So let’s put the verse back in its context and take a look at the whole message Paul is communicating. Colossians 3:1-25 Letter to the Colossians 3 If, however, you were raised up with the Christ, + go on seeking the things above, where the Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Colossians 3:18. ἀνῆκενhas been taken as a perfect in sense of present (Luther, Bleek, Ol. 4 When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory. 20 Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing in the Lord. Children and fathers are then addressed (Colossians 3:20–21). John Piper Jan 16, 2005. The Greek word Paul uses here is a military term meaning to put oneself in rank under another.
Paul desires that the spiritual awareness of the saints of God is all-embracing, such that we are able to comprehend the multi-dimensional breadth, length, depth and height of God's love - through the sacrifice of His only begotten Son. The apostle proceeds from those duties which related to them as church members one towards another, for their mutual good and edification, and the glory of God, to such as concerned them in their own houses and families, as in a natural relation to each other; as husbands and wives, parents and children, masters and servants; showing hereby, that the Gospel does not at all break in upon, … To use this verse in that way is a far cry from what Paul meant by calling wives to submit to their husbands. Colossians 3:18-19 “Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. In the latter part of this passage, Paul addresses Christian households, including "bondservants," or slaves (Colossians 3:18—4:1).
16:16; Titus 2:15; Heb. ), a view said by Winer to be “as unnecessary as it is grammatically inadmissible” (Winer-Moulton,9 p. 338). Colossians 1:1-8 Good News Colossians 3:18-25. + 2 Keep your minds fixed on the things above, + not on the things on the earth.
Verses 5-7 The apostle exhorts the Colossians to the mortification of sin, the great hindrance to seeking the things which are above. Pursuing God in our family (Colossians 3:18-21) b.
13:1; Titus 3:1); slaves to their masters (Col. 3:22; Titus 2:9); church members to their leaders (1 Cor. Affliction's Effect. Inevitably Paul was addressing the social orders of his day, and as the Colossians were mainly Gentiles, he was addressing the Gentile culture as well as Jewish.
Wives, Submit to Your Husbands (3:18) Let's look at Paul's first brief instruction: "Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord."
Colossians is the most abbreviated of these lists, with the most instruction given to the common situation in the New Testament world of how Christian slaves should behave.
The Glory of Christ and Racial Unity On the 50th Anniversary of MLK’s Death. Colossians 3 New King James Version (NKJV) Not Carnality but Christ. One of the characteristics of Colossians, Ephesians, and the post-Paul era in general is that the time categories used by Paul, such as "this age" and "the age of ages," are now transformed into spatial categories of above and below--or, as in v. 2, "above" and "on earth."
Every time the New Testament … Pursuing God in our work (Colossians 3:22-4:1) c. Pursuing God in our world (Colossians 4:2-6) d. Pursuing God in our church (Colossians 4:7-18) STEVE ZEISLER - Pennisula Bible Church. 3:1). First, Paul addresses Christian wives. Colossians 3: 18 - 4:1---- IN these verses Paul gives instruction for Christians how to live in society and particularly in the family.
The meaning has been grossly distorted. Colossians 3:18 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. 5.2K. Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing in the Lord.
God’s Design For The Family (Colossians 3:18-21) “Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Many wrongs things have been done in the name of submission. Colossians 3:17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him. 2. John Piper Apr 4, … 19 Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. Usually it is taken as an imperfect, “as was fitting,” and is …