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Colossians
3:12-21
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
 | "Gratitude,"
Comparative World Scriptures from United Communities of Spirit. |
| II.4, Paedagogus,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
| IV.7, IV.8, Stromata,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
| II.8,
To His Wife, Tertullian (c. 206) |
| VIII.XXXII,
Against Celsus, Origen
(c. 246) |
| Commentary by St John Chrysostom: Homily IX.
 | "Virtue he calls
wisdom, and lowliness of mind is wisdom, and almsgiving, and other such
like things, are wisdom; just as the contraries are folly, for cruelty
too cometh of folly." |
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| From the Geneva Notes.
| "You are joined
together into one body through God's goodness, so that you might help
one another, as fellow members." |
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| From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
| "We must not only do no
hurt to any, but do what good we can to all." |
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| From Wesley's
Notes.
| "And then the peace
of God shall rule in your hearts - Shall sway every temper,
affection, thought, as the reward (so the Greek word implies) of your
preceding love and obedience." |
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| From the Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "...bowels of mercies--Some
of the oldest manuscripts read singular, "mercy." Bowels
express the yearning compassion, which has its seat in the heart, and
which we feel to act on our inward parts." |
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| From The People's
New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
| "Neither in worship,
nor in his business and pleasures, must be the Christian engage in
anything that cannot be done in Christ's name; i.e., by his
authority and in prayer to him. This covers the whole life. It applies
to conduct, to places of resort, to secular calling. If doubtful, see if
you can on your knees ask Christ to go with you and bless you in what
you are about to undertake." |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
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"First
Thoughts on Passages on Year C Epistle Passages in the Lectionary:
Christmas 1," William
Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
| "Forgiving is a form of giving, a way
of giving up the power we might play with by withholding it." |
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Comments
(commentary) and
Clippings
(technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal. |
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"Christian Life in the World,"
"Be
Subject to One Another," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible
Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. |
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"Why Should We Forgive?" study guide for
adults, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at)
"Forgiveness," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian
Ethics at Baylor University, 2001. |
| "The
Old Man," David L. Roth, in Kerux: The Online Journal of
Biblical Theology (Reformed).
| "There is a difference
between being heavenly minded and being merely interested in things of
heaven. The one requires all of the resources of heart, mind and
strength under Spirit-sway. The other, merely an inclination toward
speculation." |
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Kairos CoMotion Lectionary Discussion,
Colossians 3:12-17. "A place of
conversation regarding Progressive Christianity."
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"Clothes are technologies of comfort and fashion/status. In this sense
the experience of compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience
are techniques of love, are the clothing covering and revealing love." |
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| Articles & Background:
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"Tempering
the Spirit of Wrath: Anger and the Christian Life," Robert C. Roberts.
The
Christian Century, 1997. At
Religion OnLine.
| "If anger is ever to be right and fitting, two things must be
true: first, that people are sometimes blameworthy, and their blameworthiness makes them
unattractive and makes them deserve to be hurt; second, that somebody is in a position to
judge." |
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"On Raisin' Abel," Robert B. Sloan, Jr., (other resources at)
"Children," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian
Ethics at Baylor University, 2003.
| "Developing Christian practice and virtue in our
children is a complex matter..." |
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"Why We Sing," Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, (other resources at)
"Singing Our Lives," Christian Reflection, 2006.
| "When we come before God in worship, why do we
sing rather than merely think or talk with one another?" |
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"Declining with Grace," study guide for
adults, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at)
"Aging," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian
Ethics at Baylor University, 2003. |
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"The
Craft of Forgiveness," L. Gregory Jones,
Loyola College. Theology Today, October, 1993.
| "If, and insofar as,
Christians are able to recognize that forgiveness is a way of life
rather than a simple word to assuage guilt, then we will be on our
way to embodying the wholeness of the gospel through mastering the
craft of forgiveness." |
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"Clergy, Children, and Families: Learning from Basic Concepts of Child
Therapy," Peter Cammarano, Padre Complex.
| ""On top of the fishbowl experience, clergy families
also experience the stress of mobility concerns, lack of control, and
boundary intrusions. Are there basic lessons that clergy families could
learn from the child therapy movement that could help manage these
stresses and support healthy families? Could elements of appropriate
emotional availability, active participation in the child’s play,
recognition of child resilience, limit setting, and filial therapy be a
beginning place for clergy families to learn from child therapy?" |
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Articles in
ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are
subscribed and logged in to
ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
| Allen, Joseph,
"Renewal of the Christian Community: A Challenge for Pastoral Ministry,"
St Vladimir's Theological Quarterly, 1985. |
| Barram, Michael,
"Between Text & Sermon: Colossians 3:1-17," Interpretation, 2005. |
| Detwiler, David F.,
"Church Music and Colossians 3:16," Bibliotheca Sacra, 2001. |
| Henderson, Susan Watts,
"Taking Liberties with the Text: Colossians Household Code As Hermeneutical
Paradigm," Interpretation, 2006. |
| Maier, Harry O.,
"A Sly Civility: Colossians and Empire," Journal for the Study of the
New Testament, 2005.
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| Moule, C.F.D.,
"'The New Life' in Colossians 3:1-17," Review & Expositor, 1973. |
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