SNT 0233 Colossians 1
Colossians 1 April 9, 1967 An expository teaching on the chapter of Colossians. SNT – 233 Col 1:1-6 Col 1:7-13 Col 1:13 Col 1:13-29 _____________________ Colossians One Victor Paul Wierwille Snt-0233- Transcript Turn to the Book of Colossians, Chapter 1 tonight, thank you. And I'm sure that all of you will be tremendously blessed as we again go into God's wonderful Word to discover for ourselves, anew, the greatness of the revelation that God has given to the church. In Colossians, Chapter 1, verse 1 we read, Colossians 1:1: Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus [which is Timothy] our brother, The word “apostle” means one sent. One who is sent. There are five ministries in the church, as you well know; apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers. This is one of the five ministries. And here, Paul, by divine revelation, tells us of one of the ministries he had, namely that he was an apostle. All the critical Greek texts give the word “Christ” before Jesus. It reads in the text, Colossians 1:1-2a: 1Paul, an apostle of [Christ Jesus] by the will of God, and [Timothy] our brother, 2[Verse 2] To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ . . . To the saints; the born-again believers. So, the Book of Colossians is addressed to the church, to the born-again believers who are saints, the faithful brethren in Christ. And you'll notice again, it does not say that we are in Jesus. We are always in whom? Christ. Whenever the word “Jesus” appears before the word “Christ,” it emphasizes his humility, as over against his messianic lordship. Whenever the word “Christ” appears first, it emphasizes his messianic mission, his lordship over all things as the Messiah, and secondly, his humiliation in the word “Jesus.” Here, the saints and the faithful are not in his humility. Never in the Word of God does it tell us that the Christian believer, the born-again son of God, is in Jesus. He is always in Christ. It’s a tremendous truth. Colossians 1:2b
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