Love. Preached February 9, 1851. I have three packets which most of you will recognize. "For ye are dead" (Col. iii. But can, one will say, all the little acts of life be done to Him? (Colossians iii. (2) Our thanks cannot be grateful to the Father except addressed and presented by Christ. That is what He became man for; as a man to live a life of trust in God, and so to show to us how we ought to live. These words cover the whole sphere of Christian activity. Revival is when we can say "yes" at any moment of the day. It is not self-mortifying, but it is dying with Christ. A. What a multitude of religions there is in this poor wicked world of ours! Because all that comes from God to us must be by His hand.III. Revival is when we can say "yes" at any moment of the day. (1) If we would be truly Christians, we must have Christ continually before us as the pole star, the rule of our whole life. It is not in our power to act as we please, or for our own ends (Romans 14:7-8).2. (2) The facts implied in the name, "The Lord Jesus," rest upon evidence as strong as can possibly be alleged for anything. (Admonition 6). The faith of those things, which have been mentioned, would be of great use and advantage to believers; and therefore they should study to have the faith of this truth fixed on their hearts, and a deep impression thereof on their spirits, to the end, that, 1. It is not self-mortifying, but it is dying with Christ. (c)That we live in entire confidence in and dependence upon Him.4. Men have taken it into their heads to invent various systems of religion and if you look round the world, you will see scores of different sects; but it is a great fact that, while there is a multitude of false religions, there is but one that is true. Have Him before thee as the pattern whom thou art to copy; the Redeemer in whom is thy strength, the Master and Friend whom thou art to serve and please, thy Creator and thy heaven.1. Recur to the motive of the text. When He had done that upon earth, He went to heaven, that He might do more than show us, might give us, and live in us that life of trust. This is all the Scriptures teach, and this is all we have to learn. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. Art, science, politics, business, everyday duty, instead of being detached from religion, have such intimate relations with it that they are, or may be, and ought to be, themselves essentially religious. It is worth while to do so. Revival itself is being absolutely filled to overflowing with the Holy Spirit, and that is victorious living. For when Adam and Eve, being created after God's own image, and placed in Paradise, that they and their posterity might live in a blessed state of life immortal, having dominion over all earthly creatures, and only restrained from the fruit of one tree, as a sign Lewis BaylyThe Practice of PietyChrist all and in All. "Ephraim is like a silly dove without heart." We take it for granted and so forget it.1. The Minister of State in his cabinet, labouring to do right and caring nothing for popularity; and the little servant-maid in the kitchen, who scorns to tell a lie, or neglect her daily duties, are both in their respective stations working for God, doing their duty. "But now do ye also," saith he, "put down all;" [1927] and he makes mention of several more evils of that sort. 2 Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth. There is nothing can do it but the Cross of Christ and the Spirit of God. Are they evermore in his view and present to his thoughts? I. Very many of those prayers are like letters with no name and address upon them, which never reach their destination. Macgregor, D. D.This is one of the bold sweeping statements of Scripture. WHERE IS THE EVIL IN THIS? While there are many falsehoods, Charles Haddon SpurgeonSpurgeon's Sermons Volume 61: 1915Some General Uses. (Acts 4:12; 1 Corinthians 1:12).2. Our words, thoughts, desires, labours, etc., are to be under the habitual influence of a sacred and sanctifying power which lies lurking in the name of the Lord Jesus. Christian obedience must all the while be mingled with thanksgiving to God the Father. iii 15. What God hath joined together let no man put asunder; and He has wedded religion and life. --Colossians iii. A beginning indeed, I find, but no end of thy miseries. (2) Observe how such motives act. Men have taken it into their heads to invent various systems of religion and if you look round the world, you will see scores of different sects; but it is a great fact that, while there is a multitude of false religions, there is but one that is true. Very many of those prayers are like letters with no name and address upon them, which never reach their destination. It is that which lends them their appearance of depth, and the best of their brilliance. That you would comfort all the families involved and especially those that have been impacted by these fires. The faith of those things, which have been mentioned, would be of great use and advantage to believers; and therefore they should study to have the faith of this truth fixed on their hearts, and a deep impression thereof on their spirits, to the end, that, 1. 5 Likewise, ye younger, be subject unto the elder. November 8, 1874. There are of course many visionaries, men pursuing objects which have no real existence, but to them they are not unreal. There is no need to enter into the various component elements which go to make up this moral force. All the wicked dealings and defilement of Ephraim is uncovered--and the Lord said: "I will be unto Ephraim as a lion." Involves one rule of life for the person in holy orders, and another for the man who has not received a religious vocation. 1. He was in advance even of the earliest seeker that Easter morning, and He will be waiting for us before the break of day with His glad "All Hail," if we have only eyes to see Rev. 4 When Christ, who is our life, shall be manifested, then shall ye also with him be manifested in glory. Specifically the name of Christ is the rule. 15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to the which also ye were called in one body; and be ye thankful. --Colossians iii. Contrariwise, consider what are generally classed as sacred works praying, preaching, administering sacraments, visiting the sick. Whether you do or not, let me tell you in a few words, what I seem to myself to have learned concerning that peace. A beginning indeed, I find, but no end of thy miseries. The belief in Christ is not only the unavoidable conclusion of a sound mind from evidence, but the only satisfactory way to account for the state of the world in which we find ourselves. Oh, if they would just put themselves at Jesus' feet, and Rev. If we were asked this moment if we were filled with the Holy Spirit, how many of us would dare to answer "yes"? [1924] St. How many, if they pray at all, hope to do right and escape flagrant wrong almost through the intention of doing or not doing, and think that if they call upon God in some general way things will not be much amiss with them.3. Before we come to speak of some particular cases of deadness, wherein believers are to make use of Christ as the Life, we shall first propose some useful consequences and deductions from what hath been spoken of this life; and, I. When He had done that upon earth, He went to heaven, that He might do more than show us, might give us, and live in us that life of trust. (2) Observe how such motives act. TEXT: COL. iii. "Ephraim hath made many altars to sin." It is that which lends them their appearance of depth, and the best of their brilliance. Mere precepts cannot touch us at all points, or constrain us to do all things in a teacher's name. Colossians. J. W. Buxton, M. To Dominicus. 6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time; 7 casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you. It is to them a mere night of stars to wonder and gaze at, not a sun to light them to their daily work, and warm their hearts with love. act what we know in our souls, that we can do nothing good without God. Many Christians seem to think that in the daily deeds and words of life they either cannot or else must sin, and that these two are much the same. As to daily life. Specifically the name of Christ is the rule. 2 Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth. 12 Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. 2 Tim. (1) We have a proof of the divinity of Christ. A strained and exaggerated view of religion has been put before them, alien from their habits of thought, and by no means supported by the example of its professors.II. While there are many falsehoods, Charles Haddon SpurgeonSpurgeon's Sermons Volume 61: 1915Some General Uses. (2)Adoption (Ephesians 1:5). It is not necessary that a motive should be based on reality to be all-constraining, but it is in order that it may be a worthy motive for an intelligent being. It was written by the apostle Paul (1:1) while he was a prisoner in Rome . 3. It must have points of contact with every part of my life. We shall not need to seek far to discover our risen Lord. What have we to know, but what God hath revealed of himself to us? A strained and exaggerated view of religion has been put before them, alien from their habits of thought, and by no means supported by the example of its professors.II. WHERE IS THE EVIL IN THIS? Servants are to be admonished that they despise not their masters, lest they offend God, if by behaving themselves proudly they gainsay His ordinance: masters, too, are to be admonished, that they are proud against God with respect Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatHow Subjects and Prelates are to be Admonished. Have Him before thee as the pattern whom thou art to copy; the Redeemer in whom is thy strength, the Master and Friend whom thou art to serve and please, thy Creator and thy heaven.1. IIIWhat the Scriptures Principally Teach: the Ruin and Recovery of Man. Lesson Text 6. It might surprise us to find that peace is urged on us as a duty. 1 If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. TEXT: COL. iii. Colossians 3: "If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. "Let the peace of God rule in your hearts." 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