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Scriptural Text [& Editorial]
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Commentary & Explanation
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Footnotes ~ References ~ JST
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CHAPTER 3
Some lives are his with God in Christ—Saints exhorted to be holy and
to serve the Lord Jesus Christ.
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1 IF ye then be
arisen with Christ, seek those things which are above,
where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
2 Set your aaffection on
bthings cabove, not on things on the
dearth.
3 For ye are adead, and your
life is hid with Christ in God.
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4 When Christ, who is our
alife, shall bappear, then shall ye also
appear with him in cglory.
5 aMortify therefore your
bmembers which are upon the earth; fornication,
uncleanness, cinordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and
dcovetousness, which is eidolatry:
6 For which things' sake the
awrath of God cometh on the children of
bdisobedience:
7 In the which ye also walked
asome time, when ye lived in them.
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8 But now ye also aput off
all these; banger, wrath, cmalice,
dblasphemy, filthy ecommunication out of
your mouth.
9 aLie not one to another,
seeing that ye have put off the bold man with his
deeds;
10 And have put on the anew
man, which is renewed in knowledge after the bimage
of him that ccreated him:
11 Where there is neither
aGreek nor Jew, bcircumcision nor
uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ
is all, and in all.
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12 Put on therefore, as the
aelect of God, holy and beloved, bbowels
of cmercies, dkindness,
ehumbleness of mind, fmeekness,
longsuffering;
13 aForbearing one another,
and bforgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel
against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
14 And above all these things put on
acharity, which is the bond of perfectness.
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15 And let the apeace of God
rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye
bthankful.
16 Let the aword of Christ
dwell in you richly in all bwisdom;
cteaching and admonishing one another in psalms and
dhymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your
hearts to the Lord.
17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed,
ado all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving
bthanks to God and the Father by him.
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18 aWives, submit yourselves
unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.
19 aHusbands,
blove your wives, and be not bitter against them.
20 aChildren,
bobey your parents in all things: for this is well
pleasing unto the Lord.
21 aFathers,
bprovoke not your children to canger,
lest they be discouraged.
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22 aServants, obey in all
things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as
menpleasers; but in bsingleness of heart,
cfearing God:
23 And whatsoever ye do, do it
aheartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
24 Knowing that of the Lord ye shall
areceive the breward of the
cinheritance: for ye dserve the Lord
Christ.
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25 But he that doeth awrong
shall receive for the wrong which he hath
donea: and there is no
brespect of persons.
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25a he that doeth wrong shall receive for
the wrong which he hath done Unlike the concept of merciful
salvation without any responsibility and penalty for sin, Paul absolutely
teaches that a person will receive according to their works. Of course
salvation is a free gift unto all men who do come unto Christ, but the degree
of rewards and penalties are contingent upon performance. There is no 'free'
ride, just a guarantee of forgiveness based upon Christ's atonement which
does reconcile men unto God if they come in and through Jesus Christ, no
other way being acceptable before God. And will forgiveness and mercy is to
be shown to all, men shall receive for the wrong which he hat done that which
is so associated with that wrong. Now least one considers one self lost,
sin may be remitted and washed away in Christ through repentance. Therefore
repent and live righteously for all unrepented of wrong will be rewarded
according to the justice thereof.
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