Christ must draw. â Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved), O child of God, guard well your eyes The key is where we set our minds and hearts. No; it is only the Lord himself manifesting his beauty and blessedness to our soul, and letting down the golden cord of his love into our breast, that draws up our affections, and fixes them where he sits at God's right hand. There is also good news to be proclaimed, a glorious Christ to delight our souls, precious promises to comfort, amazing grace to be extolled! VII. Directions in Scripture are often put in a way of contrast, when they are to be understood only in a way of comparison. Reprinted by permission. You have been raised to a new life, and a new perspective. This is saying that all have sinned and come short of the glory of God, when they were walking in the flesh, before they were saved. âIf then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. "This world in its present form is passing away." Joni Eraeckson Tada asks "Why all the verbs in the present tense? First a man wants to make a living, then a competency, then a superfluity, then he wants more. Attachment to things on the earth is unworthy of one who has risen with Christ, for they are beneath him, and the love of them is not at all in harmony with his position and prospects. Most people are nailed to the earth, as Sisera was by Jael: they go bowed downward, as that woman in the Gospel that had a spirit of infirmity, and was bound by Satan; they strive (with the toad) who shall die with most earth in their mouths. I will endeavour to mark. Colossians 3:2-3 âSet your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. (b) Take the approval of the world. Paul isn"t saying that we must have a contempt for material things. To keep your values and motives correct, and to keep from losing sight of your goal – which is union with God in Eternity. Thus that effectual work of grace on the heart, whereby the chosen vessels of mercy are delivered from the power of darkness and translated into the kingdom of God's dear Son (Col 1:13), may well be termed a "high calling," for it calls them out of those low, groveling pursuits, those earthly toys, those base and sensual lusts in which the children of men seek at once their happiness and their ruin, unto the knowledge and enjoyment of those things which are above, where Christ sits on the right hand of God. ix., p. 28; Homilist, vol. Tried of being angry? (c) We cannot build on domestic enjoyments, pure and holy though they be. To be preoccupied with heaven is to be preoccupied with the One who reigns there and His purposes, plans, provisions, and power. Every moment his happiness is drawing nearer to a close: no sooner is the breath departed from his body, than he surrenders it all to some new possessor, who shall, like him also, retain it but a little time: for “we can carry nothing away with us when we die:” we came naked into the world, and naked must we depart from it. But is it thus with the man who has sought his happiness in God? Friends and old acquaintances are in heaven. Think of Christ and all that He has given you. 6:33). Bible Gateway Recommends. (See related topics - Memorizing His Word; Memory Verses by Topic). 2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. You say that you were dead with Christ, and that you have risen with Christ. He tried to find heaven on earth and had the means to live as luxuriously as he could wish (Ec 2:1-10). What is it made of? (ETERNITY). The affections have been defined as the faculty or power which regulates or determines all our likes or dislikes for persons or things, our tastes, our friendships, our loves. these things, which are so excellent in themselves, so satisfactory to us, so conducive to our happiness, so certain to be attained, and so lasting in the enjoyment? can you concentrate on doing instead? Bring then, I pray you, this matter to a trial; and never cease to implore of God that spiritual discernment which He alone can give, and that uprightness of heart which is indispensable to the forming of a right judgment. It is one thing to affect the best things and have some affections for them, and another thing to set our affections on them. Help us to keep that Every time we are tempted to compromise our ethics to make things comfortable we must remind ourselves that the impact of our action (1) grieves our Bridegroom (cp Ep 4:30-note, 1Th 5:19-note), (2) risks impugning His marvelous name among the non-believing world (who already think most Christians are blatant hypocrites) and/or (3) will effect your eternal rewards (see the Bema seat; 2Co 5:10-note; 1Ti 4:7, 8-note). Can we do this great work of ourselves? I. ], [Multitudes, however much they were to labour, could never gain earthly distinction: and multitudes who do labour for it with a reasonable hope of success, are left a prey to the most painful disappointments. We just donât really know for sure what this other âphilosophyâ was. The Philippian converts judged that they were in a state of acceptance with God, because they professed faith in Christ: but, respecting many of them, St. Paul said, âMany walk, of whom I have told you often, and tell you now even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ, whose end is destruction;â and then, assigning the reasons for his judgment, he combines with other things this charge; âThey mind earthly things.â I call every one of you, then, to try yourselves by this infallible mark. Yes, verily: these elevate our nature, and ennoble it, and raise it to its primitive perfection and blessedness. Let sudden temptation smite the unbolted professor, and in an hour he is a wreck. 20 Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. Colossians 3:12-14 The Call to Develop Character! Manâs heart never acts without being acted upon. xxviii., p. 130; H. W. Beecher, Ibid., vol. It embraces, as Meyer says, “the whole practical bent of thought and disposition”.— . If a preacher, how heavenly are his sermons. If God says, "Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world" (1 John 2:15), why then do we make earth our principal concern? They have no intrinsic worth: they are only good as being high in the estimation of men: an angel would disregard them all, as much as we should the dirt under our feet. When we come down among men we must speedily be up again. I believe it's the moral standard found in biblical teaching. By spending time with things that build us up in God instead of merely entertaining us. (translation: Tagalog: Ang Dating Biblia (1905)) Colossians 2:3, NLT: "In him lie hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge." Man standing between the celestial and terrestrial worlds is related to both; and resembling neither a flower, which, springing from the dust and returning to it, belongs altogether to the earth, nor a star which, shining far remote from its lower sphere, belongs altogether to the heavens, our hearts may be fitly likened to the rainbow that, rising into heaven but resting on earth, is connected both with the clods of the valley and the clouds of the sky. Scripture: Colossians 3:5, Romans 8:13. I know that I am doing a great deal of good, and, liking my profession, do not mind going on with my work. Is there anything else you want?” was asked Melancthon on his deathbed. But who that has the heart of a man is incapable of acquiring heavenly blessings? We must never separate the privileges and duties of the gospel. People very often, under the cover of love, will allow those they love all kinds of indulgence, all kinds of laxity. Albert Barnes - The thoughts should be occupied about the things where Christ now dwells, where our final home is to be, where our great interests are. Cor camera omnipotentis regis, the heart of man is an inverted Pyramis, narrow below, almost sharpened to a point, that it might touch the earth no more than needs must; and broad above, to receive the influence of heaven. John MacArthur - Where are your priorities? the inheritance reserved in heaven for us, 1 Peter 1:4, with heart and affections, together with all that Gcd hath appointed to be a furtherance to the enjoyment of it; not curiously to search the deep things of God, which cannot be found out, but to mind things above with sobriety, Romans 12:3. This mode of thinking can never be popular, "Not on the things that are upon the earth", "the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low", "Set your affections on things above, not on things on the earth. comport with the life upon which the Christian enters at his conversion and baptism. A sad thing it is for men to be so bent, and their hearts so set on the things of this world, as not to cast up a look to the things that are in heaven; nay, not to regard though God brings heaven down to them in His Word and sacraments. No, we must look elsewhere, for that which will deliver us from gloom and despondency, "Set your affection on things aboveânot on things on the earth" (Col. 3:2). Whatever we make an idol of, will either be a cross to us if we be believers, or a curse to us if unbelievers. Only the mind set on things above can say no to sin and yes to holiness. Christians have a dual citizenshipâon earth and in heavenâand our citizenship in heaven ought to make us better people here on earth. He would have us take them as settled and indubitable facts, clearly revealed to us, and make them the object of our deep, continuous and interested study. How is it ravished in holy meditation! The favour of an offended God â â â the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ in all its sanctifying operations â â â the witness of the Holy Spirit testifying of our adoption into his family, and of our interest in Christ â â â and, finally, the eternal possession of his glory â â â What deserves to be sought after, like these? And what makes others so warm, but their living higher, and having nearer access to God? (Colossians 3 Biblical Illustrator), The affections to be habitually heavenward:â After painting the Sistine ceiling, Michael Angelo found that the habit of looking upward, which that long-continued work rendered necessary, made it for some time impossible to read or to look carefully at a drawing except in the same attitude. But they must not engage the affections of the soul; they must not be permitted to stand in competition with heaven and heavenly things. Love cannot be bought or sold. The Philippian converts judged that they were in a state of acceptance with God, because they professed faith in Christ: but, respecting many of them, St. Paul said, “Many walk, of whom I have told you often, and tell you now even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ, whose end is destruction;” and then, assigning the reasons for his judgment, he combines with other things this charge; “They mind earthly things [Note: Philippians 3:18-19. There is a generation of Terrigenae fratres, whose names are written in the earth, Jeremiah 17:13, called the inhabitants of the earth, Revelation 12:12, in opposition to the saints and heirs of heaven. We are not just taking up time and space on a rock thatâs floating in the universe. It will honor God. The stream of death is narrow; cannot your imagination and your faith leap over the brook to stand on the hither shore awhile and cry, âAll is mine, and mine for ever. What does the Apostle mean by the words Set your affections? Set your affections on things above,.... For unless the affections are set on them, they will never be sought after in a proper manner. FOOLISH EXCUSES (F B Meyer in Our Daily Walk) "Come; for all things are now ready. These things the highest angel in heaven cannot but approve; yea, he must account them as objects on which it is impossible to bestow too great, or too undivided, an attention. That you may do this, you must lean less upon yourself.—Perhaps the most beautiful picture in the whole Bible of a Christian is in those words of Solomon’s: ‘Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning on her Beloved?’ ‘Who is this coming up’ and up—always ‘coming up’ and up—through a world which is comparatively ‘a wilderness’—‘leaning’ in very weakness on One she loves, and that Loved One Christ? Empty manâs heart cannot be. What's more important than possessions? 27:4-6). entertain or have a sentiment or opinion; by implication, to be (mentally) disposed (more or less earnestly in a certain direction); intensively, to interest oneself in (with concern or obedience): -set the affection on, (be) care(-ful), (be like-, + be of one, + be of the same, + let this) mind(-ed), regard, savour, think. They have died to these; but one day when Christâ¦appears, they will live with Christ in the presence of God (Col 3:3â4). Think of Byron, Sheridan, Burns, etc. With all the galaxies He has to attend to, God is mindful of us. Respecting its mysterious doctrines, perhaps, the allegation would be admitted without difficulty: but respecting its precepts, scarcely any one would suspect that the observation could have any foundation in truth. He cannot hold together in a tempest of trial, he cannot go out on any cruise of Christian service, because he is no longer held together by a Divine principle within. We should pursue our lawful callings with diligence and industry. The term here translated âSet your affections on things above,â is more literally rendered, in the margin, âMind the things that are above.â The term imports, not an exercise of the intellectual powers only, but also of the will and the affections; and such an exercise of them as demonstrates the supreme attachment of the soul. Colossians « Previous | Next » The Book of Colossians was written explicitly to defeat the heresy that had arisen in Colosse, which endangered the existence of the church. we owe Him all our praise. II. A young boy made a toy boat and then went to sail it on a pond. He urged us to focus on our relationship with Christ and to look forward to meeting with Him when He returns (Col 3:1,2,3, 4). The bright reward of faith and love. A name, a title, a ribbon of distinction, what contemptible things, in comparison of those which belong to the soul! It was probably ⦠Continue reading "Commentary on Colossians 3:1-4" We are not flogged into loving him, but drawn by love into love. . Maybe itâs a family portrait or a special vacation picture. (Colossians 2:20). But experience teaches us that a pilot who keeps his eye on the hazard will sooner or later hit it dead center.". “Things on earth” are only subordinate and instrumental—“things above” are supreme and final. vii., p. 129; Church of England Pulpit, vol. © Renewal 1986, John W. Peterson Music Company. OURS. Those who enjoy them with moderation and contentment, when the whisk of death approaches, not having their hearts filled with the love of them, can with ease escape its snare; while all who, like the foolish flies, have given themselves wholly to their sweetness will meet with destruction.” (From the Hindustani.). âThe things which are on earthâ are those which relate to this present life. Philippians 3:19-20.) And so, though we may be outwardly punctilious in our religious observance, yet our affections are not set on things above (Col 3:1, 2, 3, 4 -see notes Col 3:1; 2; 3; 4). Itâs time to take a close look at your priorities. III. Turning my head to one side, my eyes focused on some blades of grass within inches of my face. Who is this? Why is it not like that in respect to heaven? p. 537). Hence ye cannot go back to that previous mode of living. If the devil had tried to trap Peter in the mount of transfiguration, when he saw Moses and Elijah talking with Christ, would Peter have so easily been tempted to deny his Lord? 3 Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 8. Colossians 3:3. What do I desire most in life? THEY ENDURE FOR EVER. Dr John MacArthur has a clarification concerning maintenance of a an "upward mindset", Paul is not advocating a form of mysticism. Do we set our affections on the kingdom of heaven? Thirteen Practical Steps to Kill Sin. We are not to set "Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things." Your trials, crosses, and conflicts are all temporary. Affection is the going out of the soul toward objects within its view. What, then, are its highest objects, its loftiest aims, its grandest pursuits, its noblest employments, short of the grace of the gospel, in the sight of him who inhabits eternity, but base and worthless? We cannot taste, feel or smell positional truth, Matter of Perspective â Interview with players on Loyolaâs womenâs lacrosse team â ranked #1 n nation â just beat Maryland a week ago â their coach is battling cancer â players have gained a new perspective: âDonât sweat the small stuffâ â they can deal with any minor adversity they face in the game of lacrosse. So stands the magnetic rock of worldliness athwart the Christian’s path. Be not contented to rest in a low state, but “press forward for the highest attainments in holiness; forgetting all that is behind, and reaching forward to that which is before, till you have fully attained the prize of your high calling.”]. (c) Brethren (Hebrews 2:11; Romans 8:29). âThe heavens declare the glory of Godâ (Ps. Live above. Pleased with a journey to the sky. Is it thus with us? In 1969 he published Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World, a novel (later turned into a successful movie) about naval warfare during the Napoleonic War. 2 The brightest things below the sky How this would strengthen your faith and make you despise the foolishness of the world. The Christian in this life is only safe from the danger of falling into sinfulness by looking up heavenwards.’. See Romans 8:5. Therefore temptations have little power over him. It is urgent. (vv.25-34). Where is your heart? A man once wrote to me about his lengthy battle with pornographyâa disheartening cycle that punctuated seasons of victory with crushing forays back into an online world of empty lust. Spence. Our souls should be like a ship, which is made little and narrow downward, but more wide and broad upward. II. It may be a darling child whom everybody admires for its beauty and attractivenessâyet it may be a defiling idol. 2. (a) Our Father (Luke 12:32; John 20:17; Malachi 1:6). It is a point easily ascertained. If the Lord of glory can stoop so low as to set His heart on sinful dust, I think we should easily be persuaded to set our hearts on Christ and heaven, and ascend to Him in our daily meditations. III. Yet how necessary it is!—How can any one be a lover of the world, and at the same time a lover of religion? This is what the editor has sought to keep before him from month to month, and year to year. Can we do this great work of ourselves? Some people are like that. I get the impression that these ugly birds are on the lookout continually for what is loathsome and repulsive! Contrast “who mind earthly things” (Philemon 3:19). Its intrinsic value would outweigh all adverse considerations. Contented lick your native dust! (Php 3:18, 19-note). Here we are immersed in the cares and business of the world; but let us keep the wings of our soul, our faith and our love, out of the world, that with these unclogged we may be ready to take our flight to heaven. 22:20). What, then, are its highest objects, its loftiest aims, its grandest pursuits, its noblest employments, short of the grace of the gospel, in the sight of him who inhabits eternity, but base and worthless? in a certain frame of mind--we make that final decision. You cannot persuade a child to part with his candy while the taste is in his mouth. This is the proper order⦠upward focus, saying ''yes, Lord'' then ''No" to the world, the flesh and the devil. Nevertheless, I will propose them to you, and may the Lord persuade you to use them. On the other hand, we run so slowly, and work so lazily, because we so lightly consider the prize. âNothing but heaven,â was the reply. And yet people are afraid to love Him. For my part, I would rather have the company of a heavenly-minded Christian, than that of the most learned or famous people. 3. We are to accumulate Possessions in Heaven - "lay up for yourselves treasures in Heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal," Matthew 6:20. “No, he was safe enough as long as he looked up,” was the reply. Do we, like the patriarchs of old, desire a better country? Love cannot be bought or sold; it is an inward affection that flows naturally and necessarily towards its object and all connected with it; and thus, as love flows out to Jesus, the affections instinctively and necessarily set themselves "on things above, and not on things on the earth.". Don't put up with their laziness. Paul told the Christians at Colosse: "Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth" (Colossians 3:2). You must refuse to grow attached to what is unworthy of your affections, what is unworthy of your consideration. Writing in The New York Times, Bill Pennington described Perry as âdisappointed but not despondentâ after the loss. I. What does Colossians 3:2 mean? Iâll go home tonight with my family and weâll have fun.â. 3. And he repeated the word eight times in chapter two alone. It will be your best comfort in troubles. (2Corinthians 4:17-note) Receive them patiently; bear them quietly; look upward, forward, onward, and far beyond them. Lit., be minded, think. Colossians 3:2, NASB: "Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth." 4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. If you acknowledge yourself convinced of the duty, then you condemn yourself if you willfully neglect such a confessed obligation; but if you be sincerely willing, the work is more than half done. 2 Ilagak ninyo ang inyong pagiisip sa mga bagay na nangasa itaas, huwag sa mga bagay na nangasa ibabaw ng lupa. And not only are we on His mind, He cares for us. en (Colossians 2:8) Paul did not want the Colossians, who had become subjects in “the kingdom of the Son of [God’s] love,” to be carried off, led away from their blessed spiritual state. Immediately a swarm of flies settled, as was their wont, upon the honey; some upon the edge of the dish, but the greater number in the middle. The dervish noticed this, and remarked, âThat honey-dish is like the world, and the honey like its pleasures. Freewill is written all over this verse, "Set your minds". But if you complain of deadness and dullnessâthat you cannot love Christ as much as you should, nor rejoice in His love as you wish you couldâthen know that you are the cause of your own complaints. The man wasnât tapping into some gigabyte good-luck charm. Colossians 3:1-11 Setting our Minds on Christ . The confectioner then took up s whisk to drive them off, when those upon the side flew away with ease, but the others were prevented from rising, the honey clinging to their wings, and were involved in ruin. 1870.return to 'Jump List'. We ought to do so. Every day lessens the duration of temporal things and brings us nearer to eternal things. The essence of Sabbath-breaking lies in worry, and murmuring, and unbelief, with which too many are filled. Do heavenly things grow increasingly attractive the nearer he gets to them? (Colossians 3:1-4 His Encouragement of Ambition). Leave off therefore earthly things.” I shall not contend against others who are of a different mind; but certainly the Apostle appears to me to go on step by step, so that, in the first instance, he places traditions as to trivial matters in contrast with meditation on the heavenly life, and afterwards, as we shall see, goes a step farther. Business, worldly cares, the interests of our family, the things of time and senseâin whatever form they comeâwhatever shape they may assumeâmust not so entwine themselves round our affections as to bind them down to the earth (cp 2Ti 2:4-note). In order to do this, he captivates the heart by some look of love, some word of his grace, some sweet promise, or some divine truth spiritually applied. It may be but a flowerâand yet be an idol. Living the New Life. 4. This is saying that all have sinned and come short of the glory of God, when they were walking in the flesh, before they were saved. The posterâs message was intriguing: The Value of a Leader Is Directly Proportional to That Leaderâs Values. 5. In order to do this, He captivates the heart by ⦠some look of love, some word of His grace, some sweet promise, or some divine truth spiritually applied. The term here translated “Set your affections on things above,” is more literally rendered, in the margin, “Mind the things that are above.” The term imports, not an exercise of the intellectual powers only, but also of the will and the affections; and such an exercise of them as demonstrates the supreme attachment of the soul. So different from the "corruptible crown," 1Co 9:25, which is the best that earth's striving can attain. âDelight thyself also in the Lord, and he will give thee the desires of thine heart.â (Ps 37:4-note, Ps 37:5-note) âMy soul, wait thou only upon God, for my expectation is from him.â (Ps 62:5-note) Call him âGod my exceeding joy.â (Ps 43:4-note) Let nothing come between you and your heavenly Father. They were to put off old vices (Colossians 3:5-8).100 They were to put on new Christian virtues (Colossians 3:9-14).. d. Colossians 3:2. φρονεῖτε, Have a relish for, set your mind, or affections) They who truly seek the things that are above, cannot but relish or set their affections on the things that are above. by Herbert Vander Lugt. (c) Upon the Scripture that leads to them (Psalms 1:2). Read commentary on this popular Bible verse and understand the real meaning behind God's Word using John Gill's Exposition of the Bible. It is the place of rest; let us so delight in it that by faith we enter into that rest. (b) We cannot depend on friendships. Oh let these sweet thoughts possess your breasts, fill your mouths, and influence your lives. II. None but the chosen tribes of God ), A dervish once went into a confectioner’s shop. Let's ask God to help us make godly choices in what we watch on TV. Put these away, beloved, for we are risen with Christ, and it is not meet that we should wander among the tombs. Again, with the Psalmist, I could say, that unless this promised rest "had been my delights, I should then have perished in my affliction" (Ps. 2. (Lords Prayer), Puritan writer John Owen encourages usâ¦. My soulâs eternal food; not on things on the earth; not mind earth and earthly things, temporal enjoyments, riches, and honours; and though food and raiment, and the necessaries of life, are to be sought after, and cared and provided for, yet not with anxiety and perplexity of mind, in an over thoughtful and distressing manner; nor should the heart be set on those outward things, or happiness placed in the possession of them. Then said Christiana, O deliver me from this muck-rake." A sad thing it is for men to be so bent, and their hearts so set on the things of this world, as not to cast up a look to the things that are in heaven; nay, not to regard though God brings heaven down to them in His Word and sacraments. Delight or happiness below; In return for his splendid services to China, Gordon would accept only the distinctions of the “Yellow Jacket” and the “Peacock’s Feather,” which correspond to our own orders of the Garter and the Bath. About 20 years ago I knew several top executives who were highly successful because of their winning personalities and outstanding abilities. We may use them for the support and sustentation of our lifeâbut we must not abuse them. If our hearts are engrossed with heavenly things, how are we to obey this other and equally divine commandment, âWhatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might?â. You are like Noahâs dove flying over the waste of waters, there is no rest for the sole of your feet but on the ark with Jesus. Choose the best things.—You can cultivate good taste, whether it be in the matter of literature or art or conversation, or any other such thing. His happiness, instead of being terminated at death, is then consummated: he then, as it were, comes of age, and enters on the full possession of “his inheritance, which is incorruptible and undefiled, and fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for him.”, And now let me ask, Is it unreasonable that these things should occupy your minds, in preference to the vanities of time and sense? (Gr. By that my willing steps ascend, In short, we must resist the notion that true happiness can be found in anything this world has to offer. So here. God uses the waves of trial And when this is the case, the affections are set on things above. This is Paul's letter to the Colossians (in Tagalog audio). âGilmore KJV Study Bible, Red Letter Edition: Second Edition. All these things marvelously preoccupy our minds. Grasp perfections everlasting, KJV, Word Study Bible, Red Letter Edition: 1,700 Key Words that Unlock the Meaning of the Bible. (C. H. 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