Colossians 1 vs 24 - 29 - Corps Night - April 18 - 1984
Colossians 1:24-29 April 18, 1984 I have here with me, the full-time research team, except Bernita Jess who of course is with George this night. And George of course is constantly improving and we're looking forward to them getting back here with us at International Headquarters. But I've got the rest of the full-time team with me. Over here on my left is Stephanie Tompary who works the Aramaic with Mrs. Jess and then next to her is Joe Wise. Joe also works the Aramaic as well as Greek and many other things that we get into. And then, over here on my immediate right is John Schoenheit. John works the Old Testament as well as the culture and things in the New Testament that we get into and many other things. And then on my far right, John Crouch. John works the figures of speech as well as Greek, Aramaic and anything else he can dabble into. He's been very helpful on our Gospel work recently. So we're going to work some things together with you here in Colossians chapter one tonight. Also, I brought along the tools that I use, and I know they've brought along some of the things they use as we work the Word prior to Corps Night each week. For example, I've got here something that the Word Processing department has produced for us. This is the 12 different versions of the Bible in here just of the book of Colossians. And they've got it all marked out, like this particular page is verse 24 of Colossians one and it's got all twelve of those versions right here where I can look at it at a glance and see how they translated the verse. I've also got an Aramaic interlinear of Colossians that Stephanie prepared for us and Joe, I guessed, you helped with this too, and Mrs. Jess. But this is a real help too, not only to have the Greek interlinear which many of you have but to have the Aramaic Interlinear too, to work from. And then of course, I have another Greek text that has notes from different manuscripts and of course a Greek grammar and I have other grammars available to
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and perfect in their fellowship with Christ, which means that they can manifest all nine manifestations in love with the greatness of the spirit of God working within them. They can be a help to one another. "To this end, [to that end, I work hard], I labor hard, striving intensely in the contest, by the energizing assistance of the potential power within me". See, it's up to us to make known the greatness of God's Word. And if we don't speak it, how is it ever going to get spoke? Right? And if the world is going to hear it, how is it going to hear it, unless we get out and stir up a little bit of smoke? I think the song goes something like that. But, the thing is to speak the Mystery. Speak the Mystery. And that's what they weren't doing. They were not holding the head who is Christ. They were getting into philosophy or being drawn away from Christ by getting into those things that were