歌羅西書 3:12-17
12 所以， 你們既是神的選民， 聖潔蒙愛的人， 就要存憐憫、 恩慈、 謙虛、 溫柔、 忍耐的心。 13 倘若這人與那人有嫌隙， 總要彼此包容， 彼此饒恕； 主怎樣饒恕了你們， 你們也要怎樣饒恕人。 14在這一切之外， 要存著愛心， 愛心就是聯絡全德的。 15 又要叫基督的平安在你們心裡作主； 你們也為此蒙召， 歸為一體； 且要存感謝的心。 16 當用各樣的智慧， 把基督的道理豐豐富富的存在心裡， 用詩章、 頌詞、 靈歌， 彼此教導， 互相勸戒， 心被恩感， 歌頌神。 17 無論做甚麼， 或說話或行事， 都要奉主耶穌的名， 藉著他感謝父神。
Colossians 3:12-17
12 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; 13 bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. 14 But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection. 15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. 17 And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
Today’s passage is parallel with Ephesians 5:18-21. In his Letter to the Ephesians, Paul emphasized being filled with the Spirit; in his Letter to the Colossians, he emphasized being filled with the Word. But the results are the same. A believer filled with the Spirit is joyful, thankful, and submissive. A believer filled with the Word of God is also joyful, thankful, and submissive.
In other words, the Word-filled Christian is a Spirit-filled Christian. To give thanks in whatever we do, we need to be enriched by the Word of Christ!
Today’s passage is parallel with Ephesians 5:18-21. In his Letter to the Ephesians, Paul emphasized being filled with the Spirit; in his Letter to the Colossians, he emphasized being filled with the Word. But the results are the same. A believer filled with the Spirit is joyful, thankful, and submissive. A believer filled with the Word of God is also joyful, thankful, and submissive.
In other words, the Word-filled Christian is a Spirit-filled Christian. To give thanks in whatever we do, we need to be enriched by the Word of Christ!
