Colossenses 3
Handley Moule · Citado em PreceptAustin
Colossenses 3
Moule explains that therefore…goes back to all the previous statements of the Christian's glorious position and privilege in Christ. In view of these Divine facts, the poor expedients of a mechanical religious routine are seen to be as needless as they are futile (Ed: Referring to legalism, asceticism). The secret of moral victory is opened, and it consists in using the powers conveyed to the believer through federal and vital oneness with his Head (cp Jn 8:31, 32, 36, 15:5)…In Christ the Crucified they had "died to" the guilt, and so to the despotic claim of SIN (Sin as a "Master", not the evil deeds per se). In Christ the Risen they had "risen to" a life of full acceptance (Ep 1:6KJV+), and also to life-power (Ep 1:19+), and life-endowments, derived from His "indissoluble life" (He 7:16+); in fact, to the possession of the indwelling Spirit which He, as Risen, "shed forth" (Acts 2:33, cp Ro 5:5+, Jn 3:34, Ro 8:9+, Gal 4:6, Titus 3:5+,Titus 3:6+), and which gives to the "limb" (believers) the strength and holiness of the Head, to be used and realized (Lev 11:44, 1Pe 1:14+, 1Pe 1:15, 16+) . (The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges - The Epistles to the Colossians and to Philemon) Albert
Colossenses 3
Moule comments on seeking those things above…As the exile seeks home (Heb 11:14), or as a thing gravitating seeks its center. The precept bears full on the problem last in view, how to meet "the indulgence of the flesh." It is best met by the looking-away of the soul, heavenward, Christ-ward, in the recollection of its new and eternal life in Him. The "Things above" are thus sought both as the goal of hope and the antidote to temptation. (The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges - The Epistles to the Colossians and to Philemon) John