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5. "Your life is hid" (Col. iii. A bad sermon on the text, "Behold I stand at the door and knock," is (it would seem) sacred; but to paint the well-known picture illustrating same text was secular. (2) Some religious people, like the former, strain the Bible to its literal meaning, and then require that meaning in full, and thus lead to the same point, and encourage indolence and unbelief. IIIWhat the Scriptures Principally Teach: the Ruin and Recovery of Man. It is as we Andrew MurrayThe Master's IndwellingMeditations of the Misery of a Man not Reconciled to God in Christ. 1311 3rd-5th-17, 2014-1312) Know God's Word Work hard with excellence, as working for the Lord. Observe the extent of this saying. (2) Our thanks cannot be grateful to the Father except addressed and presented by Christ. So the apostle means (a)That we refer all to His glory. The letter of your Holiness, which we received at the hands of the bearer of these presents, so expressed priestly moderation as to soothe us, in a manner, with the bodily presence of its author. It is as we Andrew MurrayThe Master's IndwellingMeditations of the Misery of a Man not Reconciled to God in Christ. The law of gravity does not admit of dispute, neither does the law that eternal life is to be found through the Son of God. Stewart.I begin to see that religion consists not so much in joyous feelings as in a constant exercise of devotedness to God, and in laying ourselves out for the good of others.(D. 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. A. Jacob, D. D.It is one of the most precious effects of Christianity that it gives interest and dignity to commonplace life. There can be no duty except where there is a matter of obedience; and it might seem to us that peace is a something over which we have no power. What a multitude of religions there is in this poor wicked world of ours! (2) He perfects and enlivens those of our works which of themselves are commanded of God, engrafting on them the true motive and directing them to the true end. "Let the peace of God rule in your hearts." Their labor seems to crystallize and become its own memorial. REASONS FOR THE CONSECRATION OF OUR WHOLE LIFE TO THE LORD. 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. If it could be shown that its requirements were unreal, its statements exaggerated, its views of attainment unreason. What the Scriptures Principally Teach: the Ruin and Recovery of Man. It is there that the young souls who are to be our successors in cultivating the vineyard of God are to be trained and developed; it is there the process is to begin of restraining and cleansing away the corruption inherent in them as the children of sinful men; there that their earliest longings after fellowship Friedrich SchleiermacherSelected Sermons of Schleiermacher, Unity and Peace. (2)Adoption (Ephesians 1:5). 3. Nothing so mean that it was thought unworthy of this monogram; nothing so glorious that it was considered unfit to have that excelling glory added thereto. He then goes on to declare that the believer's life is in Christ, "for ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God." Westminster Abbey. Here is the sum of religion. However extraordinary and extravagant, it is in keeping with the whole spirit of Christianity. 3. A. Servants, to wit, that they ever keep in view the humility of their condition; but masters, that they lose not recollection of their nature, in which they are constituted on an equality with servants. 5. gladness to alms-giving to give to Jesus? Christian families, founded on the holy bond of marriage, are appointed, in the divine order of things, to be the nurseries of the future generation. Remember These Things . Neale.Those old saints of the Middle Ages, how dearly they loved to set the name of Jesus forth everywhere, by all means, in every curious work of art not merely of Church art, mind you, but of household and domestic furniture. How intensely secular they may become I How mean and perfunctory the spirit in which they may be performed! He then goes on to declare that the believer's life is in Christ, "for ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God." Here is the sum of religion. [1923] Surely it was a wholesome alarm that believers might not think that they could be saved on account of their faith alone, even although they should live in these evils: the Apostle James with most clear speech crying out against that notion, and saying, "If any say that he have faith, and have not works, shall his faith be able to save him?" (2) Some religious people, like the former, strain the Bible to its literal meaning, and then require that meaning in full, and thus lead to the same point, and encourage indolence and unbelief. In the realm of spirit as of matter when we see a great result we know that behind it is a great cause; and we may search the world and we shall not find a power over human hearts comparable with that which lies in this name. 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. Daille. Works that are the same as to external action are good in one and bad in another. 4 When Christ, who is our life, shall be manifested, then shall ye also with him be manifested in glory. 2 Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth. "But now do ye also," saith he, "put down all;" [1927] and he makes mention of several more evils of that sort. 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 3 Commentary (A S Peake) EXPOSITOR'S BIBLE - Colossians authored by Alexander Maclaren Colossians 3 Commentary - excellent; EXPOSITORY DICITONARY OF TEXTS. . Go, for example, into many of the farms round here, and notice the fire-dogs that stand in the yawning chimney: how they are wrought at the sides into those most blessed of all letters, the I.H.C., by which our dear Lord is set forth. De Witt Talmage, D. D.)The essence of fieryD. Let Him be the beginning from whom all flows, the end in whom all are gathered, our aim, our reward. There is nothing can do it but the Cross of Christ and the Spirit of God. 3. It must therefore be concluded that He is not a creature, but very God. Whether you do or not, let me tell you in a few words, what I seem to myself to have learned concerning that peace. It is His presence by His Spirit in the hearts of His people which is the motive power of their holy life. (b)That we act according to His will. How can we do both at once without distraction study, speak, or do and think of Christ at the same time? Do you know what it is? Get our app to see bulletins, watch live video, give online, and more! The life of the saint and of the sinner are made up very much of the same commonplace duties, and in all that is patent to the world there may be little difference between them: but the spirit by which they are actuated constitutes a gulf between them as wide as that which divides light and darkness, heaven and hell.3. Macgregor, D. D.)Things sacred and things secularJ. The labourer working under the useful light and genial warmth does not lose his time and dazzle his sight in gazing on the sun, but plies his arm with his eye fixed on his work, and so uses for its intended purpose the light God has bestowed. (E B. Pusey, D. D.)Common work in the name of JesusH. It is this: "Christ must live it in me." J. W. Buxton, M. A.As a petition to the Queen can only reach her through the hands of a minister, so we can only approach God the Father through His Son Jesus Christ. 3). (a) As to their inward influence on the man himself. And apart from these who learns, in the midst of his conscious and acknowledged besetting sin, to ask for the grace of God? Not if our Lord be a mere teacher. Do you know what it is? 16 Let the Word Martin LutherEpistle Sermons, Vol. 12 Put on therefore, as God's elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering; 13 forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye: 14 and above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness. THE SACREDNESS OF COMMON LIFE AND LABOUR. Faith and Love Towards Christ. "Ephraim is joined to idols, let him alone." During the lesson, give each child a paper doll and put the clothes in the middle of the table. One question that rises in every mind is this: "How can I live that life of perfect trust in God?" Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. Nor indeed does infrequency of communication cause any harm where the affection of love remains uninterrupted in one's mind. And shall not such love quicken us to do all things better. There can be no duty except where there is a matter of obedience; and it might seem to us that peace is a something over which we have no power. There has been nothing sinful, on the contrary the work, it may be, has been sacred, undertaken with prayer, and been for the good of man and the glory of God, and yet there is no satisfaction.I. Mere precepts cannot touch us at all points, or constrain us to do all things in a teacher's name. Some men make Him to be "a root out of a dry ground," "without form or comeliness." That is no religion which we cannot carry with us wherever we go; into our pleasures and sorrows, our business and closets.(J. )Consistency and gratitudeJ. SS Lessons; Tennescene; Radio B&R; Sunday School Lessons . Wilkinson, D. D.)Doing all to the Lord JesusE B. Pusey, D. D.All have felt at times a painful void after absorption in active duty. 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 is not egoistic to say so, for filling to overflowing is utterly and completely God's work--it is all of grace. Owing to this enormous abuses have sprung up under the shadow of the Church. )The all-pervasiveness of religionW. Observe the extent of this saying. AugustineOn ContinenceEpistle xxxiii. AugustineOn ContinenceEpistle xxxiii. It's a life of thankful worship: The Lord's people should be marked by thankful worship engaging the whole person in all of life. 13.--"Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus." Supposing this we must exercise faith upon Him, and have constant recourse to Him, in all that we do for the supplies of His grace and Spirit (1 Peter 2:20; 1 Peter 5:7; John 16:16, 23, 26).3. It is this: "Christ must live it in me." Some Christians have a very small Saviour, for they are not willing to receive Him fully, and let Him do great and mighty things for them. If religion consists in entering the service of a God who looks not on the outward appearance but on the heart, that religion will be the only true one which produces right dispositions towards Him of faithfulness in all things, the smallest as well as the biggest. --Colossians iii. CHRISTIANITY IS A REALITY, AND DEALS WITH REALITIES.1. We cannot expect God's blessing on anything not done in Christ's name. Hugh BinningLinksColossians 3:17 NIVColossians 3:17 NLTColossians 3:17 ESVColossians 3:17 NASBColossians 3:17 KJVColossians 3:17 Bible AppsColossians 3:17 ParallelColossians 3:17 Biblia ParalelaColossians 3:17 Chinese BibleColossians 3:17 French BibleColossians 3:17 German BibleColossians 3:17 CommentariesBible Hub. A. (Colossians iii. Some men make Him to be "a root out of a dry ground," "without form or comeliness." )The reality of religionDean Alford.I. Now, this definite, absolute and final putting off of ourselves in an act of death, is something we cannot do ourselves. 3. "Your life is hid" (Col. iii. Therefore we must all honour the Son as the Father (John 5:23).3. Because we cannot be accepted but by Him (Ephesians 1:6; Hebrews 13:15; Hebrews 5:1).4. For the instruction of our faith. Object lessons are powerful tools to teach long-lasting lessons. What it is? To walk in the religion of the Lord Jesus (Micah 4:5; 2 Timothy 2:19; Matthew 10:22; Luke 21:17; Revelation 2:3, 13).7. It will have all or nothing, the first place or none. Inscribed on our hearts are reasons which must secure obedience. Hugh BinningLinksColossians 3:17 NIVColossians 3:17 NLTColossians 3:17 ESVColossians 3:17 NASBColossians 3:17 KJVColossians 3:17 Bible AppsColossians 3:17 ParallelColossians 3:17 Biblia ParalelaColossians 3:17 Chinese BibleColossians 3:17 French BibleColossians 3:17 German BibleColossians 3:17 CommentariesBible Hub, (2)longsuffering;(3)meekness; above all(4)charity.The word of Christ must dwell richly in the heart (see previous verse).II. You could work every day, hour, and minute the rest of your life and never earn those two gifts. Sunday, but not other six days. A large proportion of the infidelity of the working classes is due to this unreal teaching. It is worth while to do so. And shall not such love quicken us to do all things better. THE TEXT IS A REMEDY FOR UNREALITY IN RELIGION.1. Servants, to wit, that they ever keep in view the humility of their condition; but masters, that they lose not recollection of their nature, in which they are constituted on an equality with servants. IT IS A DISTINCTION WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN UTTERLY FOREIGN TO THE MIND OF AN EARLY CHRISTIAN, AND IS QUITE OPPOSED TO THE SPIRIT OF THE NEW TESTAMENT. They have put to death anything that steals their affections away from Christ and have put on the new self as God . Guthrie, D. D. He who lives for the glory of God has an end in view which lends dignity to the man and to his life. (b) They are seldom loudly professed, so seldom that a man professing loudly a given motive arouses suspicion that he is acting on some other, and only using this as a blind. Thanksgiving is one of the most necessary and universal offices of a Christian. And who looks down upon us? They can tell, and others can tell, how many souls they bring to Christ. It might surprise us to find that peace is urged on us as a duty. (1)All grace and strength (1 Corinthians 1:30). 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. )PeopleChristians, Colossians, Paul, TimothyPlacesColossaeTopicsAct, Deed, Giving, Praise, Thanks, Whatever, Whatsoever, WhetherOutline1. Application:1. 2 Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth. In both is the same quiet exertion of power, the same calm majesty of law, and the laws of each can never be trifled with with impunity. Application:1. We ought to be more circumspect than others in our words and deeds: 1. )Christian ends lend grandeur to human lifeT. For this, which may be understood also figuratively, is said to the former, Children, obey your parents in the Lord: but to Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatThird Sunday after Trinity Humility, Trust, Watchfulness, SufferingText: 1 Peter 5, 5-11. He then goes on to declare that the believer's life is in Christ, "for ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God." It is worth while to do so. He eats and drinks to the glory of God, who does so not for pleasure, but for strength for God's service; He sleeps to God's glory, who rests in Christ, hoping to rise to do Him honour; he does his daily task to the glory of God who plies it under the eye of God, and does it or not as and how he thinks God would have it done or not.3. So in like manner the name of Jesus (Acts 4:7; Matthew 7:22; Matthew 24:5; Matthew 18:20). A. 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. (1) There is a wide difference between persons who pursue objects which only appear real to them, and those whose objects are absolutely real. (1) He is the channel by which all God's goodness is poured upon us. 3. And who has not seen the dullest rain-cloud, when it turned its weeping face to the sun, change into glory, and, in the bow that spans it, present to the eyes of age and infancy, alike of the philosopher who studies, and of the simple joyous child who runs to catch it, the most brilliant and beautiful phenomenon in nature? 15. 12 Put on therefore, as God's elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering; 13 forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye: 14 and above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness. Paul here clearly gives to Christ the whole of life. 1. If the Christian law is just another name for the law of truth, love, and holiness, it is quite clear that we shall never get out of the range of that law, neither in this world nor the next. A. Jacob, D. D.)Doing all in the name of ChristI. O wretched Man! Were it not almost an indignity to bring them in reference to His great Majesty? (2) Our thanks cannot be grateful to the Father except addressed and presented by Christ. If it could be shown that its requirements were unreal, its statements exaggerated, its views of attainment unreason. How easily may their motive come to be that so well expressed in Bible words "Put me into one of the priest's offices, that I may eat a piece of bread."III. The merest crystal fragment, that has been flung out into the field and trampled on the ground, shines like a diamond when sunbeams stoop to kiss it. 2. The key-note of this chapter is that religion is a life in Christ, so all-pervading and all. Didst thou find that thou toiledst for them less diligently because thou thoughtest of and toiledst for them? "GIVING THANKS INTO GOD AND THE FATHER BY HIM." For the glory of Christ (Acts 15:26). 4. (2) Our thanks cannot be grateful to the Father except addressed and presented by Christ. 2. Differently to be admonished are subjects and prelates: the former that subjection crush them not, the latter that superior place elate them not: the former that they fail not to fulfil what is commanded them, the latter that they command not more to be fulfilled than is just: the former that they submit humbly, the latter that they preside temperately. By this(1) Paul banishes, from our mind all unfruitful works of darkness, it being evident that we can do nothing that is opposed to His will. On the contrary, great love shows itself most in little acts. 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. One question that rises in every mind is this: "How can I live that life of perfect trust in God?" (2) The facts implied in the name, "The Lord Jesus," rest upon evidence as strong as can possibly be alleged for anything. Stars planets and the moon are very far away, but they look very close when you look through binoculars like these. (1) Nothing is more common than a man with a powerful motive which rules his whole life gain, ambition, love of family, science, art, victory, the exercise of an energetic nature. Be their case John Brown (of Wamphray)Christ The Way, The Truth, and The LifeCups Running OverBrokenness, however, is but the beginning of Revival. some uses.1. Mere precepts cannot touch us at all points, or constrain us to do all things in a teacher's name. To write hymns sacred. (1) If we would be truly Christians, we must have Christ continually before us as the pole star, the rule of our whole life. Are they evermore in his view and present to his thoughts? Do St. "Whether ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do it to the glory of God."(T. It is a privilege to have peace, but it would appear Frederick W. RobertsonSermons Preached at BrightonChrist is AllObserve in this chapter that he begins by reminding the saints of their having risen with Christ. "Ephraim is like a silly dove without heart." If the Christian law is just another name for the law of truth, love, and holiness, it is quite clear that we shall never get out of the range of that law, neither in this world nor the next. (2) The facts implied in the name, "The Lord Jesus," rest upon evidence as strong as can possibly be alleged for anything. God the Father is the proper object of gratitude as the first principle of action, though not to the exclusion of the Son and Spirit. AugustineOn ContinenceEpistle xxxiii. (b) Being referred to the glory of God, from indifferent they become holy and acceptable to God.3. 3). A beginning indeed, I find, but no end of thy miseries. 3. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth May 18. (1) We have a proof of the divinity of Christ. Colossians Sunday School Lessons Below you will find all of the Sunday school lessons from the Book of Colossians taught by Pastor Welder in the adult Sunday school class. To walk in the religion of the Lord Jesus (Micah 4:5; 2 Timothy 2:19; Matthew 10:22; Luke 21:17; Revelation 2:3, 13).7. They admire the gospel, but never think of realizing it. It is this: "Christ must live it in me." It is His presence by His Spirit in the hearts of His people which is the motive power of their holy life. God the Father is the proper object of gratitude as the first principle of action, though not to the exclusion of the Son and Spirit.3. (1) He is the channel by which all God's goodness is poured upon us. A. 4. )Every-day religionT. (2) How many of us fall short of this.(J. Guthrie, D. D. He who lives for the glory of God has an end in view which lends dignity to the man and to his life. (Acts 4:12; 1 Corinthians 1:12). Was this a hindrance? "Ephraim is like a silly dove without heart." O wretched Man! Do you know what it is? None but pure gold may receive the special goldsmith's mark, none but true, honest work can bear the mark of the Lord Jesus.(H. It is a privilege to have peace, but it would appear Frederick W. RobertsonSermons Preached at BrightonChrist is AllObserve in this chapter that he begins by reminding the saints of their having risen with Christ. )The reality of religionDean Alford.I. THY REMEDY. (2) He perfects and enlivens those of our works which of themselves are commanded of God, engrafting on them the true motive and directing them to the true end. But what is it, that it is not enough for him to say, "Do ye put down all," but that he added the conjunction and said, "ye also?" It is not self-mortifying, but it is dying with Christ. He has consecrated what we call secular employments by Himself engaging in them. There can be no duty except where there is a matter of obedience; and it might seem to us that peace is a something over which we have no power. What a multitude of religions there is in this poor wicked world of ours! The monk or the nun is a "religious;" if any be not a priest, or monk, or nun, that person need not be so religious. If it could be shown that its requirements were unreal, its statements exaggerated, its views of attainment unreason. Be their case John Brown (of Wamphray)Christ The Way, The Truth, and The LifeCups Running OverBrokenness, however, is but the beginning of Revival. We must exercise our thoughts much upon Him, and be much taken up with Him in the course of our lives (Psalm 73:23).IV. Here you have a compend of the doctrine of the Scriptures. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. Stewart. We find it perfectly impossible to draw a sharp line. Thanksgiving is one of the most necessary and universal offices of a Christian. Lesson Context 5. Gregory to Dominicus, Bishop of Carthage. 1. 2. 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. To go to God through Him (John 15:3, 16; John 16:23-26).2. (2) Observe how such motives act. Recur to the motive of the text. "Ephraim is like a silly dove without heart." It must therefore be concluded that He is not a creature, but very God. Nothing so mean that it was thought unworthy of this monogram; nothing so glorious that it was considered unfit to have that excelling glory added thereto. WHERE IS THE EVIL IN THIS? Revival is when we can say "yes" at any moment of the day. It is a privilege to have peace, but it would appear, Observe in this chapter that he begins by reminding the saints of their having risen with Christ. (3)Reconciliation with God (2 Corinthians 5:18). "If ye then be risen" (Col. iii. One question that rises in every mind is this: "How can I live that life of perfect trust in God?" It must therefore be concluded that He is not a creature, but very God. 3). The Bible says in Colossians 3:23-24, "whatever you do work at it with all your heart as working for the Lord not for men since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward it is the Lord Christ you are serving." What that verse says is that with your gift you can serve the Lord. Nor indeed does infrequency of communication cause any harm where the affection of love remains uninterrupted in one's mind. Great, moreover, is the power of charity, beloved brother, which binds hearts one to another in mutual affection with the Saint Gregory the Greatthe Epistles of Saint Gregory the GreatHow Servants and Masters are to be Admonished. As to ordinary matters men, e.g., think it unlikely they will die to-day because they have lived safely through so many dangers, and take it for granted that their food will nourish them because it has always done so. )The reality of religionDean Alford.I. "Whatsoever ye do," etc., as one bearing His name, in the might of His name, and to its glory. 2 Tim. This is all the Scriptures teach, and this is all we have to learn. This is the way with worldly people. Daille. One or two of the world's heroes and sages have won wide admiration and respect, but who has laid his hand on so many hearts and touched for good so many lives? "Let the peace of God rule in your hearts." A beginning indeed, I find, but no end of thy miseries. But what is it, that it is not enough for him to say, "Do ye put down all," but that he added the conjunction and said, "ye also?" (Admonition 5.) 4 When Christ, who is our life, shall be manifested, then shall ye also with him be manifested in glory. Artizan, labourer, soldier, slave, would learn the truth that God cared for him, and designed him for a glorious destiny. HOW WE MAY DO IT.1. That is what the priest will invoke for you all, when you leave this abbey. 13.--"Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus." 3. Do them as thou wouldest if thou sawest God by thee, with prayer that they may be done aright. Not if our Lord be a mere teacher. Were it not almost an indignity to bring them in reference to His great Majesty? In the realm of spirit as of matter when we see a great result we know that behind it is a great cause; and we may search the world and we shall not find a power over human hearts comparable with that which lies in this name. And so men satisfy themselves with being Christian hearers and heathen livers, without the least suspicion of inconsistency.3. II, Risen with Christ'If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. (b) They are seldom loudly professed, so seldom that a man professing loudly a given motive arouses suspicion that he is acting on some other, and only using this as a blind. Westminster Abbey. Possible to eat and drink to the glory of God.II. 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. Bring common iron into proper contact with the magnet, it will borrow the strange attractive virtue, and itself become magnetic. A. They admire the gospel, but never think of realizing it. Again Jehovah said: "Ephraim is like a cake not turned." There has been nothing sinful, on the contrary the work, it may be, has been sacred, undertaken with prayer, and been for the good of man and the glory of God, and yet there is no satisfaction.I. Observe the extent of this saying. Are they evermore in his view and present to his thoughts? Colossians 3:12-17Walk in Love. Works that are the same as to external action are good in one and bad in another. Think how it would bear on the obscure toilers of Ephesus, Corinth, or Rome. AugustineOn Continence"But Now do Ye Also," Saith He, "Put Down All31. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. "Ephraim is like a silly dove without heart." As to ordinary matters men, e.g., think it unlikely they will die to-day because they have lived safely through so many dangers, and take it for granted that their food will nourish them because it has always done so. (3) He sacrifices those which are in their nature indifferent; e.g., if this rule is observed in eating and drinking, acts indifferent in their nature,(a) the sacred name will purge them of the excess of intemperance on the one hand, and the foolish scruples of superstition on the other. Oh, if they would just put themselves at Jesus' feet, and Rev. For the instruction of our faith. But it is not thus taken here as if Paul simply intended that in our actions and discourses we should always intermix the word Jesus, or at least preface it. Read Proverbs 17:9 (NLT) Love prospers when a fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends. 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