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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Rooted and built up in him, “Take a living hold of Christ as a tree does of the soil. Be also built up in him; as a building settles down upon the foundation, so do you settle down upon Christ.” Col_2:7. And stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving. When a man is established in the truth that he knows,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Rooted and built up in him, Growing in him. Have your very life, like a tree, rooted in Christ; and like a temple, built up in Christ. Col_2:7. And stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein, with thanksgiving. Do not forget what you have been taught; do not reject it; keep to it. He who should learn one system of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving. Christians are to make progress in the heavenward road; but they are not to have any other foundation for their faith than they had at the beginning of their Christian career. We are still to stand fast as we stood at the first; we...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Beware lest any man spoil you (plunder you, it might be rendered,) Col_2:8. through philosophy and vein deceit, “Beware of those who pretend that they are going to enrich you, but whose real object is to plunder you. They say that they will give you advanced thought, deeper ideas, a system more congruous with the age; but it is” — Col_2:8. After...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. Plenty of people would spoil you in this way, by teaching you their profound thoughts, their grand inventions, their bright ideas. Beware of all of them.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Beware lest any man spoil you — Or, “rob you” Col_2:8. Through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. Cleave to Christ, beloved. Go no further than he leads you; and turn not away from him either to the right hand or to the left. In him are contained all the riches of grace,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For in him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily. In Christ, we enter into the fullness and completeness of life both materially and spiritually.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For in him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily. Everything, then, must be in Christ if all the fullness of the Godhead dwells in him. Why do you want to go anywhere else for wisdom? What can you find by going elsewhere? “For in him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For in him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power: You have everything in Christ that you ought to want; you are fully furnished, completely supplied and equipped for all future service. You need not go to Christ for the supply of some of your needs, and then go...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Which is the head of all principality and power: in whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ; “The Jew boasts that he is a circumcised man, but you have spiritually all that circumcision meant literally. Even though you have not the wounded...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And ye are complete in him, You are like vessels filled up to the brim. You are like warriors thoroughly furnished, fully armed for the fight: “Ye are complete in him.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Which is the head of all principality and power: in whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ: All that the Jew ever had you have in Christ, only you have the real purification of which his rite was but a symbol.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ: Anything good that there was in Judaism, you have secured to you in Christ. Whatever there was of blessing and privilege in the covenant mark in the flesh of those whom God made to be his people...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead. “You have death, burial, and resurrection, all in Christ; and you received the outward sign and token of this when you were baptized, so believe firmly that it is so, and do not look anywhere else for it. You...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead. It is only as you are one with Christ that baptism will be to you what he intended; but “buried with him in baptism,” you are dead to all beside, and all your life lies in him.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead. And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses. “You do not need to go to a ‘priest’ for pardon, for Christ has forgiven you all your trespasses. You are so complete in Christ that confession to man and priestly absolution from man would be of no use to...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision, of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, All your life is in Christ; you are “quickened together with him.” Col_2:13. Having forgiven you all trespasses; Your pardon is given to you in Christ. Oh, how full and how free is that forgiveness that comes to you through Christ Jesus!
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; “All the Mosaic ceremonials, from which you were shut out as Gentiles, are abolished. Christ has driven a nail through them and fastened them up to his cross.” As, sometimes, a banker stamps through a...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; and having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it. His cross was his triumph. Then he led captivity captive. What more do you want? Your enemy is...