Mystery verses!
Colossians 1:24-29
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Published September 21st, 2016; Updated September 22nd, 2016
Glory question
I'm not very good at bracketing! I've emboldened some highlights. Some of my Bolds are in the wrong place. Maybe I have too many. If you could bolden 5-7 phrases to capture the essence of this passage, which would they be?
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Something to think about
This section shows how *It's all about Jesus*
Church question
Coloured by theme for your enjoyment. Roughly: Green=Paul, Pink/purple=peoplechurch, Orange=Ministry, Blue=Divine, Yellow=The Main Thing, Red=Purpose. A pink *here is the Church* box is missing (or even several!)... Where do you think it/they should go?
Key for me
My Prayer
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Glory question
What is "the hope of glory"?
I'm not very good at bracketing! I've emboldened some highlights. Some of my Bolds are in the wrong place. Maybe I have too many. If you could bolden 5-7 phrases to capture the essence of this passage, which would they be?
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Colossians 1:24-29
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Now j I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake,
and in my flesh k I am filling up l what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions m for the sake of his body, that is, the church,
n of which I became a minister according to
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o the stewardship from God that was given to me for you,
to make
the word of God
fully known,
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p the mystery
hidden for ages and generations
but now revealed to his saints.
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q To them God chose to make known
how great among the Gentiles
are r the riches of the glory of p this mystery,
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Christ in you,
s the hope of glory.
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Him we proclaim,
warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom,
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that t we may present everyone u mature in Christ.
For this v I toil,
w struggling x with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.
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Psalms 72:19
19 Blessed be his w glorious name forever; may x the whole earth be filled with his glory ! y Amen and Amen!
Psalms 57:5
5 x Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth !
Isaiah 66:18-19
18 “ For I know 1 their works and their thoughts, and the time is coming 2 a to gather all nations and tongues. And they shall come and shall see my glory , 19 and I will set a sign among them . And from them b I will send survivors to the nations, to c Tarshish, d Pul, and d Lud, who draw the bow, to e Tubal and e Javan, f to the coastlands far away, g that have not heard my fame or seen my glory. And they shall declare my glory among the nations .
Matthew 13:43
43 Then u the righteous will shine like the sun v in the kingdom of their Father . w He who has ears, let him hear.
1 Peter 5:10
10 And i after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, j who has called you to his k eternal glory in Christ , will himself l restore, m confirm, strengthen, and establish you .
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Something to think about
Paul's method was to "PROCLAIM, WARN AND TEACH." This may be because proclaiming, warning and teaching was how things were done back then. Now we might need to use more subtle methods to achieve the same purpose. Christ can still be a *mystery* - people nowadays enjoy discovering mysteries for themselves... not being told the answer before they've started.
This section shows how *It's all about Jesus*
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Colossians 1:24-29
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Now j I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh k I am filling up l what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions
The Experience: rejoicing in sharing the SUFFERINGS of C hrist .
Νῦν χαίρω ἐν τοῖς παθήμασιν ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν καὶ ἀνταναπληρῶ τὰ ὑστερήματα τῶν θλίψεων τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐν τῇ σαρκί μου ὑπὲρ τοῦ σώματος αὐτοῦ, ὅ ἐστιν ἡ ἐκκλησία,
m for the sake of his body, that is, the church,
The Beneficiary: the BODY of Christ (you the Church)
n of which I became a minister according to o the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known, p the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints. q To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are r the riches of the glory of p this mystery, which is Christ in you, s the hope of glory.
The stewardship; the charge: To make known The Mystery Christ IN YOU . (and how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery).
ἧς ἐγενόμην ἐγὼ διάκονος κατὰ τὴν οἰκονομίαν τοῦ θεοῦ τὴν δοθεῖσάν μοι εἰς ὑμᾶς πληρῶσαι τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ, τὸ μυστήριον τὸ ἀποκεκρυμμένον ἀπὸ τῶν αἰώνων καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν γενεῶν - νῦν δὲ ἐφανερώθη τοῖς ἁγίοις αὐτοῦ, οἷς ἠθέλησεν ὁ θεὸς γνωρίσαι τί τὸ πλοῦτος τῆς δόξης τοῦ μυστηρίου τούτου ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν, ὅ ἐστιν Χριστὸς ἐν ὑμῖν, ἡ ἐλπὶς τῆς δόξης• ὃν ἡμεῖς καταγγέλλομεν νουθετοῦντες πάντα ἄνθρωπον καὶ διδάσκοντες πάντα ἄνθρωπον ἐν πάσῃ σοφίᾳ, ἵνα παραστήσωμεν πάντα ἄνθρωπον τέλειον ἐν Χριστῷ•
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Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom,
The Method : PROCLAIMING Christ , warning and teaching each one with all wisdom.
that t we may present everyone u mature in Christ.
The Goal : Every One MATURE IN Christ
εἰς ὃ καὶ κοπιῶ ἀγωνιζόμενος κατὰ τὴν ἐνέργειαν αὐτοῦ τὴν ἐνεργουμένην ἐν ἐμοὶ ἐν δυνάμει.
For this v I toil, w struggling x with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.
The Heart and Strength : Toiling, struggling with the powerful ENERGY of Christ .
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Church question
Where is the church?
Coloured by theme for your enjoyment. Roughly: Green=Paul, Pink/purple=peoplechurch, Orange=Ministry, Blue=Divine, Yellow=The Main Thing, Red=Purpose. A pink *here is the Church* box is missing (or even several!)... Where do you think it/they should go?
Colossians 1:24-29
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Νῦν χαίρω ἐν τοῖς παθήμασιν ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν καὶ ἀνταναπληρῶ τὰ ὑστερήματα τῶν θλίψεων τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐν τῇ σαρκί μου ὑπὲρ τοῦ σώματος αὐτοῦ, ὅ ἐστιν ἡ ἐκκλησία,
Now I rejoice
in my sufferings
for your sake,
and in my flesh
I am filling up what is lacking
in Christ’s afflictions
for the sake of his body,
that is, the church,
ἧς ἐγενόμην ἐγὼ διάκονος κατὰ τὴν οἰκονομίαν τοῦ θεοῦ τὴν δοθεῖσάν μοι εἰς ὑμᾶς πληρῶσαι τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ,
of which I became a minister
according to the stewardship from God
that was given to me
for you,
to make the
word of God fully known,
τὸ μυστήριον τὸ ἀποκεκρυμμένον ἀπὸ τῶν αἰώνων καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν γενεῶν - νῦν δὲ ἐφανερώθη τοῖς ἁγίοις αὐτοῦ,
*** the MYSTERY ***
hidden for ages and generations
but now revealed
to his saints.
οἷς ἠθέλησεν ὁ θεὸς γνωρίσαι τί τὸ πλοῦτος τῆς δόξης τοῦ μυστηρίου τούτου ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν, ὅ ἐστιν Χριστὸς ἐν ὑμῖν, ἡ ἐλπὶς τῆς δόξης•
To them
God chose to make known
how great among the Gentiles
are the riches of the glory of
*** this MYSTERY ***
which is
****** Christ in you ****** ****** the hope of glory ******
ὃν ἡμεῖς καταγγέλλομεν νουθετοῦντες πάντα ἄνθρωπον καὶ διδάσκοντες πάντα ἄνθρωπον ἐν πάσῃ σοφίᾳ, ἵνα παραστήσωμεν πάντα ἄνθρωπον τέλειον ἐν Χριστῷ•
Him we proclaim,
warning everyone [gk: every ἄνθρωπον singular ]
and teaching everyone [gk: every ἄνθρωπον singular ]
with all wisdom,
that we may
present
everyone [gk: every ἄνθρωπον singular ]
mature in Christ.
εἰς ὃ καὶ κοπιῶ ἀγωνιζόμενος κατὰ τὴν ἐνέργειαν αὐτοῦ τὴν ἐνεργουμένην ἐν ἐμοὶ ἐν δυνάμει.
For this I toil,
struggling
with all his energy
that he powerfully works
within me.
Νῦν χαίρω ἐν τοῖς παθήμασιν ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν καὶ ἀνταναπληρῶ τὰ ὑστερήματα τῶν θλίψεων τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐν τῇ σαρκί μου ὑπὲρ τοῦ σώματος αὐτοῦ, ὅ ἐστιν ἡ ἐκκλησία,
ἧς ἐγενόμην ἐγὼ διάκονος κατὰ τὴν οἰκονομίαν τοῦ θεοῦ τὴν δοθεῖσάν μοι εἰς ὑμᾶς πληρῶσαι τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ,
τὸ μυστήριον τὸ ἀποκεκρυμμένον ἀπὸ τῶν αἰώνων καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν γενεῶν - νῦν δὲ ἐφανερώθη τοῖς ἁγίοις αὐτοῦ,
οἷς ἠθέλησεν ὁ θεὸς γνωρίσαι τί τὸ πλοῦτος τῆς δόξης τοῦ μυστηρίου τούτου ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν, ὅ ἐστιν Χριστὸς ἐν ὑμῖν, ἡ ἐλπὶς τῆς δόξης•
ὃν ἡμεῖς καταγγέλλομεν νουθετοῦντες πάντα ἄνθρωπον καὶ διδάσκοντες πάντα ἄνθρωπον ἐν πάσῃ σοφίᾳ, ἵνα παραστήσωμεν πάντα ἄνθρωπον τέλειον ἐν Χριστῷ•
εἰς ὃ καὶ κοπιῶ ἀγωνιζόμενος κατὰ τὴν ἐνέργειαν αὐτοῦ τὴν ἐνεργουμένην ἐν ἐμοὶ ἐν δυνάμει.
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Key for me
NT Wright says ... " of course, part of the good news of Jesus is that with him the Temple has been turned inside out. The inner sanctum, the Holy of Holies – the place where Christ is in you as the hope of glory , the place where heaven and earth meet in sacrificial love and glorious new creation – is now out on the street, in Spennymoor and Shildon, inCockfield and Greenside, in Durham and Blaydon, in Middleton St George, in Horden and Darlington and Norton." Wright is speaking to Anglican priests. He goes on to say "You are the ones who carry that glory onto the street." This would be said to any Christian. In fact, though, I believe the mysterious message, still being revealed, is that people on the street can discover the mystery of the glory of * Christ in you* - and they can discover it in and among themselves .
My Prayer
What a mystery! What a hope of glory! Lord, Christ in me!! All your energy powerfully working within me, as I toil, painfully sometimes, with you, and with *each one* of my friends, for their sake, for the sake of Your Church, wisely exploring how we can each grow to maturity in the always-yet-to-be-discovered mystery of you, our Lord Jesus Christ. Christ in her - Christ in him - Christ in you - Christ in me - Christ among us - the hope of glory. Amen.
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