The psalms, then, which the apostle would have the faithful to sing to one another are those of David, Asaph, and the other sweet singers of Israel.II. )The indwelling Word of ChristR. ITS UTILITY. October 7, 2018 What the hymns were we have seen; but Christian thought and feeling will soon have expanded into a wider range of poetic utterances than those in which there is a direct address to the Deity. Pardon is taught; but He made the atonement by His death. The Psalms of the Old Testament have no single and universally accepted designation in the Hebrew Scriptures. Hebrews 4:12 (KJV) . ITS DWELLING-PLACE.1. The fact that you are at this church this morning tells me you have at least some interest this for that is our focus here and I commend you for it. The early hymns were of a dogmatic character. We do not have that sort of psalmody now. 6:08). Take it in its plain meaning, but expect that Christ in it may have some lesson to teach; some comfort to impart; some rebuke to administer.3. Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth, the life, the hand must speak.(R. The word of a precious friend is precious even before you know what it contains. Davenant.I. Thus the phrase takes its most comprehensive sense the gospel all that is revealed of God for human salvation.3. Scripture Text: Colossians 3:15-17 All to Jesus, I Surrender! "The Word is nigh thee." 14-15); and with the outward expression in which it finds vent (ver. "They would both profit and delight." )Power of a hymnW. We must sing to the Lord (Ephesians 5:19), both to God's glory and with a sense of His presence, and upon a holy remembrance of His blessings.III. )The conditions of the service of songBp. There is authoritative Word of Christ for us nowhere else. Through it He works. He looked down into the little earnest face and asked the boy where he got it, and why he wanted a clean copy. "Is profitable for doctrine," etc. THE WORD OF CHRIST.1. How sad that some true believers are in this condition because that is the model of the Christian life they have been taught in their church. in more places than one states the essentials of a hymn.1. If you would have the Word to abide in you as the precious Word of a precious Saviour, you must always turn it to account in fellowship with Him. It must be praise.3. Corollaries:1. Take it in its plain meaning, but expect that Christ in it may have some lesson to teach; some comfort to impart; some rebuke to administer.3. 00:25:08 - - - - - - Join us on our journey as we discuss how we can know and follow Jesus and welcome and serve others. Much "wisdom" is needed for the due remembrance and seasonable entertainment of the various parts in order to apply it to meet the wants of life as they arise. And finally, we will be glorified with Him when He returns (3:4). What is wisdom? But what a long way we have travelled from it to a modern congregation, standing with hooks that they scarcely look at, and "worshipping" in a hymn which half of them do not open their mouths to sing at all, and the other half do in a voice inaudible three pews off.(A. The literal Word of Christ is one of the most wonderful things that ever has been in the world. To sing with the heart is to sing with the understanding (Psalm 47:7; 1 Corinthians 14:14), with sense and feeling. 15-17 Let the peace of Christ keep you in tune with each other, in step with each other. It is fed by the drawing sun, the condensing mountains, the bountiful clouds, the wide sea. LET THE WORD OF CHRIST DWELL IN YOU.1. So will you draw from the infinite ocean of Divine love (see vers. And rightly is an ardent emotion required, for the action of singing declares the inward exultation of the heart. This was high with the primitive Christians. Thus, through my love to Him and His preciousness to me, Scriptures which seem to have little to do with Him may become His Word to me.2. A friend's letter is his word to me when by means of it I call him up before me in his own loved person speaking to me. More than ever do I need to take Him at His word: "I will not leave nor forsake."III. Before leaving the burning steamer and committing himself to the merciless waves, he carefully fastened upon himself and his wife life preservers. Meantime it is a great matter to know what is daily bread for this day. But, lo! A Christian should recreate himself chiefly this way (James 5:13). Let the mind and soul be richly stored. You are to dwell in Christ and He in you, but communion cannot long be maintained without language. There is authoritative Word of Christ for us nowhere else. While the "psalm" by right of primogeniture, as at once the oldest and most venerable, occupies the foremost place, the Church of Christ does not restrict herself to such, but claims the freedom of bringing new things as well as old out of her treasure house, a new salvation demanding a new song. How noble, how magnificent uninspired hymns could prove we have evidence in the Te Deum, in the Veni Creator Spiritus, and in many a later heritage which the Church has acquired. THE DUTY.1. Thus the phrase takes its most comprehensive sense the gospel all that is revealed of God for human salvation.3. A beautiful life; a life of poetry and heart music; a life, too, open alike to all.(A. And as the sweet strains floated over the troubled waters, reaching the ears of the sinking and dying, little did they know, those sweet singers of Israel, whom they comforted. Heartfelt singing is not voiceless singing (Psalm 111:1). Baxendale. We glance at them to-day with only a general interest, but the day will come when they will be as thousands of gold and silver. The Word, abundant as it is, will not come to dwell at all without consent and careful and diligent endeavour. The word sometimes means this (1 Corinthians 15:57; 2 Corinthians 2:14). The whole written Word is the soul's pasturage. The psalms, then, which the apostle would have the faithful to sing to one another are those of David, Asaph, and the other sweet singers of Israel.II. As you give yourself up to the study of the sacred oracles, the mind of the Spirit becomes imparted to your own. For personal enjoyment. And be thankful. (2) Into the rooms that lie more open to common day, and more level with the world, where many busy feet come and go where knowledge gathers her stores, prudence holds her scales, judgment records her decisions, diligence plies her tasks, acquisition counts her gains, and foresight watches the opening future; into all these the living Word will enter, and at her ingress the darkening shadow melts, the wrinkles of care are smoothed, and slippery things cease their blandishments, and injustice and unkindness hide their heads. It is so to be performed, that they who hear may from thence derive spiritual .pleasure and edification. This is diversely interpreted; some understand it of the dexterity that should be used in singing; others of the comeliness, right order, reverence, or delight of the heart; others of thanksgiving. For evidently it was Christ's purpose to condense His living speech into writings for the instruction of men. Raleigh, D. D.)Psalms and hymns and spiritual songsArchbishop Trench.I. It is to dwell within: not in the understanding merely to enlighten it, nor in the judgment to inform and convince it, but to be deeply seated and treasured up in the heart. The literal Word of Christ is one of the most wonderful things that ever has been in the world. We may dream of this mutual indwelling after some vague, sleepy fashion; but if it is to be more than a dream there must be talk between us. THEY MUST BE SUNG IN THE HEART, i.e., from the inmost affection. The early hymns were of a dogmatic character. This rich indwelling will be fruitful in(1)comfort;(2)holiness;(3)revived spiritual life.(T. And there is clear reference here to the written as well as the spoken Word. We must sing to the Lord (Ephesians 5:19), both to God's glory and with a sense of His presence, and upon a holy remembrance of His blessings. is the only word of this group which the Apocalypse knows (Revelation 5:9; Revelation 14:3; Revelation 15:3). When it comes to prayer, Christ is not into vain There is plenty of it to fill the wonderful house. ; but it is only when received in faith that it can really profit.III. For such is the poverty and perversity of the soil, that otherwise even the Word will, instead of enriching the soul, become partaker of its deadness, and end in being as salt which has lost its savour. With gratitude. Let your inner life, nourished by the indwelling Word, have not ostentatious and noisy, but natural and continuous expression. As Plato says, "The Phrygian strain was adapted for sacred rites and fanatical excitement, being of almost frenzied wildness."(Bp. Grace Bible Church, NY (3) Am I, though calmed with forgiveness, very weak, and unfit for continuing the struggle of the nobler life? This taking off the old and putting on the new that Paul describes is the essence of following Jesus. THEY MUST BE SUNG IN THE HEART, i.e., from the inmost affection. 16 on the other). With the mere wanderer we hold little in common: the resident is well known. The custom of singing is useful, and is to be adopted in the assembling of Christians, as well in public as in private.2. Sermon Text: Colossians 3:1-17 [ESV] He therefore acts the hypocrite who sings with the heart asleep. Corollaries:1. in more places than one states the essentials of a hymn. As Moses, David, and others under the impulse of the Holy Spirit, composed their psalms, etc., so we, whether we sing the same or others, ought to do it under the same direction (Ephesians 5:18, 19).2. In either view this indwelling is not to be like a mass of dead matter crammed into a dead receptacle; as bales are packed in a warehouse, or loads of unread learning are crowded on library shelves for show. A large part of the Bible is poetry. As to the origin. It is to dwell. Won't you give us one, sir?"(G. With gratitude. The Psalms of the Old Testament have no single and universally accepted designation in the Hebrew Scriptures. )The service of song a means of Christian edificationA. Gratitude is not improperly joined to songs; because we are moved to sing in joyous and prosperous circumstances, in which condition thankfulness is binding and necessary.2. You have only to do that. The gift of the Spirit was generally bestowed, and this would rouse the poetic faculty in all who had it, and consecrate it to sacred uses.3. For a deep feeling of anxiety on the part of a ruler in the ancient Church that sacred song should be beautiful, see the story how Ignatius brought back the melody of angels heard in vision to his Church at Antioch (Socrates, Hist. The Word of Christ, in order to secure continuance, must be always leaving us. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and And unless it is so written it is quite certain that we have no interest in the covenant. 1. While the "psalm" by right of primogeniture, as at once the oldest and most venerable, occupies the foremost place, the Church of Christ does not restrict herself to such, but claims the freedom of bringing new things as well as old out of her treasure house, a new salvation demanding a new song. The psalms, then, which the apostle would have the faithful to sing to one another are those of David, Asaph, and the other sweet singers of Israel.II. Manifestly all this lies solely in the Scriptures. "They would both profit and delight." 16 on the other). The three conditions of sacred song are sweetness of vocal expression, fulness of inward devotion, direction to a Divine object. In Corinth it was valued as a charismata (see also Ephesians 5:19; James 5:13).2. Alexander.A music of wild excitement was used in the worship of Cybele, and of Salazion, the Phrygian Diouysos. While the "psalm" by right of primogeniture, as at once the oldest and most venerable, occupies the foremost place, the Church of Christ does not restrict herself to such, but claims the freedom of bringing new things as well as old out of her treasure house, a new salvation demanding a new song. Nothing adorns, enlivens, and augments the interest of public worship more than music. The believer has to live according to these virtues even with their enemies. Open all the doors, fling wide the windows. The word of a precious friend is precious even before you know what it contains. Of such evidence, however, there is abundance (Ephesians 5:14; 1 Timothy 3:16; 2 Timothy 2:11-14). 1. As the soft and plaintive notes floated into the sick chamber, the President turned his eyes up to Dr. Bliss, and asked, "Is that Crete" "Yes," replied the doctor; "it is Mrs. And as it was quite impossible that the Church, releasing itself from the Jewish synagogue, should fall into the same mistake as some portions of the Reformed Church, we may be sure that it adopted into liturgic use, not psalms only, but also hymns, singing them to Christ as God (Pliny, Ep. As to the origin. Singing still, they tried, and soon with superhuman strength, laid hold of the lifeboat, upon which they were borne in safety to land. The Word of Christ, in order to secure continuance, must be always leaving us. "Freely ye have received, freely give." Davenant.I. We are to put on kindness This is a sweetness of disposition. Much "wisdom" is needed for the due remembrance and seasonable entertainment of the various parts in order to apply it to meet the wants of life as they arise. 1. But here the Book is all His. As we move along in our passage of Colossians 3:12-17, we have so far learned what to wear, what to put on so that our clothing matches, and what to be ruled by. "They would both profit and delight." Immediately on His resurrection He began to speak, and when He went away He left nothing behind Him but His Word. "They would both profit and delight." Why would Paul use that particular phrase in this passage? For such is the poverty and perversity of the soil, that otherwise even the Word will, instead of enriching the soul, become partaker of its deadness, and end in being as salt which has lost its savour. It is sometimes called the Word of the Kingdom, because it shows the way to the kingdom of grace, that we may be partakers of the kingdom of glory; "the Word of life," because the instrument of regeneration and spiritual sustentation.5. Heartfelt singing is not voiceless singing (Psalm 111:1). One of the divinest and most necessary truths is that we must give in order to have. It has soothed my affliction, it has endeared solitude, and it has given me the habit of wishing to discover the good and beautiful in all that surrounds me."2. With the song seemed to come strength; another and yet another was encouraged to renewed effort. It is to dwell in you, not only as rich receivers, but dispensers. ITS INDWELLING. "The Word of God abideth in you" (1 John 2:14). THE SCHOOL.1. )Power of a hymnW. We may confidently assume that the hymns referred to in the text were direct addresses to God, such as Luke 1:46-55, 68-79; Acts 4:24, and that which Paul and Silas sang in the Philippian dungeon (Acts 16:25). It is of social utility. Can I forget "Let not your heart ,be troubled. We must sing with our hearts, not with our tongues only for ostentation. (4) This may be by the Spirit being given in answer to the prayer of faith. Could they hold out a little longer? Rick Boyne So will you draw from the infinite ocean of Divine love (see vers. This implies a deep concern for each other's moral welfare. Go among the mountains, and you will see that it is the living stream that flows away; and where it flows the grass is green, and the flowers bloom, and the cattle drink, and the children linger to dip the foot and hear the song. (1)Teaching;(2)admonishing;(3)translating into life. The Word of Christ, in order to secure continuance, must be always leaving us. "(Canadian Baptist).LinksColossians 3:16 NIVColossians 3:16 NLTColossians 3:16 ESVColossians 3:16 NASBColossians 3:16 KJVColossians 3:16 Bible AppsColossians 3:16 ParallelColossians 3:16 Biblia ParalelaColossians 3:16 Chinese BibleColossians 3:16 French BibleColossians 3:16 German BibleColossians 3:16 CommentariesBible Hub, (3)translating into life. Could they hold out a little longer? (2) How much of the Word of Christ may be missed unless He is precious. The ethics of the book find their full manifestation in Him. It is Christ, too, who gives power to this Word. A beautiful life; a life of poetry and heart music; a life, too, open alike to all.(A. We may dream of this mutual indwelling after some vague, sleepy fashion; but if it is to be more than a dream there must be talk between us. THE EXTENT OF THE POETIC ENDOWMENT IN THE PRIMITIVE CHURCHES. We must sing with grace. 16, 17). Won't you give us one, sir?"(G. Soon in the distance a boat was seen approaching! "I will write My law in their inward parts," etc. In all probability the word here and in Ephesians 5:19 refers to the inspired Psalms of the Hebrew canon, and certainly designates these on all other occasions where it is met with in the New Testament, with the doubtful exception of 1 Corinthians 14:16. The profoundest feelings of our nature can only be expressed in poetry. In chapter two, he warned them to beware of competing ideologies. We do not have that sort of psalmody now. But what a long way we have travelled from it to a modern congregation, standing with hooks that they scarcely look at, and "worshipping" in a hymn which half of them do not open their mouths to sing at all, and the other half do in a voice inaudible three pews off.(A. THE SCHOOL.1. (3) Am I, though calmed with forgiveness, very weak, and unfit for continuing the struggle of the nobler life? Open all the doors, fling wide the windows. Can I forget "Let not your heart ,be troubled. Expressing the Indwelling Word of Christ Colossians 3:16, True Christians are radically ______________- they are redeemed, regenerated and reconciled with God, The Old Man is ____________, quit dragging the corpse around and put on the New Man, The Word of Christ = the _____________, and in particular the teachings and commands of Jesus, Jesus is our redeemer and the architect, builder, possessor and sustainer of all _____________, Jesus is the __________ of the church and the fullness of the Godhead in bodily form, We have both died and been _____________with Christ and will be glorified with Him when He returns, To dwell (ejnoikevw / enoike) is to resided in, abide in, _____________- see John 15, Psalm 119:11. Yet the spring is in no way exhausted. Won't you give us one, sir?"(G. ITS CHARACTER. We actually already saw both of these words in our study of Colossians 1:28 in which Paul states the goal of his ministry was that he might present every man complete in Christ. His means for accomplishing that goal was to proclaim the Lord while also admonishing and teaching every man with all wisdom. The scriptures were written down for our instruction (Romans 15:4; 1 Corinthians 10:11) and Paul labored in teaching wherever he went (1 Corinthians 4:17). Not from Roman rostrum, nor in terms of Greek philosophy, nor as a Jewish rabbi, but simply and naturally to simple and ordinary men wherever they could be got together, and as He spake the words seem to root themselves in the heart, and grew a living force in the life of the nation. L. Davies, M. A.I. (1)For daily exercise (Psalm 101:1-2). THE USES.1. It shows how thoughtfully he considered local circumstances, and adapted his lessons to them. There was a special impressiveness in the use of psalms and hymns in the early Church. It must be to God.But though "hymn" was a word freely adopted in the fourth century, it nowhere occurs in the early Fathers, probably because it was so steeped in heathenism, so linked with profane associations, there were so many hymns to Zeus, Hermes, Aphrodite, etc., that the early Christians shrank from it. Such care for singing, again, is quite of a piece with Paul's high ideal of womanly grace and beauty in youth (1 Corinthians 11:15), priestlike dignity in age (Titus 2:3), with his recognition of things "lovely" (Philippians 4:3), with his appeal to primary aesthetic instincts (1 Corinthians 11:13), with his horror of "confusion" in public worship (1 Corinthians 14:33), with the word for agrave and majestic beauty in public service expressed in that great foundation-rubric (1 Corinthians 14:40). "If ye continue in My Word," etc. Byfield. The felt preciousness of real present and living intercourse between Christ and you will cause the Word, as His, to abide in you. Immortality is taught; but He revealed it first by His resurrection. HYMNS. THE EXTENT OF THE POETIC ENDOWMENT IN THE PRIMITIVE CHURCHES. The basis of this concern is personal morality, and issued in strains that were morally improving.3. God calls the entire Christian community to guard against their spread in the community. The hymns of the Church have often been as the very shrine of spiritual life, for the preservation of doctrine, and the means of progress. Do they teach you about God, His character, His will, how to live a righteous life? It is to dwell within: not in the understanding merely to enlighten it, nor in the judgment to inform and convince it, but to be deeply seated and treasured up in the heart. Lifestyles define a person, because other people can watch that person in action. "Freely ye have received, freely give." "(2) Conversion. The word of one you dislike will be contemptuously rejected; the word of one who is an object of indifference will pass swiftly by you. Could they hold out a little longer? Richly: not as a scanty stream, but as a full flowing river. A. In quality. And as the sweet strains floated over the troubled waters, reaching the ears of the sinking and dying, little did they know, those sweet singers of Israel, whom they comforted. It opens a well of life; yet many choose the broken cistern.II. The letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth life, making it truly the living Word of a living Christ. Maclaren, D. D.Whenever a great quickening of religious life comes, a great burst of Christian song comes with it. "Quick, open the door a little," anxiously responded the sick man. Fill yourselves with it. Sermon Title: We Serve the SAME Focus! F. Pentecost, D. D.)Saved by a hymnCanadian BaptistOn board the ill-fated steamer Seawanhaka was one of the Fisk University singers. We are to become complete in Christ as a model of good works. 2 Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. as they sang, one after another of the exhausted ones were seen raising their heads above the overwhelming waves, joining with a last effort in the sweet, dying, pleading prayer, "Rock of Ages, cleft for me," etc. It was in this latest stage that the word was adopted by the Septuagint, and to this agree the ecclesiastical definitions of it. Phrygian music was apt to become the accompaniment of the passionate and unmanly wailing of Asian barbarism. In short, it is a reference to the Scriptures, the Holy Bible, and the reference to Christ places the emphasis on the teachings of Jesus. L. Davies, M. A.I. Then we must sing earnestly and awake out of our lethargy (Psalm 57:8).4. What the hymns were we have seen; but Christian thought and feeling will soon have expanded into a wider range of poetic utterances than those in which there is a direct address to the Deity. Rut I think that to sing with grace is to exercise the graces of the heart in singing, i.e., with holy joy (Psalm 9:2); trust in God's mercies (Psalm 13:5); a holy commemoration of God's benefits (Psalm 47:6); yea, with the desire of our hearts that our singing may be acceptable (Psalm 104:33-34).3. But it becomes more so as you study it, and especially if it be of real value. There was a special impressiveness in the use of psalms and hymns in the early Church. In Corinth it was valued as a charismata (see also Ephesians 5:19; James 5:13).2. 14-15); and with the outward expression in which it finds vent (ver. Then we must sing earnestly and awake out of our lethargy (Psalm 57:8).4. And unless it is so written it is quite certain that we have no interest in the covenant. The basis of this concern is personal morality, and issued in strains that were morally improving. The three conditions of sacred song are sweetness of vocal expression, fulness of inward devotion, direction to a Divine object. Heartfelt singing is not voiceless singing (Psalm 111:1). From the universality of the preternatural endowment. "The clue to the real meaning of the passage is to bear in mind that the apostle is speaking of singing as a Church duty, a part of the Church's corporate life, a declaration of peace among her children, and a means of edification. how much there is of the Bible that does not dwell in you because you do not realize it as the Word of Christ; whole chapters that have not been linked to any gracious dealing of Christ.2. Psalms refer primarily to the Old Testament psalms put to music, but the term is also used of vocal music of any type and especially those accompanied by a plucked string instrument. This is the Word that is "sounded forth" everywhere (1 Thessalonians 1:8), that "runs" everywhere, to be glorified in its success. The place of its indwelling is the heart; not the memory or the head, but the heart. Its very outside is welcome. The letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth life, making it truly the living Word of a living Christ. We must sing to the Lord (Ephesians 5:19), both to God's glory and with a sense of His presence, and upon a holy remembrance of His blessings.III. For personal enjoyment. (2)When Christians meet together (1 Corinthians 14:26; Ephesians 5:19).II. "Admonishing one another." Before leaving the burning steamer and committing himself to the merciless waves, he carefully fastened upon himself and his wife life preservers. No doubt just as in many a missionary Church a hymn is found to be the best vehicle for conveying the truth, so it was in these early Churches, which were made up largely of slaves and women both uneducated. Heartfelt singing is not voiceless singing (Psalm 111:1). Not from Roman rostrum, nor in terms of Greek philosophy, nor as a Jewish rabbi, but simply and naturally to simple and ordinary men wherever they could be got together, and as He spake the words seem to root themselves in the heart, and grew a living force in the life of the nation. In quality. (1) No one's word will be precious to you unless he is precious whose word it is. That the Church, brought at the time when St. Paul wrote into a new and marvellous world of realities, would be rich in those we might be sure, even if no evidence existed to this effect. It is to be within us in abundance. It shows how thoughtfully he considered local circumstances, and adapted his lessons to them. With gratitude. "(3)As to the Being addressed "to the Lord. The gift of the Spirit was generally bestowed, and this would rouse the poetic faculty in all who had it, and consecrate it to sacred uses.3. Focus Passage: Colossians 3:1-17 As to matter: they treat of spiritual things, relating to the glory of God and our salvation; not of secular and vain matters.II. Do your musical choices help the word of Christ to dwell richly in you? read more, Scripture: The final phrase of this verse brings in again the use of music in the worship of God. 14 Beyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity. If a man had some fragment of an old psalm, or some strain that bad come fresh from the Christian heart, he might sing it, and his brethren would listen. Let the mind and soul be richly stored. Instruction thus conveyed aids the memory and makes a greater impression on the mind. Yield yourselves up as sacred dwellings to be occupied with it.1. Thoughts and words of men, plans of earthly ambition, pleasures of sin away! This is diversely interpreted; some understand it of the dexterity that should be used in singing; others of the comeliness, right order, reverence, or delight of the heart; others of thanksgiving. Dr. Bliss opened the doer, and after listening a few moments Mr. Garfield exclaimed, as the large tears coursed down his sunken cheeks, "Glorious, Bliss, isn't it?"(W. 4) Put to death the old habits and ways of thinking that belong to the old man. (2) This is an allusion to God's "dwelling" in the Holy of Holies. He looked down into the little earnest face and asked the boy where he got it, and why he wanted a clean copy. This she did, placing her hands firmly on his shoulders, and resting there until, her strength becoming exhausted, she said, "I can hold on no longer!" Go among the mountains, and you will see that it is the living stream that flows away; and where it flows the grass is green, and the flowers bloom, and the cattle drink, and the children linger to dip the foot and hear the song. "Freely ye have received, freely give." The ideas of the primitive Christians were imaginative and creative. Rick Boyne We should sing in our houses as well as in our Churches. He has fulfilled it, explained it, inspired it, made it a living Word from first to last, that He might by His Spirit give it living and blessed applications.II. As Moses, David, and others under the impulse of the Holy Spirit, composed their psalms, etc., so we, whether we sing the same or others, ought to do it under the same direction (Ephesians 5:18, 19).2. Then in listening to Bible teaching we are listening to Christ Himself. F. Pentecost, D. D. A little boy came to one of our city missionaries, and holding out a dirty and well-worn bit of printed paper, said, "Please, sir, father sent me to get a clean paper like that." Colossians 3:16. F. Pentecost, D. D.)Saved by a hymnCanadian BaptistOn board the ill-fated steamer Seawanhaka was one of the Fisk University singers. To know you should be to know that the word of Christ dwells in you, richly. The letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth life, making it truly the living Word of a living Christ. A large part of the Bible is poetry. THE MEASURE IN WHICH IT IS TO DWELL IN US.1. Facts of history, deeds of prowess, wonderful providences, are handed down in song, and are in this form better remembered and more easily preserved. This is no fiction; it was related by the singer himself, who said he believed Toplady's sweet "Rock of Ages" saved many another besides himself and wife. Then it dwells in me. ITS UTILITY. (3) The way of finding Christ all through the Bible is not merely to get it to speak of Christ, but to get Christ to speak to you about it; and so to make it all His, i.e., let it all, every bit and fragment of it, be welded into your experience, with Christ living in you the hope of glory. A large part of the Bible is poetry. )Power of a hymnG. 2. L. Davies, M. This is no fiction; it was related by the singer himself, who said he believed Toplady's sweet "Rock of Ages" saved many another besides himself and wife. There is many a passage in reserve. Over the years I have examined the lyrics of some of the popular CCM artists and been dismayed that they are even called Christian considering that the use of any of the names of Jesus or of God the Father are very rare. And rightly is an ardent emotion required, for the action of singing declares the inward exultation of the heart. How many cares have been relieved by some well-known hymn? It is our road map to follow on life's journey. He is its central theme. 1. The true poet lives in a creation of his own, and in the deepest solitude he communes with the infinite source of light, life, love, and beauty. You have not to make the Word: it is nigh thee in thy heart and in thy mouth if thou wilt but let it dwell in thee richly.4. You have only to do that. "Admonishing one another." Christ's Word in the morning, selfish prudence all through the day; Christ's Word for religious service, the word of man for the mercantile transaction; Christ's Word for sickness and death, other words for times of health and pleasure; will not do. (a) It must be grounded on the Word (Titus 1:6). (1) That Word sustains the intercourse, and is for colloquial uses. A. This parallels the phrase the peace of Christ in the previous verse and it would be an important emphasis to the Colossians. "(2)As to inward devotion "heartfelt. If you would have the Word to abide in you as the precious Word of a precious Saviour, you must always turn it to account in fellowship with Him.II. Watson, B. A.There is nothing easier than to hear the Word with a general regard, and few things more difficult than to receive it as a principle of spiritual life. Davenant.I. If "psalms" represent the heritage of sacred song derived by the Christian Church from the Jewish, the "hymns and spiritual songs" will cover what further in the same kind it produced out of its own bosom; but with a difference. Heartfelt singing is not voiceless singing (Psalm 111:1). Thus, through my love to Him and His preciousness to me, Scriptures which seem to have little to do with Him may become His Word to me.2. The Word of Christ, in order to secure continuance, must be always leaving us. As a local body of believers we can help one another to become more knowledgeable about Gods word and how to be obedient to all that Christ has commanded us. And there is clear reference here to the written as well as the spoken Word. THE MANNER.1. Then came the alternative that He must keep silence or die; but He went on speaking till lie said, "It is finished." (1)As to outward expression "gracefully, sweetly, so as to give pleasure and be attractive. What things are done for cheerfulness and relaxation of the mind by Christians, ought to be of such a kind as are agreeable to Christ and religion: we must therefore detest the madness of those who cannot be cheerful without the reproach of Christ and the ridicule of religion.(Bp. In our hymnal I Will Sing of the Mercies is from Psalm 89, Thy Word is from Psalm 119:105, and Come Let Us Worship & Bow Down is from Psalm 95:6. But here is more than a mere passive allowance. What the hymns were we have seen; but Christian thought and feeling will soon have expanded into a wider range of poetic utterances than those in which there is a direct address to the Deity. The whole written Word is the soul's pasturage. The word sometimes means this (1 Corinthians 15:57; 2 Corinthians 2:14). He Himself deals with this subject (John 15:7; John 16:23). 10:96); though this we may conclude, more largely in Churches gathered out of the heathen world than in those wherein a strong Jewish element existed.III. It is to be exalted in her worship, commemorated in her sacraments, and proclaimed and defended in her pulpits.2. There are various petitions for deliverance (Psalm 59) and punishment of evildoers (Psalm 58). The Psalms of the Old Testament have no single and universally accepted designation in the Hebrew Scriptures. "The Word" is one of His titles, and He would have us honour it by honouring the Scriptures which testify of Him.4. "Poetry," said Coleridge, "has been to me its own exceeding great reward. For a deep feeling of anxiety on the part of a ruler in the ancient Church that sacred song should be beautiful, see the story how Ignatius brought back the melody of angels heard in vision to his Church at Antioch (Socrates, Hist. It is sometimes called the Word of the Kingdom, because it shows the way to the kingdom of grace, that we may be partakers of the kingdom of glory; "the Word of life," because the instrument of regeneration and spiritual sustentation.5. The tenant will only occupy as sole possessor of the tenement.2. Singing still, they tried, and soon with superhuman strength, laid hold of the lifeboat, upon which they were borne in safety to land. This is the positive side of imparting truth. The three conditions of sacred song are sweetness of vocal expression, fulness of inward devotion, direction to a Divine object. Date Written: Oct 02, 2014 There is a direct appeal to the will and to the activity of the mind. The preciousness of Christ's Word, as well as of Christ Himself, is essential to its dwelling in you. With the song seemed to come strength; another and yet another was encouraged to renewed effort. This rich indwelling will be fruitful in, (1)comfort;(2)holiness;(3)revived spiritual life.(T. There are Psalms that focus on the majesty of God in various ways including His greatness displayed in the heavens (Psalm 8 & 19), His mighty works in Israels history (Psalm 68, 77) and in answering prayer (Psalm 66). Therefore farewell to all nugatory, and much more to impure songs.3. F. Pentecost, D. D. A little boy came to one of our city missionaries, and holding out a dirty and well-worn bit of printed paper, said, "Please, sir, father sent me to get a clean paper like that." 16, 17). )The indwelling of the WordT. I am talking about the music you listen to and play for others when you do have a choice. 3. Baxendale. He has fulfilled it, explained it, inspired it, made it a living Word from first to last, that He might by His Spirit give it living and blessed applications.II. As to matter: they treat of spiritual things, relating to the glory of God and our salvation; not of secular and vain matters.II. perfect, converting the soul. Davenant.I. 2. In all probability the word here and in Ephesians 5:19 refers to the inspired Psalms of the Hebrew canon, and certainly designates these on all other occasions where it is met with in the New Testament, with the doubtful exception of 1 Corinthians 14:16. They first obtained such in the Septuagint. The character of Christ involves perfect peace, the truth of His word, and being true to His identity as the Son of God. as they sang, one after another of the exhausted ones were seen raising their heads above the overwhelming waves, joining with a last effort in the sweet, dying, pleading prayer, "Rock of Ages, cleft for me," etc. Without faith it may produce various effects: it may make you, like Herod, "do many things," and induce yon, like Felix, "to hear Paul gladly"; it may produce feelings of wonder, etc. They first obtained such in the Septuagint. THE WORD OF CHRIST.1. The closest instrument we have to that now would be a guitar, but the word is also used for a wide range of other instruments. - T. C. 2. THE MANNER.1. So the word means in Colossians 4:6, and Ephesians 4:29.III. Open all the doors, fling wide the windows. Ephesians 5:19 adds making melody to the types of music. In quality. "The clue to the real meaning of the passage is to bear in mind that the apostle is speaking of singing as a Church duty, a part of the Church's corporate life, a declaration of peace among her children, and a means of edification. And as it was quite impossible that the Church, releasing itself from the Jewish synagogue, should fall into the same mistake as some portions of the Reformed Church, we may be sure that it adopted into liturgic use, not psalms only, but also hymns, singing them to Christ as God (Pliny, Ep. Davenant.I. (4) Am I sorrowing? THEY MUST BE SUNG WITH GRACE.1. I challenge you to become and be discerning in your choice of music. Whether or not that Word would have lived without a literary embodiment we are not required to settle. L. Davies, M. A.I. Alexander.A music of wild excitement was used in the worship of Cybele, and of Salazion, the Phrygian Diouysos. The worship in heaven is about honour Most of those who embraced religion were subject to extraordinary excitement, and poetry is the language of excited feelings. It has soothed my affliction, it has endeared solitude, and it has given me the habit of wishing to discover the good and beautiful in all that surrounds me."2. This week's scripture: Colossians 3:12-17. . It was in this latest stage that the word was adopted by the Septuagint, and to this agree the ecclesiastical definitions of it. Hence St. Paul might be the more anxious that Christian singing should be sweet and graceful in a Phryglan Church. In correspondence to the riches of Him whose Word it is. (3) The way of finding Christ all through the Bible is not merely to get it to speak of Christ, but to get Christ to speak to you about it; and so to make it all His, i.e., let it all, every bit and fragment of it, be welded into your experience, with Christ living in you the hope of glory. Go among the mountains, and you will see that it is the living stream that flows away; and where it flows the grass is green, and the flowers bloom, and the cattle drink, and the children linger to dip the foot and hear the song. In these early communities Paul said, "Every one of you hath a psalm, a doctrine." And there is clear reference here to the written as well as the spoken Word. We must sing with our hearts, not with our tongues only for ostentation. It should reach to every nook of your life.3. (2) But it must be as the Word of Christ. The first forms of literature in every country and in great national movements are for the most part in song. As an element in public worship. Intellectual merit. Hence St. Paul might be the more anxious that Christian singing should be sweet and graceful in a Phryglan Church. F. Pentecost, D. D.)Saved by a hymnCanadian BaptistOn board the ill-fated steamer Seawanhaka was one of the Fisk University singers. For the Spirit teaches you everything you need to know, and what he teaches is true , it is not a lie." To sing with the heart is to sing with the understanding (Psalm 47:7; 1 Corinthians 14:14), with sense and feeling. Christ's Word in the morning, selfish prudence all through the day; Christ's Word for religious service, the word of man for the mercantile transaction; Christ's Word for sickness and death, other words for times of health and pleasure; will not do. With the mere wanderer we hold little in common: the resident is well known. "The Word is nigh thee." LET THE WORD OF CHRIST DWELL IN YOU.1. At that time His life and death were unknown powers, and He did not leave the least written explanation of them, nor were the Gospels in existence at the time of this Epistle; but there was the Word of Christ in its newness and energy.2. THE OUTFLOW. Love, hope, and gratitude filled her heart as she sang the hymn commencing "Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah!" He therefore acts the hypocrite who sings with the heart asleep. Do not force it to tell of Christ formally, so as to offend critics and offend ordinary readers. Psalms, etc., must be SPIRITUAL.1. "Is profitable for doctrine," etcII. He therefore acts the hypocrite who sings with the heart asleep. For instruction. (1) This points out a contrast between a settled and vagrant life. (1) If Christ is precious, His Word must be precious. The Psalmist's praise was in his heart, but it must have been vocal also, for it was such praise as is offered in the "assembly." As Moses, David, and others under the impulse of the Holy Spirit, composed their psalms, etc., so we, whether we sing the same or others, ought to do it under the same direction (Ephesians 5:18, 19).2. For instruction. "Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly." Thus the phrase takes its most comprehensive sense the gospel all that is revealed of God for human salvation.3. THE DUTY.1. Christmas is over, now we all sort through all the stuff we got, games, and video games electronic devices and of course we all got some sort of clothing. There is much in our great poets repugnant to our sense of propriety and which we would fain suppress; but the mere fact that these early Christian poets were under the power of the Spirit would show that their poetry must have been high and pure. 15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body; and be thankful. If "psalms" represent the heritage of sacred song derived by the Christian Church from the Jewish, the "hymns and spiritual songs" will cover what further in the same kind it produced out of its own bosom; but with a difference. There is plenty of it to fill the wonderful house. read more, Scripture: It has soothed my affliction, it has endeared solitude, and it has given me the habit of wishing to discover the good and beautiful in all that surrounds me."2. Young Children draw a picture about something you hear during the sermon. Could they hold out a little longer? New American Standard Version Then we must sing earnestly and awake out of our lethargy (Psalm 57:8).4. They have Christ for their Author, for their Subject, for their End. (1) This points out a contrast between a settled and vagrant life. Paul begins the text by HYMNS. His Word, then, must be the staple of the verbal intercourse. You have only to do that. The songs of Christians ought not to aim at promoting dissoluteness or gain; but to be employed in celebrating the praises of the Redeemer. Titus 2:7-15 & Colossians 3:16-17 Moral purity. What does it mean to dwell in Colossians 1:16? Notice the social hearing of the precept as embedded in the context (vers. Colossians 3:15-17 NIV (2) Thus used, it will dwell. read more. In the gradual breaking down of the distinction between the human and the divine which marked the fallen days of Greece and Rome, with the usurping on the part of men of divine honours, the hymn came more and more to be applied to men; although this was not without remonstrance. A "psalm" might be a De profundis, the story of man's deliverance, or a commemoration of mercies received; and of a "spiritual song" much the same could be said; a "hymn" must always be more or less of a Magnificat, a direct address of praise and glory to God. Hence David not only tunes his voice to the harp, but his voice before either (Psalm 57:7-8). Singing is God's ordinance, binding all sorts of men (Ephesians 6:19; James 5:13; Psalm 66:1-2; Psalm 92:1; Psalm 135:3). )Power of a hymnW. When it comes to prayer, Christ is not into vain In view of all of this, it is only reasonable that His teaching should dwell in us so that we will carry out His will. Richly in its best forms and sweetest fragrance, with all its luminous, guiding powers. "The Word" is one of His titles, and He would have us honour it by honouring the Scriptures which testify of Him.4. If a man had some fragment of an old psalm, or some strain that bad come fresh from the Christian heart, he might sing it, and his brethren would listen. Verse 16 says to sing with thankful hearts, and verse 17 says that whatever we do or say, we need to be giving thanks to God. Immediately on His resurrection He began to speak, and when He went away He left nothing behind Him but His Word. It was the essence of a Greek "hymn" that it should be addressed to, or be in praise of a god or a hero, i.e., a deified man, as Callisthenes reminded Alexander, who, claiming hymns for himself, or suffering them to be addressed to him, implicitly accepted divine honours. But what a long way we have travelled from it to a modern congregation, standing with hooks that they scarcely look at, and "worshipping" in a hymn which half of them do not open their mouths to sing at all, and the other half do in a voice inaudible three pews off.(A. Admonishing, nouqetevw / nouthete, has a root meaning of to put in mind. It can also be translated as exhort, teach or give instruction though it is from the negative side of pointing out things that are wrong and giving warning about them. We do not search after worldly wealth so.3. From the universality of excited feelings in the apostolic Churches. Baxendale.On one of the days when President Garfield lay dying at the seaside, he was a little better, and was permitted to sit by the window, while Mrs. Garfield was in the adjoining room. Could they hold out a little longer? Maclaren, D. D.Whenever a great quickening of religious life comes, a great burst of Christian song comes with it. )The school of the WordBishop Vincent.I. "Singing the gospel" is a very old invention though the name be new. Dr. Bliss opened the doer, and after listening a few moments Mr. Garfield exclaimed, as the large tears coursed down his sunken cheeks, "Glorious, Bliss, isn't it?"(W. How many Christians have crossed the river strong in the faith with the words of some precious stanza on their tongues which they learnt in the Sunday school?(J. Then let me remember the Word of Christ as a word of assured salvation, saving the eyes from tears, the feet from falling, and the soul from death. This exhortation is connected with the exhortation out of which it springs (vers. Here is a sermon I used to teach my church on worship. Garfield." 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and .read more Scripture: Colossians 3:15-17 Denomination: Baptist Dressed In His Righteousness Alone Contributed by Lori Broschat on Feb 29, 2016 | 4,466 views Wearing the garment of Christ Without faith it may produce various effects: it may make you, like Herod, "do many things," and induce yon, like Felix, "to hear Paul gladly"; it may produce feelings of wonder, etc. So let the Word of Christ dwell in you as to enrich your souls. Poetic conception. Yield yourselves up as sacred dwellings to be occupied with it.1. A beautiful life; a life of poetry and heart music; a life, too, open alike to all.(A. )The service of songN. Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth, the life, the hand must speak.(R. We should teach and admonish by singing, and that (1)ourselves, by considering the matter. It is to dwell. The ethics of the book find their full manifestation in Him. (4) This may be by the Spirit being given in answer to the prayer of faith. Gratitude is not improperly joined to songs; because we are moved to sing in joyous and prosperous circumstances, in which condition thankfulness is binding and necessary.2. For instruction. Ah! (2) Am I doubting and desponding, finding few signs of grace? Spence, D. D.)Singing with grace in your hearts unto the LordPhrygia was proverbially a land of musicBp. It is to dwell. Ah! With gratitude. read more. We may confidently assume that the hymns referred to in the text were direct addresses to God, such as Luke 1:46-55, 68-79; Acts 4:24, and that which Paul and Silas sang in the Philippian dungeon (Acts 16:25). "They would both profit and delight." Poetic conception. Ah! (2) But it must be as the Word of Christ. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and ITS DWELLING-PLACE.1. "All Scripture is profitable." Instruction thus conveyed aids the memory and makes a greater impression on the mind. )The poets of the New TestamentP. It is also translated generosity or goodness. "The law of the Lord is. Before leaving the burning steamer and committing himself to the merciless waves, he carefully fastened upon himself and his wife life preservers. He dwells in it. (1) This points out a contrast between a settled and vagrant life. Notice the social hearing of the precept as embedded in the context (vers. Such care for singing, again, is quite of a piece with Paul's high ideal of womanly grace and beauty in youth (1 Corinthians 11:15), priestlike dignity in age (Titus 2:3), with his recognition of things "lovely" (Philippians 4:3), with his appeal to primary aesthetic instincts (1 Corinthians 11:13), with his horror of "confusion" in public worship (1 Corinthians 14:33), with the word for agrave and majestic beauty in public service expressed in that great foundation-rubric (1 Corinthians 14:40). Phrygian music was apt to become the accompaniment of the passionate and unmanly wailing of Asian barbarism. (2)Others, as ministers in appointing hymns for the congregation, or masters of the family, or when Christians meet, there should be choice of such psalms as may comfort or rebuke according to occasion (1 Corinthians 14:26).2. (Archbishop Trench. You are to dwell in Christ and He in you, but communion cannot long be maintained without language. Date Preached: Oct 05, 2014 Clearly the lifestyle of world would be different from that of a How many cares have been relieved by some well-known hymn? It is to live in us so that we can live it out in what we think, what we say, and our disposition. Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16-17, Colossians 3:16, Psalms 32:8 Denomination: Independent/Bible Walking In Christ Series Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jan 23, 2012 based on 34 ratings | 44,439 views Christ is sufficient. What the hymns were we have seen; but Christian thought and feeling will soon have expanded into a wider range of poetic utterances than those in which there is a direct address to the Deity. Dr. Bliss opened the doer, and after listening a few moments Mr. Garfield exclaimed, as the large tears coursed down his sunken cheeks, "Glorious, Bliss, isn't it?"(W. The word sometimes means this (1 Corinthians 15:57; 2 Corinthians 2:14). (3) The way of finding Christ all through the Bible is not merely to get it to speak of Christ, but to get Christ to speak to you about it; and so to make it all His, i.e., let it all, every bit and fragment of it, be welded into your experience, with Christ living in you the hope of glory. Christ is the Word, the wisdom of God, the truth; and truth as well as grace came by Him. In many parts you think that He is only dimly and distantly to be found, and even passages fullest of Him do not bring Him as speaking personally to you. The hymns of the Church have often been as the very shrine of spiritual life, for the preservation of doctrine, and the means of progress. No doubt just as in many a missionary Church a hymn is found to be the best vehicle for conveying the truth, so it was in these early Churches, which were made up largely of slaves and women both uneducated. In addition, Jesus is the head of the church, the first born from the dead and preeminent in everything (1:18). For personal enjoyment. The Word of Christ, in order to secure continuance, must be always leaving us. "Spiritual songs" these might be fitly called; even as in almost all our collections of so-called "hymns" there are not a few which by much juster title would bear this name. In our own day, with the power of the printing press, this may not be so necessary; but when books had to be copied in MS., and books were scanty, the citation of song and psalm formed an important element of instruction. To the unconverted this inspiration was madness or intoxication.II. This implies , (1)An intimate knowledge of the truth. And unless it is so written it is quite certain that we have no interest in the covenant. And cultivate thankfulness. Instruction thus conveyed aids the memory and makes a greater impression on the mind. THE EXTENT OF THE POETIC ENDOWMENT IN THE PRIMITIVE CHURCHES. Colossians 3:15 says to always be thankful. This requires prayerful searching, and much more than reading in haste a chapter in the morning or at night. In the gradual breaking down of the distinction between the human and the divine which marked the fallen days of Greece and Rome, with the usurping on the part of men of divine honours, the hymn came more and more to be applied to men; although this was not without remonstrance. The highest strains of the orator are poetical.2. Then let me remember the Word of Christ as a word of assured salvation, saving the eyes from tears, the feet from falling, and the soul from death. Some one cruelly dragged away that of his wife, leaving her without hope, except as she could cling to her husband. The preciousness of Christ's Word, as well as of Christ Himself, is essential to its dwelling in you. THEY MUST BE SUNG UNTO THE LORD. (3) Am I, though calmed with forgiveness, very weak, and unfit for continuing the struggle of the nobler life? But, lo! 6:08). So Mary (Luke 1:46-47). The recognition of sweetness and pleasingness as an element of public worship is very interesting and important. The Psalms of the Old Testament have no single and universally accepted designation in the Hebrew Scriptures. Series: FBC 2013 - Colossians. F. Pentecost, D. D. A little boy came to one of our city missionaries, and holding out a dirty and well-worn bit of printed paper, said, "Please, sir, father sent me to get a clean paper like that." (1) That Word sustains the intercourse, and is for colloquial uses. You have not to make the Word: it is nigh thee in thy heart and in thy mouth if thou wilt but let it dwell in thee richly.4. The recognition of sweetness and pleasingness as an element of public worship is very interesting and important. read more, Scripture: With gratitude. And as the sweet strains floated over the troubled waters, reaching the ears of the sinking and dying, little did they know, those sweet singers of Israel, whom they comforted. It shows how thoughtfully he considered local circumstances, and adapted his lessons to them. Ill confess, Im a Star Trek fan, (1) No one's word will be precious to you unless he is precious whose word it is. This implies a deep concern for each other's moral welfare. It shows how thoughtfully he considered local circumstances, and adapted his lessons to them. "We found it, sir, in sister's pocket after she died; and she used to sing it all the time she was sick, and loved it so much that father wanted to get a clean one to put in a frame to hang up. Therefore farewell to all nugatory, and much more to impure songs.3. Scripture: Colossians 3:16 Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational Atlas For The Soul Contributed by Perry Anderson on Sep 29, 2013 | 3,319 views God gives us His word to guide us through life. To sing with the heart is to sing with the understanding (Psalm 47:7; 1 Corinthians 14:14), with sense and feeling. We must sing with grace. Chapter 3 Verse 16 TAMIRV. ; but it is only when received in faith that it can really profit.III. (1)For daily exercise (Psalm 101:1-2). (3) The way of finding Christ all through the Bible is not merely to get it to speak of Christ, but to get Christ to speak to you about it; and so to make it all His, i.e., let it all, every bit and fragment of it, be welded into your experience, with Christ living in you the hope of glory. 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