And this was only salvation from temporal death I But, methinks, from the bright world yonder the good Toplady must be rejoicing that God ever taught him to write that hymn, which has helped to save so many from eternal death, as, catching its spirit, they have learned to cast themselves alone for help on that dear "Rock of Ages," cleft, sinner, for them, for you, and for me, and which ever stands rent asunder that it may shelter those who Utter the cry, "Let me hide myself in Thee. "(Canadian Baptist).LinksColossians 3:16 NIVColossians 3:16 NLTColossians 3:16 ESVColossians 3:16 NASBColossians 3:16 KJVColossians 3:16 Bible AppsColossians 3:16 ParallelColossians 3:16 Biblia ParalelaColossians 3:16 Chinese BibleColossians 3:16 French BibleColossians 3:16 German BibleColossians 3:16 CommentariesBible Hub, (2)admonishing;(3)translating into life. 16 on the other). L. Davies, M. A.I. It must be this much, or it can be nothing vital. (4) Am I sorrowing? )The indwelling Word of ChristR. It is to dwell in you, not only as rich receivers, but dispensers. What is your desire toward the Scriptures? THEY MUST BE SUNG WITH GRACE.1. We do not search after worldly wealth so. It is Jesus that makes us complete (2:10) because it is in Him that we have been buried in baptism and made alive together with Him so that we are raised up as new men (2:12-15; 3:1). But though necessary, how many unnecessary things are preferred before it. In all probability the word here and in Ephesians 5:19 refers to the inspired Psalms of the Hebrew canon, and certainly designates these on all other occasions where it is met with in the New Testament, with the doubtful exception of 1 Corinthians 14:16. To sing with the heart is to sing with the understanding (Psalm 47:7; 1 Corinthians 14:14), with sense and feeling. )The conditions of the service of songBp. Bible Lessons for Kids - Romans 8:31-39 (KJV) by. There is many a passage in reserve. (3) Up higher yet, where imagination lights her lamp, and invention stirs her fires, and desire bends the knee, looking upward, and hope sits watching with nothing between her and the stars.3. The hymns of the Church have often been as the very shrine of spiritual life, for the preservation of doctrine, and the means of progress. Pastor Kevin Miller from Awaken Church in . (2)When Christians meet together (1 Corinthians 14:26; Ephesians 5:19).II. Honour means to ascribe weight and value to something. With gracious affability, which conveys both pleasure and utility to the hearers; so that what Horace says concerning poets may he said of these spiritual songs. "Spiritual songs" these might be fitly called; even as in almost all our collections of so-called "hymns" there are not a few which by much juster title would bear this name. How many Christians have crossed the river strong in the faith with the words of some precious stanza on their tongues which they learnt in the Sunday school?(J. Poetical productions have a character. There is a direct appeal to the will and to the activity of the mind. A large part of the Bible is poetry. So Mary (Luke 1:46-47). There is authoritative Word of Christ for us nowhere else. But what a long way we have travelled from it to a modern congregation, standing with hooks that they scarcely look at, and "worshipping" in a hymn which half of them do not open their mouths to sing at all, and the other half do in a voice inaudible three pews off.(A. In Corinth it was valued as a charismata (see also Ephesians 5:19; James 5:13). But here the Book is all His. Soon in the distance a boat was seen approaching! If we turn, e.g., to Herbert's Temple, or Keble's Christian Year, there are many poems in both, which, as certainly they are not "psalms," so as little do they possess the characteristics of hymns. It is telling someone the facts and their relationship with each other. The language the letter was originally written in was . "Freely ye have received, freely give." The ability to fill our days with recorded music only adds to this command. As to matter: they treat of spiritual things, relating to the glory of God and our salvation; not of secular and vain matters.II. But, lo! Alexander. And this was only salvation from temporal death I But, methinks, from the bright world yonder the good Toplady must be rejoicing that God ever taught him to write that hymn, which has helped to save so many from eternal death, as, catching its spirit, they have learned to cast themselves alone for help on that dear "Rock of Ages," cleft, sinner, for them, for you, and for me, and which ever stands rent asunder that it may shelter those who Utter the cry, "Let me hide myself in Thee. Otherwise, while whole strings of texts or chapters may be retained in the memory, and may be glibly quoted, the virtue will be gone out of them. (1) A rich manure is one that enriches the soil; and it dwells in the soil richly in proportion as it enriches it, turning its hard, dry sterility into fruitful mould. (2) How much of the Word of Christ may be missed unless He is precious. The gift of the Spirit was generally bestowed, and this would rouse the poetic faculty in all who had it, and consecrate it to sacred uses.3. (Archbishop Trench. The letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth life, making it truly the living Word of a living Christ. So the word means in Colossians 4:6, and Ephesians 4:29.III. Can I forget "Let not your heart ,be troubled. Without faith it may produce various effects: it may make you, like Herod, "do many things," and induce yon, like Felix, "to hear Paul gladly"; it may produce feelings of wonder, etc. There was a special impressiveness in the use of psalms and hymns in the early Church. In correspondence to the riches of Him whose Word it is. This she did, placing her hands firmly on his shoulders, and resting there until, her strength becoming exhausted, she said, "I can hold on no longer!" Nothing adorns, enlivens, and augments the interest of public worship more than music. how much there is of the Bible that does not dwell in you because you do not realize it as the Word of Christ; whole chapters that have not been linked to any gracious dealing of Christ. Scripture: Colossians 3:16 Denomination: Baptist Bad Behaviors That Always Betray You Series Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Mar 18, 2011 based on 1 rating | 4,161 views We don't just give up bad behaviors; we put to death the old self. What is the use of this?1. That the Church, brought at the time when St. Paul wrote into a new and marvellous world of realities, would be rich in those we might be sure, even if no evidence existed to this effect. (1) This points out a contrast between a settled and vagrant life. This rich indwelling will be fruitful in(1)comfort;(2)holiness;(3)revived spiritual life.(T. The recognition of sweetness and pleasingness as an element of public worship is very interesting and important. Of such evidence, however, there is abundance (Ephesians 5:14; 1 Timothy 3:16; 2 Timothy 2:11-14). He relates the players focus by revealing WHO they are in respect to the team and HOW they are to serve the team. The letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth life, making it truly the living Word of a living Christ. Maclaren, D. D.Whenever a great quickening of religious life comes, a great burst of Christian song comes with it. Christ's Word in the morning, selfish prudence all through the day; Christ's Word for religious service, the word of man for the mercantile transaction; Christ's Word for sickness and death, other words for times of health and pleasure; will not do. How noble, how magnificent uninspired hymns could prove we have evidence in the Te Deum, in the Veni Creator Spiritus, and in many a later heritage which the Church has acquired. "My words are spirit, and they are life. (2) How much of the Word of Christ may be missed unless He is precious. As to the origin. )The poets of the New TestamentP. 16, 17). How many Christians have crossed the river strong in the faith with the words of some precious stanza on their tongues which they learnt in the Sunday school?(J. He Himself deals with this subject (John 15:7; John 16:23). Where Preached: OPBC (AM) This is diversely interpreted; some understand it of the dexterity that should be used in singing; others of the comeliness, right order, reverence, or delight of the heart; others of thanksgiving. It is to dwell within: not in the understanding merely to enlighten it, nor in the judgment to inform and convince it, but to be deeply seated and treasured up in the heart. It opens a well of life; yet many choose the broken cistern.II. In a special and limited sense this is the gospel, because He preached and published it. How are we, then, to distinguish these from the former two. How many there are who give it only the entertainment of a wayfaring man who obtains with difficulty a lodging for the night, and in the morning is gone. Open all the doors, fling wide the windows. Meantime it is a great matter to know what is daily bread for this day. There is authoritative Word of Christ for us nowhere else. )Power of a hymnG. Baxendale. Probably refers to the words about Christ and those . Go among the mountains, and you will see that it is the living stream that flows away; and where it flows the grass is green, and the flowers bloom, and the cattle drink, and the children linger to dip the foot and hear the song. "Thy Word have I hid in my heart," etc. Gratitude is not improperly joined to songs; because we are moved to sing in joyous and prosperous circumstances, in which condition thankfulness is binding and necessary.2. He uses it in speaking to you, and you in speaking to Him. How noble, how magnificent uninspired hymns could prove we have evidence in the Te Deum, in the Veni Creator Spiritus, and in many a later heritage which the Church has acquired. L. Davies, M. THEY MUST BE SUNG WITH GRACE.1. But it is only as it does that that the Bible is the Word of Christ. The word sometimes means this (1 Corinthians 15:57; 2 Corinthians 2:14). Baxendale.On one of the days when President Garfield lay dying at the seaside, he was a little better, and was permitted to sit by the window, while Mrs. Garfield was in the adjoining room. He teaches you all things as said by Christ. (1)As to outward expression "gracefully, sweetly, so as to give pleasure and be attractive. A "psalm" might be a De profundis, the story of man's deliverance, or a commemoration of mercies received; and of a "spiritual song" much the same could be said; a "hymn" must always be more or less of a Magnificat, a direct address of praise and glory to God. Spence, D. D.)Singing with grace in your hearts unto the LordPhrygia was proverbially a land of musicBp. Thus it was in Greece; thus it was in Scot land. Won't you give us one, sir?"(G. It is to dwell in you, not only as rich receivers, but dispensers. "We found it, sir, in sister's pocket after she died; and she used to sing it all the time she was sick, and loved it so much that father wanted to get a clean one to put in a frame to hang up. (4) This may be by the Spirit being given in answer to the prayer of faith. (1) No one's word will be precious to you unless he is precious whose word it is. We glance at them to-day with only a general interest, but the day will come when they will be as thousands of gold and silver. For evidently it was Christ's purpose to condense His living speech into writings for the instruction of men. There is a direct appeal to the will and to the activity of the mind. In either view this indwelling is not to be like a mass of dead matter crammed into a dead receptacle; as bales are packed in a warehouse, or loads of unread learning are crowded on library shelves for show. Heartfelt singing is not voiceless singing (Psalm 111:1). ITS DWELLING-PLACE.1. Small group, life on life discipleship, etc. It must be praise.3. Pardon is taught; but He made the atonement by His death. Gratitude is not improperly joined to songs; because we are moved to sing in joyous and prosperous circumstances, in which condition thankfulness is binding and necessary. Some one cruelly dragged away that of his wife, leaving her without hope, except as she could cling to her husband. "Singing the gospel" is a very old invention though the name be new. When we have received the "ingrafted Word" into our hearts, we must spread it abroad. In this every man must be his own minister. A. Thus the phrase takes its most comprehensive sense the gospel all that is revealed of God for human salvation.3. The ethics of the book find their full manifestation in Him. 16 Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms [and] hymns [and] spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God. Phrygian music was apt to become the accompaniment of the passionate and unmanly wailing of Asian barbarism. THE DUTY.1. A large part of the Bible is poetry. This she did, placing her hands firmly on his shoulders, and resting there until, her strength becoming exhausted, she said, "I can hold on no longer!" In quantity. Alexander. This implies a deep concern for each other's moral welfare. Taking it from his hand the missionary found it was a bill with the hymn "Just as I am" printed upon it.. Meantime it is a great matter to know what is daily bread for this day. Manifestly all this lies solely in the Scriptures. The Psalms of the Old Testament have no single and universally accepted designation in the Hebrew Scriptures. 3:2; Titus 1:9, Teaching and admonishing is a responsibility of ________ Christians Rom. (5) All sound Christian profit. (2) Most Christians can name a text apparently having little to do with Christ, which has become, nevertheless, one of His best remembrancers. The word sometimes means this (1 Corinthians 15:57; 2 Corinthians 2:14). It must be to God.But though "hymn" was a word freely adopted in the fourth century, it nowhere occurs in the early Fathers, probably because it was so steeped in heathenism, so linked with profane associations, there were so many hymns to Zeus, Hermes, Aphrodite, etc., that the early Christians shrank from it. Do they warn you against straying from the narrow way that leads to righteousness? Then let me remember the Word of Christ as a word of assured salvation, saving the eyes from tears, the feet from falling, and the soul from death. (2) Into the rooms that lie more open to common day, and more level with the world, where many busy feet come and go where knowledge gathers her stores, prudence holds her scales, judgment records her decisions, diligence plies her tasks, acquisition counts her gains, and foresight watches the opening future; into all these the living Word will enter, and at her ingress the darkening shadow melts, the wrinkles of care are smoothed, and slippery things cease their blandishments, and injustice and unkindness hide their heads. The Word of Christ, in order to secure continuance, must be always leaving us. W. For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. In these early communities Paul said, "Every one of you hath a psalm, a doctrine." The true poet lives in a creation of his own, and in the deepest solitude he communes with the infinite source of light, life, love, and beauty. He relates the players focus by revealing WHO they are in respect to the team and HOW they are to serve the team. This is no fiction; it was related by the singer himself, who said he believed Toplady's sweet "Rock of Ages" saved many another besides himself and wife. Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth, the life, the hand must speak.(R. He uses it in speaking to you, and you in speaking to Him. Alexander. L. Davies, M. A.I. This was high with the primitive Christians. I already know that for the greater Christian community that such discernment is increasingly rare. "They would both profit and delight." Most of those who embraced religion were subject to extraordinary excitement, and poetry is the language of excited feelings. It must be this much, or it can be nothing vital. read more. In our own day, with the power of the printing press, this may not be so necessary; but when books had to be copied in MS., and books were scanty, the citation of song and psalm formed an important element of instruction. "Singing the gospel" is a very old invention though the name be new. Yield yourselves up as sacred dwellings to be occupied with it.1. Intellectual merit. "The Word" is one of His titles, and He would have us honour it by honouring the Scriptures which testify of Him.4. "(2)As to inward devotion "heartfelt. And as the sweet strains floated over the troubled waters, reaching the ears of the sinking and dying, little did they know, those sweet singers of Israel, whom they comforted. Intellectual merit. THE USES.1. What things are done for cheerfulness and relaxation of the mind by Christians, ought to be of such a kind as are agreeable to Christ and religion: we must therefore detest the madness of those who cannot be cheerful without the reproach of Christ and the ridicule of religion.(Bp. We do not search after worldly wealth so.3. Baxendale.On one of the days when President Garfield lay dying at the seaside, he was a little better, and was permitted to sit by the window, while Mrs. Garfield was in the adjoining room. How constantly did David find relief in expressing his hopes and fears, his joys and sorrows in song; and in the record of his experience how precious is the boon he has left for the instruction and encouragement of God's children in all ages. (2) Into the rooms that lie more open to common day, and more level with the world, where many busy feet come and go where knowledge gathers her stores, prudence holds her scales, judgment records her decisions, diligence plies her tasks, acquisition counts her gains, and foresight watches the opening future; into all these the living Word will enter, and at her ingress the darkening shadow melts, the wrinkles of care are smoothed, and slippery things cease their blandishments, and injustice and unkindness hide their heads. Rut I think that to sing with grace is to exercise the graces of the heart in singing, i.e., with holy joy (Psalm 9:2); trust in God's mercies (Psalm 13:5); a holy commemoration of God's benefits (Psalm 47:6); yea, with the desire of our hearts that our singing may be acceptable (Psalm 104:33-34).3. Its light will come to you from the land of lights. "The Word is nigh thee." The supposed Christian music they listen to is filled with tofu lyrics, have pablum for doctrinal content and may even have aberrant or heretical theology in them. Fill yourselves with it. These are expressed in this clause. Christian Missionary Alliance. Yet the spring is in no way exhausted. The custom of singing is useful, and is to be adopted in the assembling of Christians, as well in public as in private.2. Poetry has exercised a powerful influence on society in all ages, for consolation, inspiration, etc.(P. And unless it is so written it is quite certain that we have no interest in the covenant. Instruction thus conveyed aids the memory and makes a greater impression on the mind. 10:96); though this we may conclude, more largely in Churches gathered out of the heathen world than in those wherein a strong Jewish element existed.III. We must sing to the Lord (Ephesians 5:19), both to God's glory and with a sense of His presence, and upon a holy remembrance of His blessings.III. God does not allow us to shoulder out this with other recreations.3. "I will write My law in their inward parts," etc. Richly in its best forms and sweetest fragrance, with all its luminous, guiding powers. ITS CHARACTER. The tenant will only occupy as sole possessor of the tenement.2. I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. From the frequent reference made to it (1 Corinthians 14:26). Posted in: Tags: How to Forgive in Three Simple Words - Colossians 3:13 . 8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. He looked down into the little earnest face and asked the boy where he got it, and why he wanted a clean copy. There are many ways the bible teaches us to worship God. My fear, beloved, is that you can fall victim to this as well. Ah! 6:08). In a special and limited sense this is the gospel, because He preached and published it.2. RICHLY.1. Singing still, they tried, and soon with superhuman strength, laid hold of the lifeboat, upon which they were borne in safety to land. It was the essence of a Greek "hymn" that it should be addressed to, or be in praise of a god or a hero, i.e., a deified man, as Callisthenes reminded Alexander, who, claiming hymns for himself, or suffering them to be addressed to him, implicitly accepted divine honours. Alexander. You need to know Gods word richly. A Christian should recreate himself chiefly this way (James 5:13). Let your inner life, nourished by the indwelling Word, have not ostentatious and noisy, but natural and continuous expression. The Word of Christ, so called, because 1. "Freely ye have received, freely give." The three conditions of sacred song are sweetness of vocal expression, fulness of inward devotion, direction to a Divine object. Let it dwell. Davenant.I. This she did, placing her hands firmly on his shoulders, and resting there until, her strength becoming exhausted, she said, "I can hold on no longer!" It is to dwell in you, not only as rich receivers, but dispensers. To sing with the heart is to sing with the understanding (Psalm 47:7; 1 Corinthians 14:14), with sense and feeling. as they sang, one after another of the exhausted ones were seen raising their heads above the overwhelming waves, joining with a last effort in the sweet, dying, pleading prayer, "Rock of Ages, cleft for me," etc. Thus the phrase takes its most comprehensive sense the gospel all that is revealed of God for human salvation. A. 15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. Lifestyles define a person, because other people can watch that person in action. He Himself deals with this subject (John 15:7; John 16:23). Then it dwells in me. Byfield.I. B. THE SCHOOL.1. Love, hope, and gratitude filled her heart as she sang the hymn commencing "Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah!" Christian Missionary Alliance. In most cultures, children are prized. You have only to do that. Speaker: Elder Rob James Colossians 2:16 - 23 & Philippians 3:14 Love, hope, and gratitude filled her heart as she sang the hymn commencing "Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah!" We must sing to the Lord (Ephesians 5:19), both to God's glory and with a sense of His presence, and upon a holy remembrance of His blessings.III. Then we must sing earnestly and awake out of our lethargy (Psalm 57:8).4. But here the Book is all His. The Gospels are biographies of Him, and the Epistles expositions of the truths of that biography. In these early communities Paul said, "Every one of you hath a psalm, a doctrine." )Power of a hymnW. But what a long way we have travelled from it to a modern congregation, standing with hooks that they scarcely look at, and "worshipping" in a hymn which half of them do not open their mouths to sing at all, and the other half do in a voice inaudible three pews off.(A. THEY MUST BE SUNG UNTO THE LORD. Some one cruelly dragged away that of his wife, leaving her without hope, except as she could cling to her husband. But here is more than a mere passive allowance. Baxendale. how much there is of the Bible that does not dwell in you because you do not realize it as the Word of Christ; whole chapters that have not been linked to any gracious dealing of Christ.2. The old man is dead and Christian needs to quit dragging his old corpse around. Facts of history, deeds of prowess, wonderful providences, are handed down in song, and are in this form better remembered and more easily preserved. Hence St. Paul might be the more anxious that Christian singing should be sweet and graceful in a Phryglan Church. A large part of the Bible is poetry. David expressed this idea in Psalm 119:11 when he explained that the way live a pure life was to hide Gods word in his heart so that he might not sin against the Lord. From Scripture we derive such phrases as my Spence, D. D.has from the first been a most important element in her holy progress and means of usefulness. And be thankful. But pre-eminently is the Sunday school the school of the Word. We should teach and admonish by singing, and that (1)ourselves, by considering the matter. THE WORD OF CHRIST.1. THEY MUST BE SUNG WITH GRACE.1. Can I forget "Let not your heart ,be troubled. We should teach and admonish by singing, and that (1)ourselves, by considering the matter. )The indwelling Word of ChristR. More than ever do I need to take Him at His word: "I will not leave nor forsake."III. Immediately on His resurrection He began to speak, and when He went away He left nothing behind Him but His Word. Its very outside is welcome. This is a part of our piety, and is a most comely thing.2. More than ever do I need to take Him at His word: "I will not leave nor forsake."III. You are to dwell in Christ and He in you, but communion cannot long be maintained without language. The three conditions of sacred song are sweetness of vocal expression, fulness of inward devotion, direction to a Divine object. What things are done for cheerfulness and relaxation of the mind by Christians, ought to be of such a kind as are agreeable to Christ and religion: we must therefore detest the madness of those who cannot be cheerful without the reproach of Christ and the ridicule of religion.(Bp. Of such evidence, however, there is abundance (Ephesians 5:14; 1 Timothy 3:16; 2 Timothy 2:11-14). Let the mind and soul be richly stored. Raleigh, D. D.I. They are fruitful or barren, corrupt or chaste. Let it dwell. What the hymns were we have seen; but Christian thought and feeling will soon have expanded into a wider range of poetic utterances than those in which there is a direct address to the Deity. The gift of the Spirit was generally bestowed, and this would rouse the poetic faculty in all who had it, and consecrate it to sacred uses.3. This means that other tenants are not to remain unless in full agreement with this chief dweller. 6) Strive to have the word of Christ richly dwell in you. Watson, B. Psalm comes from a word signifying properly a touching, and then a touching of a stringed instrument with a plectrum, and next the instrument itself, and lastly the song sung with this musical accompaniment. Davenant. The word of a precious friend is precious even before you know what it contains. As Moses, David, and others under the impulse of the Holy Spirit, composed their psalms, etc., so we, whether we sing the same or others, ought to do it under the same direction (Ephesians 5:18, 19).2. We are to become complete in Christ as a model of good works. Watson, B. Otherwise, while whole strings of texts or chapters may be retained in the memory, and may be glibly quoted, the virtue will be gone out of them. ; but it is only when received in faith that it can really profit. Scripture Images; Bible Book List TAMIRV; 3 (TAMIRV) 3:16 Bible Verse Image (TAMIRV) Bible Book (TAMIRV) Old Testament. Singing still, they tried, and soon with superhuman strength, laid hold of the lifeboat, upon which they were borne in safety to land. Maintaining Unity In Community The Word, abundant as it is, will not come to dwell at all without consent and careful and diligent endeavour. Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms [and] hymns [and] spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God.. A. A large part of the Bible is poetry. Paul continues on in the remainder of the verse to explain a practical way that believers can help each other know the blessings of the indwelling word. (2) In order thus to dwell it must be mixed with faith. The early hymns were of a dogmatic character. This can only be realized by the Comforter "bringing to remembrance whatsoever He hath said unto you." You have only to do that. Nothing adorns, enlivens, and augments the interest of public worship more than music. While the "psalm" by right of primogeniture, as at once the oldest and most venerable, occupies the foremost place, the Church of Christ does not restrict herself to such, but claims the freedom of bringing new things as well as old out of her treasure house, a new salvation demanding a new song. THE USES.1. THE EXTENT OF THE POETIC ENDOWMENT IN THE PRIMITIVE CHURCHES. Now in saying all of this I hope you understand that this applies to all the types of music you listen to, not just what is supposed to be Christian music. ITS INDWELLING. The word sometimes means this (1 Corinthians 15:57; 2 Corinthians 2:14). As an element in public worship. ITS CHARACTER. Many others make allusions to something, but it is never made clear exactly what. Singing is God's ordinance, binding all sorts of men (Ephesians 6:19; James 5:13; Psalm 66:1-2; Psalm 92:1; Psalm 135:3). Hebrews identifies three deadly infections that critically cripple the church. (2) In order thus to dwell it must be mixed with faith. The hymns of the Church have often been as the very shrine of spiritual life, for the preservation of doctrine, and the means of progress. There is plenty of it to fill the wonderful house. )The conditions of the service of songBp. We must sing with our hearts, not with our tongues only for ostentation. THE OUTFLOW. "We found it, sir, in sister's pocket after she died; and she used to sing it all the time she was sick, and loved it so much that father wanted to get a clean one to put in a frame to hang up. The three conditions of sacred song are sweetness of vocal expression, fulness of inward devotion, direction to a Divine object. )The service of songN. The first forms of literature in every country and in great national movements are for the most part in song. Honour means to ascribe weight and value to something. Monday, 01 August 2022 23:44. Admonishing, nouqetevw / nouthete, has a root meaning of to put in mind. It can also be translated as exhort, teach or give instruction though it is from the negative side of pointing out things that are wrong and giving warning about them. THE USES.1. Ah! read more. To sing with the heart is to sing with the understanding (Psalm 47:7; 1 Corinthians 14:14), with sense and feeling. Hence David not only tunes his voice to the harp, but his voice before either (Psalm 57:7-8). 3. )The service of song a means of Christian edificationA. We may dream of this mutual indwelling after some vague, sleepy fashion; but if it is to be more than a dream there must be talk between us. The word sometimes means this (1 Corinthians 15:57; 2 Corinthians 2:14). It must so dwell in him that he will delight in it, love to quote it, go to sleep in times of storm resting upon it, and use it in the hour of death as the key to the kingdom. Facts of history, deeds of prowess, wonderful providences, are handed down in song, and are in this form better remembered and more easily preserved. The Psalms of the Old Testament have no single and universally accepted designation in the Hebrew Scriptures. Riches of goodness, glory, wisdom, knowledge, grace; unsearchable riches of Christ.4. F. Pentecost, D. D.)Saved by a hymnCanadian BaptistOn board the ill-fated steamer Seawanhaka was one of the Fisk University singers. 1. It is to dwell in you, not only as rich receivers, but dispensers. So will you draw from the infinite ocean of Divine love (see vers. How constantly did David find relief in expressing his hopes and fears, his joys and sorrows in song; and in the record of his experience how precious is the boon he has left for the instruction and encouragement of God's children in all ages. There is many a passage in reserve. So the word means in Colossians 4:6, and Ephesians 4:29.III. (4) This may be by the Spirit being given in answer to the prayer of faith. For a deep feeling of anxiety on the part of a ruler in the ancient Church that sacred song should be beautiful, see the story how Ignatius brought back the melody of angels heard in vision to his Church at Antioch (Socrates, Hist. (2)When Christians meet together (1 Corinthians 14:26; Ephesians 5:19).II. Let the mind and soul be richly stored. There are Psalms of mourning over sin (Psalm 38) thanksgiving for forgiveness (Psalm 32, 51). Every Divine gift is bestowed for a useful purpose. He Himself deals with this subject (John 15:7; John 16:23). There are several ramifications in this verse to our use of music within the church and as individual Christians which I want to expand on, but first I want to make some general comments about music in the church and explain the general meaning of each of these types of music. "Quick, open the door a little," anxiously responded the sick man. Love, hope, and gratitude filled her heart as she sang the hymn commencing "Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah!" The first forms of literature in every country and in great national movements are for the most part in song. Then let me take some strong promise, adapted to the need, and drink it up as a tainting man would drink a cordial until I am refreshed. The hymns of the Church have often been as the very shrine of spiritual life, for the preservation of doctrine, and the means of progress. "Quick, open the door a little," anxiously responded the sick man. (2)Others, as ministers in appointing hymns for the congregation, or masters of the family, or when Christians meet, there should be choice of such psalms as may comfort or rebuke according to occasion (1 Corinthians 14:26).2. Corollaries:1. Let your inner life, nourished by the indwelling Word, have not ostentatious and noisy, but natural and continuous expression. 4. It shows how thoughtfully he considered local circumstances, and adapted his lessons to them. The epithet thus applied does not affirm that these odes were Divinely inspired, any more than the spiritual man is an inspired man (1 Corinthians 3:1; Galatians 6:1), but only that they were such as were composed by spiritual men, and moved in the sphere of spiritual things. If you would have the Word to abide in you as the precious Word of a precious Saviour, you must always turn it to account in fellowship with Him.II. It is in Jesus that the fulness of the Godhead dwells in bodily form (1:19; 2:9). This implies a deep concern for each other's moral welfare. RICHLY.1. We do not have that sort of psalmody now. So let the Word of Christ dwell in you as to enrich your souls. Let me now expand on some of the ramifications of Colossians 3:16. )Power of a hymnG. A peace that is not just the absence of conflict, but a peace of harmony in relationships. SPIRITUAL SONGS. Spence, D. D.has from the first been a most important element in her holy progress and means of usefulness. Some one cruelly dragged away that of his wife, leaving her without hope, except as she could cling to her husband. It was the essence of a Greek "hymn" that it should be addressed to, or be in praise of a god or a hero, i.e., a deified man, as Callisthenes reminded Alexander, who, claiming hymns for himself, or suffering them to be addressed to him, implicitly accepted divine honours. Then we must sing earnestly and awake out of our lethargy (Psalm 57:8).4. Colossians 3:16 f. The series of exhortations begun in Colossians 3:12 is now closed,[157] and Paul proceeds to give, before going on in Colossians 3:18 to the duties of particular callings, an encouraging allusion to the Christian means of grace for furthering the common life of piety, namely, the word of Christ. Colossians 3:15-17 NIV As an element in public worship. THE USES.1. If a man had some fragment of an old psalm, or some strain that bad come fresh from the Christian heart, he might sing it, and his brethren would listen. Let it dwell. 6:08). "The clue to the real meaning of the passage is to bear in mind that the apostle is speaking of singing as a Church duty, a part of the Church's corporate life, a declaration of peace among her children, and a means of edification. The literal Word of Christ is one of the most wonderful things that ever has been in the world. (c) With a reasonable secrecy (Matthew 18:15). The Psalmist's praise was in his heart, but it must have been vocal also, for it was such praise as is offered in the "assembly." The felt preciousness of real present and living intercourse between Christ and you will cause the Word, as His, to abide in you. Such care for singing, again, is quite of a piece with Paul's high ideal of womanly grace and beauty in youth (1 Corinthians 11:15), priestlike dignity in age (Titus 2:3), with his recognition of things "lovely" (Philippians 4:3), with his appeal to primary aesthetic instincts (1 Corinthians 11:13), with his horror of "confusion" in public worship (1 Corinthians 14:33), with the word for agrave and majestic beauty in public service expressed in that great foundation-rubric (1 Corinthians 14:40). And as the sweet strains floated over the troubled waters, reaching the ears of the sinking and dying, little did they know, those sweet singers of Israel, whom they comforted. The gift of the Spirit was generally bestowed, and this would rouse the poetic faculty in all who had it, and consecrate it to sacred uses.3. A. Do not force it to tell of Christ formally, so as to offend critics and offend ordinary readers. It was in this latest stage that the word was adopted by the Septuagint, and to this agree the ecclesiastical definitions of it. This she did, placing her hands firmly on his shoulders, and resting there until, her strength becoming exhausted, she said, "I can hold on no longer!" THE SCHOOL.1. The literal Word of Christ is one of the most wonderful things that ever has been in the world. This implies a sense of the preciousness of Christ Himself realized by faith. Gratitude is not improperly joined to songs; because we are moved to sing in joyous and prosperous circumstances, in which condition thankfulness is binding and necessary.2. Fill yourselves with it. Message Point: We are a NEW creation; we dont HAVE to behave like our tendencies dictate. It was the essence of a Greek "hymn" that it should be addressed to, or be in praise of a god or a hero, i.e., a deified man, as Callisthenes reminded Alexander, who, claiming hymns for himself, or suffering them to be addressed to him, implicitly accepted divine honours. Byfield. More than ever do I need to take Him at His word: "I will not leave nor forsake."III. Hence we are said to prepare our hearts before we sing (Psalm 57:7). This implies a sense of the preciousness of Christ Himself realized by faith. "Quick, open the door a little," anxiously responded the sick man. In quality. Instruction thus conveyed aids the memory and makes a greater impression on the mind. Evangelical/Non-Denominational. Gratitude is not improperly joined to songs; because we are moved to sing in joyous and prosperous circumstances, in which condition thankfulness is binding and necessary.2. Without faith it may produce various effects: it may make you, like Herod, "do many things," and induce yon, like Felix, "to hear Paul gladly"; it may produce feelings of wonder, etc. LET THE WORD OF CHRIST DWELL IN YOU.1. These are expressed in this clause. Riches of goodness, glory, wisdom, knowledge, grace; unsearchable riches of Christ. This implies a sense of the preciousness of Christ Himself realized by faith. THE EXTENT OF THE POETIC ENDOWMENT IN THE PRIMITIVE CHURCHES. He therefore acts the hypocrite who sings with the heart asleep. 14-15); and with the outward expression in which it finds vent (ver. Open all the doors, fling wide the windows. Scripture: Colossians 3:11 John Piper Sermon Living Together When Christ Is All in All Sep 13, 1992 Scripture: Colossians 3:12-17 John Piper Sermon Teaching and Admonishing One Another in All Wisdom Jul 27, 2008 Scripture: Colossians 3:12-17 John Piper Sermon Marriage: God's Showcase of Covenant-Keeping Grace Feb 11, 2007 Baxendale.On one of the days when President Garfield lay dying at the seaside, he was a little better, and was permitted to sit by the window, while Mrs. Garfield was in the adjoining room. The local Christian radio stations plays songs that are aberrant or even heretical in their theology, yet Christians of all stripes accept them as being Christian because they got air time on the Christian radio program. Watson, B. A.There is nothing easier than to hear the Word with a general regard, and few things more difficult than to receive it as a principle of spiritual life. The Psalms of the Old Testament have no single and universally accepted designation in the Hebrew Scriptures. Maclaren, D. D.)The hymnology of the ChurchJ. Christian truth is calculated to incite the highest feelings of the soul, and these lofty emotions would find utterance in "psalms and hymns and spiritual songs." III. Spence, D. D.)Singing with grace in your hearts unto the LordPhrygia was proverbially a land of musicBp. Could they hold out a little longer? 4 When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory. THE LESSON-BOOK. How will lives differ from someone who does? But here Paul states that teaching and admonishing are to be done through the means of psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Richly: not as a scanty stream, but as a full flowing river. (2) How much of the Word of Christ may be missed unless He is precious. L. Davies, M. The mediaeval Latin hymns cluster round the early pure days of the monastic orders; Luther's rough stormy hymns were as powerful as his treatises; the mystic tenderness and rapture of Charles Wesley have become the possession of the whole Church. Its very outside is welcome. The first forms of literature in every country and in great national movements are for the most part in song. how much there is of the Bible that does not dwell in you because you do not realize it as the Word of Christ; whole chapters that have not been linked to any gracious dealing of Christ.2. You have not to make the Word: it is nigh thee in thy heart and in thy mouth if thou wilt but let it dwell in thee richly.4. Love, hope, and gratitude filled her heart as she sang the hymn commencing "Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah!" "Try a little longer," was the response of the wearied and agonized husband, "let us sing 'Rock of Ages.'" THE USES.1. Colossians 3:16, ESV: Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom . There is a direct appeal to the will and to the activity of the mind. For instruction. And as it was quite impossible that the Church, releasing itself from the Jewish synagogue, should fall into the same mistake as some portions of the Reformed Church, we may be sure that it adopted into liturgic use, not psalms only, but also hymns, singing them to Christ as God (Pliny, Ep. As to the origin. To the unconverted this inspiration was madness or intoxication.II. Therefore farewell to all nugatory, and much more to impure songs.3. Phrygian music was apt to become the accompaniment of the passionate and unmanly wailing of Asian barbarism. Christ is in His Word, not as Plato in his. ITS UTILITY. As to matter: they treat of spiritual things, relating to the glory of God and our salvation; not of secular and vain matters.II. Christ's Word in the morning, selfish prudence all through the day; Christ's Word for religious service, the word of man for the mercantile transaction; Christ's Word for sickness and death, other words for times of health and pleasure; will not do. This is no fiction; it was related by the singer himself, who said he believed Toplady's sweet "Rock of Ages" saved many another besides himself and wife. (3) The way of finding Christ all through the Bible is not merely to get it to speak of Christ, but to get Christ to speak to you about it; and so to make it all His, i.e., let it all, every bit and fragment of it, be welded into your experience, with Christ living in you the hope of glory. In correspondence to the riches of Him whose Word it is. Explain using Biblical support. "We found it, sir, in sister's pocket after she died; and she used to sing it all the time she was sick, and loved it so much that father wanted to get a clean one to put in a frame to hang up. "(Canadian Baptist).LinksColossians 3:16 NIVColossians 3:16 NLTColossians 3:16 ESVColossians 3:16 NASBColossians 3:16 KJVColossians 3:16 Bible AppsColossians 3:16 ParallelColossians 3:16 Biblia ParalelaColossians 3:16 Chinese BibleColossians 3:16 French BibleColossians 3:16 German BibleColossians 3:16 CommentariesBible Hub. But what a long way we have travelled from it to a modern congregation, standing with hooks that they scarcely look at, and "worshipping" in a hymn which half of them do not open their mouths to sing at all, and the other half do in a voice inaudible three pews off.(A. What is somewhat unusual in this passage is the particular means that Paul states we are to use in teaching and admonishing. "Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly." (2) But it must be as the Word of Christ. It must so dwell in him that he will delight in it, love to quote it, go to sleep in times of storm resting upon it, and use it in the hour of death as the key to the kingdom.2. Rut I think that to sing with grace is to exercise the graces of the heart in singing, i.e., with holy joy (Psalm 9:2); trust in God's mercies (Psalm 13:5); a holy commemoration of God's benefits (Psalm 47:6); yea, with the desire of our hearts that our singing may be acceptable (Psalm 104:33-34).3. It must be sung.2. 3. Davenant.I. This is no fiction; it was related by the singer himself, who said he believed Toplady's sweet "Rock of Ages" saved many another besides himself and wife. But it is only as it does that that the Bible is the Word of Christ. With gracious affability, which conveys both pleasure and utility to the hearers; so that what Horace says concerning poets may he said of these spiritual songs. HYMNS. Watson, B. Character Clothing Colossians 3:12-17 These are expressed in this clause. More common are the phrases the word of God or the word of the Lord, and some manuscripts actually do have one or the other in this verse. What does it mean to sing with thankfulness in your heart to God? Alexander. Fill yourselves with it. Corollaries: 1. Won't you give us one, sir?"(G. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and .read more Scripture: Colossians 3:15-17 Denomination: Baptist Dressed In His Righteousness Alone Contributed by Lori Broschat on Feb 29, 2016 | 4,466 views Wearing the garment of Christ Focus Passage: Colossians 3:1-17 It has been said, by a well-known author, that if he were allowed to make the songs of a nation, he cared not who made the laws. It's not easy to always give thanks, but if God commands itlike he does . Otherwise, while whole strings of texts or chapters may be retained in the memory, and may be glibly quoted, the virtue will be gone out of them. L. Davies, M. "Poetry," said Coleridge, "has been to me its own exceeding great reward. )The service of songN. Could they hold out a little longer? All thoughts are to be ruled, all cares hallowed by it, and all enjoyments made safe and good. It is good for spiritual recreation (James 5:13). )The indwelling of the WordT. "Admonishing one another." At that time His life and death were unknown powers, and He did not leave the least written explanation of them, nor were the Gospels in existence at the time of this Epistle; but there was the Word of Christ in its newness and energy.2. Do your musical choices help the word of Christ to dwell richly in you? The old man is dead and needs to be put off, and the new man needs to be put on. The basis of this concern is personal morality, and issued in strains that were morally improving.3. Questions to consider in discussing the sermon with others. Some one cruelly dragged away that of his wife, leaving her without hope, except as she could cling to her husband. These are expressed in this clause. And as it was quite impossible that the Church, releasing itself from the Jewish synagogue, should fall into the same mistake as some portions of the Reformed Church, we may be sure that it adopted into liturgic use, not psalms only, but also hymns, singing them to Christ as God (Pliny, Ep. Let your inner life, nourished by the indwelling Word, have not ostentatious and noisy, but natural and continuous expression. The first forms of literature in every country and in great national movements are for the most part in song. 1. "(Canadian Baptist).LinksColossians 3:16 NIVColossians 3:16 NLTColossians 3:16 ESVColossians 3:16 NASBColossians 3:16 KJVColossians 3:16 Bible AppsColossians 3:16 ParallelColossians 3:16 Biblia ParalelaColossians 3:16 Chinese BibleColossians 3:16 French BibleColossians 3:16 German BibleColossians 3:16 CommentariesBible Hub, (2)A believing, saving experience of the truth.We should seek to understand it in its inmost compass; in all its bearings and relations, and then gladly receive it, in the love of it, into good and honest hearts (James 1:2).(T. Without faith it may produce various effects: it may make you, like Herod, "do many things," and induce yon, like Felix, "to hear Paul gladly"; it may produce feelings of wonder, etc. "The Word is powerful, sharper than any two-edged sword. His qualification. Spence, D. D.)Singing with grace in your hearts unto the LordPhrygia was proverbially a land of musicBp. - Colossians 3:12-17. There is a direct appeal to the will and to the activity of the mind. It was in this latest stage that the word was adopted by the Septuagint, and to this agree the ecclesiastical definitions of it. The early hymns were of a dogmatic character. Yet the spring is in no way exhausted. Its indwelling is personal, and is not to be evaporated, as if it referred to the Church collective (Romans 8:11; 2 Corinthians 6:16; Ephesians 3:17; 2 Timothy 1:5, 14).I. The custom of singing is useful, and is to be adopted in the assembling of Christians, as well in public as in private.2. One of the divinest and most necessary truths is that we must give in order to have. What the hymns were we have seen; but Christian thought and feeling will soon have expanded into a wider range of poetic utterances than those in which there is a direct address to the Deity. 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