ST. PAUL TO THE COLOSSIANS.
OHAPTER L TIIEHB •.&.GB ~DB ~B Address o.nd Salutation 45 Introduction ... 19, 59 Po.uline Sorites i7 The Redeeming Son o.nd his Kingdom 22 Prayer lea.ding up to the Person of The Apostle 11nd his Mission 24 Christ ... 49 The Apostle's Tho.nksgiving for the Paul's Sufferings ... 57 Spirituo.l Progress of the Colossio.ns 27 The Apostolic Salutation •.. GO, 63 The Apostle's Pro.yer for the Enlo.rge- The Apostolic Tho.n.ksgiving ... 60, 65 ment and Completion of their Spiri- The Apostolic Prayer 61 tuo.l Life 30 Ch.rist All in All ... 62 Divine Meetness of the So.ints for their The Ministry of the Mystery 63 IDheritnnce 32 The Intercession ... 66 Tronslo.tion into Christ's Kingdom 32 The Love of the l<'o.ther 67 Redemption through the Blood of The Glory of the Son 69 Christ... 33 The Supremo.cy of Christ in the Morn! Christ's Headship over No.ture 33 Universe 70 Christ's Heo.dship of the Church 3-l: The Apostle's Cowprchcnsivo Viow of The Fulness of the Godheo.d in Jesus So.lvo.tion 72 Christ... 35 The Privilege of Suffering 73 The Reconcilio.tion effected by Christ 36 St. Po.ul's View of hi:i l\Iinistry 7-l: Applico.tion of the Reconcilio.tion to the 'rho Fruitfulness of the Gospel 75 Specie.I Case of the Colossians 37 The Knowledge, of God's Will 75 The Mission, Sufferinge, Gospel, onJ The Inherito.noe of the So.ints 76 Preo.chi.ng of the Apostle ... S8 Redemption 77 The Mo.nner in which the Apostle dis- Christ in his Relo.tions to Gou o.nd to cho.rged his divinely given Trust ... 40 the World 7'1 The Hope laid up in Heo.ven 41 "The Firstborn from the Deod" 78 The Kingdom of God's Dco.r Son 41 The Greo.t Reconcilio.lion 79 The Glories of King Jesus 43 Our Reconcilio.tion 79 The Indwelling Christ the Believer'a Christ, the Hope of Glory SO Hope of Glory ,,. o The Mission of Christio.n PrtaOLing ... 8J ii lNDF.X.
CHAPTER II. CHAPTER III. TJJF:,r11 PACE Tll'KMR PAO!: The Apostle's Concern for the Colo$- Tho True Christian Life 158 sian Church 9i 'l'he Christian View of Family Duties 166 The Christian's Completeness in Clui~t 100 The Obligations of the Risen Life 169 The Claims of the False Teacher 10-1 Heavenly Things the True Object of Nnture and Objects of the Apostle's Christian Contemplation... 169 Struggle on Behalf of the Saints . .. 108 The Believer's Finni III anifestntiou with A Warning 0.,,"'11.inst Deceivers 109 Clll'ist ... 170 The Principle of a Consistent Christian The Duty of llfortifying the Old Me.n 170 Walk... 110 A Warning against Social Sins 172 A Warning against Spcculati,c De- The Ground of these Pmctical Precepts 172 ceivers 111 All Distinctions obliterated in Christ 173 Christ the Fulncss of tl1e Godhead, nnd 'fhe Duty of putting on all tho Charac- our Relntionship to him ... 112 teristic Qualities of the New Man ... 174 The True Circumcision 112 Peace and 'fhe.nksgiving ... 17-1 The Import of Christian Baptism 113 The Use of the Word for Spiritual Edifi- The Atonement and its Blessed Results 114 cation ... 175 Condemnation of Ritualistic Observ- The Principle of n Godly Life 176 nnces and Ascetic Severities 115 The Duties of Wives 176 A Warning against Angel-W'.lrship ... 116 The Duties of Husbands 176 A Warning against Asceticism lli The Duties of Children 177 The Trinity as the Sonrce of Christia.n The Duties of Fathers 177 LoYe and Cunsolation 119 The Duties of Servants 177 Christ our All 120 The Heavenly Life 178 Legalism exposed 121 l\Iortification after Death 179 Introduction to ilie Polemical Pa.rt of The New Life of Love 180 the Epistle 122 Christianity remodelling the Ancient Philosophy 125 Household 181 Three Errors 128 Our Risen Life 182 Three Wonderful Things 132 Dying before Rising 184 Blessed Christian Possibilities 132 What particularly we arc to put on 186 The Complete Ma.n 133 Rela.ti ve Duties .. . 188 Christian Independence 13-1 The Christie.n's Higher Life 190 The Christian'H Exemption from Bond- Death to Evil 191 age to Outwardness UH The Marks, Method, and Motive of the St. Paul's Anxieties for the Colo~shms, Christian Life ... 192 and how they were alla.yed 135 The Christian View of Family Life .. . 193 Congratule.tion.s e.nd Counsels 136 Religious Regulations for Master a.nd Christ's Fnlness the Christian's Se.fe- Sermnt 194 gue.rd ... 13S Present Privileges: Future Glory ... 194 Purity, Pe.rdon, and Victory through Sins of the Flesh and the Sin of Cove- Christ... 139 tousness l!JG Two Dangers to be avoided HO The New Life in Christ the Death-War- The Worthlessness of Unauthorized rant to Old Sins 197 Ceremonie.lism .. . 142 The Christian's Wardrobe .. . IDS Christ, the Treasury of Wisdom 143 A Threefold Cord of Grace .. . 199 Growth in Christ ... 144 The Power of the Word o.nd the Ne.me The Full Divinity of Christ 144 of Christ 200 The Fulness of Humanity ... 145 Husbands and Wives .,, 200 Tl,c nights of Liberty J 45 Children and Po.rents ... ... 201 The Failure of Asceticism ,., 146 Servants and their Mo.stars ... •.. 202 Cbristie.n Aspiration 20i INDEX. iii
TIIEUB PAGE mru• ~• The Hidden Life 205 Salutations and Parting Counsels to Christ All, a.nd in All 205 Jhiencle 227 'fhe Dond of Perfectness 20G Autograph Salutation 227 Peace the Umpire 207 '!'ho Life of Prny~r and Sympalhy 228 Ptialmody 207 The Apostle's Entournge 220 Prayer and Prudence 22!) CHAPTER IV. The Personal 2:ll Prnyer and Social Converse 216 An Exhortation to Prayer .. , 23;"i Personal lllcssages and Greetings 2Hl The (.)hri!<tian antl the World 235 The Duties of l\lasters 223 Christian Greetir.g 23(j Exhorto.tion to Constant Prn,yer 223 Conditions of Success in Prayer 237 Prayer for tho Apostle antl his Com- The Chrii;tian's Conduct and Conversa- panions 223 tion in the World 238 The Behaviour of Christians in the Personal Salutations nnd Pastoral World... 224 Cares ... 239 Tho Iwportanco of Seasonable Speech 22! Steadfastness in Prayer 2-10 The Bearers of the Epistle to the The Wisdom of the Church in its Rela- Colossians 225 tions to the World 2!1 Greetings from Three Loyal Friends Salt 211 of tho Apostle .. . 225 A Friendly Exchan;;c .. 212 Greetings from Three Gentile Friends "Ilemem ber my Douds" 2¼3 of the A.posUe ... 226