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NASB | Colossians 2:5 For even though I am absent in body, nevertheless I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good discipline and the stability of your faith in Christ. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Colossians 2:5 For even though I am absent [from you] in body, nevertheless I am with you in spirit, delighted to see your good discipline [as you stand shoulder to shoulder and form a solid front] and to see the stability of your faith in Christ [your steadfast reliance on Him and your unwavering confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness]. |
Subject: The Knowledge of Christ |
Bible Note: "Knowledge is man's excellency above the beasts that perish (Psalm32:9). The knowledge of Christ is the Christian's excellency above the Heathen (1 Corinthians 1:23, 24). Practical and saving knowledge of Christ is the sincere Christian's excellency above the self-cozening [self deceptive] hypocrite (Hebrews 6:4, 6). But methodical and well-digested knowledge of Christ is the strong Christian's excellency above the weak (Hebrews 5:12, 13, 14). A saving, though an immethodical [non-methodical] knowledge of Christ, will bring us to heaven (John 17:2) but a regular and methodical, as well as a saving knowledge of him, will bring heaven to us (Colossians 2:2-3). For such is the excellency thereof, even above all other knowledge of Christ, that it renders the understanding judicious, the memory tenacious, and the heart highly and fixedly joyous." --John Flavel (1627-1691) |
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