Colossians 1:23

Moffatt

Colossians 1:23

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;

Ye continue

Grounded

Moved

Under

Acts 2:5

Acts 4:12

Whereof

General references

Mark 13:10

Luke 13:29

Philippians 1:5

Bible References

Ye continue

but he will be saved who holds out to the very end.

Those 'on the rock' are people who on hearing the word welcome it with enthusiasm, but they have no root; they believe for a while and fall away in the hour of trial.

but I have prayed that your own faith may not fail. And you in turn must be a strength to your brothers."

As he said this, a number believed in him.

As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; remain within my love.

When he came and saw the grace of God he rejoiced, and encouraged them all to hold by the Lord with heartfelt purpose

strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to hold by the faith, and telling them that "we have to get into the Realm of God through many a trouble."

eternal life to those who by patiently doing good aim at glory, honour, and immortality,

Why, you make me afraid I may have spent my labour on you for nothing!

You were doing splendidly. Who was it that prevented you from obeying the Truth?

Never let us grow tired of doing what is right, for if we do not faint we shall reap our harvest at the opportune season.

Well then, unable to bear it any longer, I sent to find out about your faith, in case the Tempter had tempted you and our labour had been thrown away.

As we have a great high priest, then, who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession;

Meantime my just man shall live on by his faith; if he shrinks back, my soul takes no delight in him.

and the power of God protects you by faith till you do inherit the salvation which is all ready to be revealed at the last hour.

By talking arrogant futilities they beguile with the sensual lure of fleshly passion those who are just escaping from the company of misconduct ??19 promising them freedom, when they are themselves enslaved to corruption (for a man is the slave of whatever overpowers him).

but the unction you received from him remains within you, and you really need no teaching from anyone; simply remain in him, for his unction teaches you about everything and is true and is no lie ??remain in him, as it has taught you to do.

Have no fear of what you are to suffer. The devil indeed is going to put some of you in prison, that you may be tested; you will have a distressful ten days. Be faithful, though you have to die for it, and I will give you the crown of Life.

Grounded

fixed and founded in him, confirmed in the faith as you have been taught it, and overflowing with thankfulness to God.

Now, everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts upon them will be like a sensible man who built his house on rock.

He is like a man engaged in building a house, who dug deep down and laid his foundation on the rock; when a flood came, the river dashed against that house but could not shake it, for it had been well built.

in him the whole structure is welded together and rises into a sacred temple in the Lord,

May Christ dwell in your hearts as you have faith!

as the entire Body is welded together and compacted by every joint with which it is supplied, the due activity of each part enables the Body to grow and build itself up in love.

Moved

If anyone does not remain in me he is thrown aside like a branch and he withers up; then the branches are gathered and thrown into the fire to be burned.

But then, I set no value on my own life as compared with the joy of finishing my course and fulfilling the commission I received from the Lord Jesus to attest the gospel of the grace of God.

Well then, my beloved brothers, hold your ground, immovable; abound in work for the Lord at all times, for you may be sure that in the Lord your labour is never thrown away.

to prevent anyone being disturbed by these troubles. (Troubles are our lot, you know that well;

Under

Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven staying in Jerusalem.

There is no salvation by anyone else, nor even a second Name under heaven appointed for us men and our salvation."

Whereof

for I am a minister of the church by the divine commission which has been granted me in your interests, to make a full presentation of God's message ??26 of that open secret which, though concealed from ages and generations of old, has now been disclosed to the saints of God.

Judas did enter our number, he did get his allotted share of this our ministry.

Now get up and stand on your feet, for I have appeared to you in order to appoint you to my service as a witness to what you have seen and to the visions you shall have of me.

as a priest of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the service of God's gospel. My aim is to make the Gentiles an acceptable offering, consecrated by the holy Spirit.

This is how you are to look upon us, as servants of Christ and stewards of God's secret truths.

and he has further qualified me to be the minister of a new covenant ??a covenant not of written law but of spirit; for the written law kills but the Spirit makes alive.

Hence, as I hold this ministry by God's mercy to me, I never lose heart in it;

It is all the doing of the God who has reconciled me to himself through Christ and has permitted me to be a minister of his reconciliation.

I appeal to you too, as a worker with God, do not receive the grace of God in vain.

Ministers of Christ? yes perhaps, but not as much as I am (I am mad to talk like this!), with all my labours, with all my lashes, with all my time in prison ??a record longer far than theirs. I have been often at the point of death;

Such is the gospel which I was called to serve by the endowment of God's grace which was vouchsafed me, by the energy of his power;

I render thanks to Christ Jesus our Lord, who has made me able for this; he considered me trustworthy and appointed me to the ministry,

and I was appointed to be its herald and apostle (I am not telling a lie, it is quite true), to teach the Gentiles faith and truth.

Of that gospel I have been appointed a herald and an apostle and a teacher,

Whatever happens, be self-possessed, flinch from no suffering, do your work as an evangelist, and discharge all your duties as a minister.

General references

(Ere the end, the gospel must be preached to all nations.)

Yes, and people will come from east and west and north and south to their places at the feast within the Realm of God.

for what you have contributed to the gospel from the very first day down to this moment;