Colossians 1:23

Worsley

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 that endures to the end, shall be saved:

And those on stony-ground are such as when they hear, receive the word with joy; but have no root, and so believe only for a while, and in the time of trial fall away.

but I have prayed for thee, that thy faith may not fail; and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.

As He spake these words many believed on Him.

As the Father hath loved me, and I have loved you, continue in my love:

Who, when he was come, and saw the grace of God, rejoiced, and exhorted them all with steadiness of heart to adhere to the Lord.

confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and telling them that through many afflictions we must enter into the kingdom of God.

to them, who by perseverance in well-doing seek for glory, and honor, and immortality, eternal life:

so that I am afraid for you, least I have indeed bestowed upon you labour in vain.

Ye did run well: who hindered you from obeying the truth?

And let us not be weary in doing good: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

For this cause being able to wait no longer, I sent to know the state of your faith, least the tempter should have tempted you, and our labor have been in vain.

but Christ as a Son over his own house; whose house we are, if we maintain the free profession and exultation of hope firm unto the end.

Having therefore a great high-priest, that is passed into the heavens, even Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession:

and the just shall live by faith, but if any draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.

who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

For when they speak swelling words of vanity, they ensnare in the lusts of the flesh, through their lasciviousness, those who had indeed withdrawn from such as deal in error;

But the unction, which ye have received from Him, abideth in you; and therefore ye have no need that any should teach you: since this very unction teacheth you concerning all things, and is truth and not falshood; even as that hath taught you, abide in Him.

Fear none of the things which thou wilt suffer: behold the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall suffer affliction ten days. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

Grounded

rooted and built up in Him, and established in the faith, as ye have been taught it, abounding therein with thanksgiving.

Whoever therefore heareth these words of mine, and performeth them, I will compare him to a prudent man, who built his house on a rock:

he is like a man who in building an house digged deep, and laid the foundation upon a rock; and when a flood came, the torrent beat violently against that house, but could not shake it, for it was founded upon a rock.

in whom the whole building fitly joined together increaseth to an holy temple in the Lord:

that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith: and be ye rooted and grounded in love,

from whom the whole body being fitly joined together and compacted by the aid of every joint, according to the operation proportioned to every part, maketh an increase to the edification of itself in love.

Moved

If any one abide not in me, he is cast out as a useless branch and withereth: and they gather them up, and throw them into the fire, and they are burnt.

But none of these things move me, nor do I account my life dear, so that I may finish my course with joy, and the ministry which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, since ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

that no one might be shaken by these afflictions: for ye yourselves know that we are appointed hereunto.

Under

Now there were at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven.

And there is salvation in no other; for there is no other name under heaven given among men, by which we can be saved.

Whereof

Of which I was made a minister according to the dispensation of God, which is given me towards you, that I might fully declare the word of God:

for he was numbered with us, and had obtained a part of this ministry.

But rise, and stand on thy feet: for to this end have I appeared unto thee, to appoint thee a minister and a witness both of the things which thou hast seen, and of those for which I shall hereafter appear unto thee:

that I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, administring the gospel of God, that the offering of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the holy Spirit.

Let a man so account of us, as the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.

Who hath also fitted us to be ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter, but of the Spirit: for the letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth life.

Therefore having received this ministry, as we have obtained mercy, we are not disheartened:

But all these things are from God, who hath reconciled us to Himself by Jesus Christ, and made us ministers of the reconciliation;

And we co-operating with Him do also exhort you that ye receive not the grace of God in vain:

so am I: are they ministers of Christ? (if I may speak as a fool) I am more: in labors more abundant, in stripes far exceeding, in prisons more frequently, and often even in deaths.

of which I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God conferred on me by the effectual operation of his power.

And I give thanks to Christ Jesus our Lord, who gave me ability for the work, that He accounted me faithful, having put me into the ministry,

for which I was appointed a herald and an apostle. I speak the truth in Christ, I lie not; I am a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

and an apostle, and a teacher of the gentiles:

But be thou watchful in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, give full proof of thy ministry.

General references

And the gospel must first be published to all nations.

Yea they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.

in every prayer of mine) for your attachment to the gospel, from the first day even till now;