecute and imprison Christians, a light from heaven flashed around him, he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying (Acts 9:4), “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?” Saul asked (Acts 9:5), “Who are You, Lord?” The Lord answered (Acts 9:5b-6), “I am Jesus whom you are persecuting, but get up and enter the city, and it will be told you what you must do.” Then the Lord told Ananias to go and lay hands on Paul so that he might regain his sight. It wasn’t Paul’s chosen career path. 4:4-7). And he made tents to support his ministry. Colossians 1:26-27: “that is, the mystery which has been hidden from the past ages and generations, but has now been manifested to His saints, to whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.”. Happy New Year: Past, Present, and Future Perspectives, 4. How should a new believer discover where God want him or her to serve? But maybe you’re thinking, “Okay, but I’ve never been to seminary and I’m not a full time Christian worker as you are. Your ministry is not about fulfilling you, but about exalting the Lord. It’s a nightmare! Many other verses in Paul’s writings and in the Book of Hebrews could be piled up to show that in terms of salvation, nothing was lacking in Christ’s sufferings. The clear warning of that parable is that the servant with one talent is in the greatest danger of not using it for the master’s purpose. Perhaps you’re teaching Sunday school or you’re on a worship team or you’re working behind the scenes to serve, and someone criticizes you or they even lie about you. This is also part of what Paul means in Colossians 1:24 when he refers to this suffering taking place “for the sake of the body,” meaning the Body of Christ, the body of believers. Surely not!?! Does debt affect giving in modern times in light of the Israelite tithe and slaves? Colossians 1:24-28 New King James Version (NKJV) Sacrificial Service for Christ. Colossians 1:28-29 Theme: God gives us, in these two verses, a "mission statement" for our church's ministry. How did you manage the money He allowed you to make? Trinitarian theology views Colossians 1:15-18 as the creation of the universe by Jesus Christ as the second person of God in the trinity. Colossians 1:24-28 NLT I am glad when I suffer for you in my body, for I am participating in the sufferings of Christ that continue for his body, the church. If we really knew that the living Christ was in us this past week and that we will soon be with Him in glory, would things have gone any differently? (Read Colossians 1:24-29) Both the sufferings of the Head and of the members are called the sufferings of Christ, and make up, as it were, one body of sufferings. 27 To … Lets notice the challenge! But if that is Paul’s meaning, it is still difficult to apply to us American Christians because very few of us know what it means to suffer for the gospel of Christ. Colossians Overview Colossians 1:1-4 Colossians 1:5-10 Colossians 1:11-16 Colossians 1:17-23 Colossians 1:24-29 Colossians 2:1-5 Colossians 2:6-12 Colossians 2:13-17 Colossians 2:18-20 Colossians 2:21-23 Colossians 3:1-4 Colossians 3:5-10 Colossians 3:11-14 Colossians 3:15-17 Colossians 3:17-21 Colossians 3:22-25 Colossians 4:1-5 God has given me the responsibility of serving his church by proclaiming his entire message to you. In conclusion, friends, let us appreciate what Paul tells us about this mystery! How did you use your time? Colossians 1:28-29 Commentary. Before the cross of Christ which opened the gospel to both Jews and Gentiles on equal standing, Gentiles were at best second-class citizens in the kingdom. Biblical Commentary (Bible Study) Colossians 1:15-28 EXEGESIS: THE CONTEXT: The Apostle Paul and his coworker Timothy wrote this letter to the church at Colossae (v. 1), a small city in Asia Minor (modern Turkey). Although it has been mentioned by each generation down through the centuries, the GOOD NEWS is that it is now available to each person, and these people, had taken advantage of it! The answer is, “It is extremely relevant for every Christian!” If you know Jesus Christ as your Savior, then you are just as much a minister of Christ as I am. They could not go into the inner court where the Jewish men went. Paul says that the riches of the glory of the gospel is, “Christ in you, the hope of glory.” I know that you all know that if you have believed in Jesus Christ, He dwells in you and you’re going to heaven. I think that is exactly what the words mean in Colossians 1:24 as well. These are termed the sufferings of Christ, 1st, Because the suffering of any member is the suffering of the whole, and of the head especially, which supplies strength, spirits, sense, and motion to all. I am glad when I suffer for you in my body, for I am participating in the sufferings of Christ that continue for his body, the church. His words give us a hint for how we can apply this short of being imprisoned or beaten or dying for our faith. Colossians 1:24-29 Paul writes to the Colossians, pointing to His mission and source. Colossians 1:24–29 completes this passage with an … In Colossians 1:12-14, Paul makes it clear that in Christ we have an inheritance, we have been rescued from Satan’s domain of darkness and transferred to the kingdom of Christ, and we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. Context Summary. And the church should be the place where those cultural walls of prejudice are torn down as a demonstration of the power of the gospel. They gossip to others, maligning your motives. John Eadie's Commentary on Galatians, Ephesians, Colossians and Philippians. of its meaning. Colossians 1:25: “Of this church I was made a minister according to the stewardship from God bestowed on me for your benefit, so that I might fully carry out the preaching of the word of God, …” Twice (Col. 1:23, 25) Paul says that he was made or became a minister. The passage we wish to examine is: Col. 1:24 "I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of His body, which is the church, 25 of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God which was given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God, 26 the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now has been revealed to His saints. But what should you do? Racial prejudice has no place in the church. One of the goals this pseudonymous author has in writing this letter is to reassure its recipients that they already dwell securely in the reality that is Jesus Christ. 14:10; 2 Cor. Mystery Riches of glory: unsearchable riches! 1 From Paul, by the will of God an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from our brother Timothy 2 to God's holy people in Colossae, our faithful brothers in Christ. 2. In so doing, he shows us how we can serve Christ well in whatever He has given us to do for Him. Would we have grown cold in our devotion to Him and lacked the motivation to read His Word and to pray if we had felt the reality of Christ dwelling in our hearts and had our hope set on the glory ahead? 8. D 1, E 1, F, G, with the Vulgate, and many of the Latin Fathers, prefix ὅς. Paul writes to the Colossians, pointing to His mission and source. They aren’t adding to the scientist’s work. νῦν χαίρω ἐν τοῖς παθήμασιν ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν —“Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you.”. Did you exalt Him in your message by proclaiming that Christ indwells you and will indwell every person who trusts in Him and that He promises glory for every believer? Colossians was likely penned, as were Ephesians, Philippians, and Philemon, during Paul’s first imprisonment at Rome (1:24; 4:18). Would we have been impatient, frustrated, angry, grumbling, or depressed if we had stopped to consider that Christ is living in us and we’re destined to share His glory? Those who take it to others may have to sweat and toil and risk their lives to do it. I can’t devote the time to serving the Lord that you do.” True, but the apostle Paul never went to seminary. I never could prepare and preach a sermon, as you do every week. Stripped from its context, Paul’s words make Christ’s atonement sound incomplete and deficient. What does this entail? From 1977-1992 he was the pastor of Lake Gregory Community Church in Crestline, California. 10:14), “How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? The first, verses 15-20, is a poem which catalogs and celebrates the characteristics of Christ. Count it a privilege that you have been considered worthy to suffer shame for Jesus’ name (Acts 5:41). But perhaps you’re still thinking, “But my gifts are pretty insignificant. As Jesus said (John 15:4-5), it is only when we abide in Him as branches in the vine that we can bear much fruit. Colossians 1:24, CSB: "Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I am completing in my flesh what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for his body, that is, the church." We exalt Him in our service by doing it in the power of His Spirit as His stewards because He appointed us. When Ananias expressed concerns about doing that for a known terrorist, the Lord replied (Acts 9:15-16), “Go, for he is a chosen instrument of Mine, to bear My name before the Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel; for I will show him how much he must suffer for My name’s sake.”. The Lord told them (Rev. Don’t follow a jailbird; follow us!”. He told the disciples (John 15:20-21), “Remember the word that I said to you, ‘A slave is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they kept My word, they will keep yours also. Paul concludes this passage by stating the aspect of his commission that seems most relevant to the Colossians: “It is he [Christ] whom we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone in all wisdom, so that we may present everyone mature in Christ” (Col. 1:28). Practically, how can we gain a deeper sense of Christ’s indwelling presence and of the hope of glory. He wanted to serve Christ well. 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