Colossians 3:1

"Colossians."

Key Reflection

In Colossians 3:1, the reference to "Colossians" opens the letter with a declaration that believers are to set their minds on things above and seek to be continually renewed in their inner person according to God's will. This sets the stage for Paul’s teachings on the spiritual transformation believers undergo as they follow Christ.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

COLOSSIANS CHAPTER 3 ANALYSIS OF THE CHAPTER IN the previous chapter, the apostle had showed what a true Christian ought not to follow after. He had warned the Colossians against the dangers of false philosophy, and the doctrines of erroneous teachers. In this chapter, he teaches them what they ought to pursue and to seek. He therefore enjoins various duties in the different relations of life, which they ought to perform in such a way as to show that true religion had a controlling influence over their hearts, he specifies the following: (1.) The duty of setting the affections on things above, Col 3:1-4.

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