Time after Pentecost · Proper 13 · Year C
Colossians 3:1-11
By Faith
August 6, 2028
Overview & Insights
“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1)
The Nature and Importance of Faith The mention of the importance of faith in the last two verses of the preceding chapter leads naturally to this famous chapter on faith. It is impossible to know whether the author is making use of a source, which he now takes over in part or totally, or whether he is composing a fresh catalogue of heroes on the model of existing examples. Extensive reviews of the history of Israel had been composed to substantiate a warning or to provide encouragement, and some of these would have been known to our author. As examples, we may mention Psalm 78; Wisdom of Solomon 10; Sirach 44–50; 1 Maccabees 2:51–64; and Acts 7.
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Commentary
Colossians 3 Commentary: Put Off the Old Man, Put On the New Enduring Word · David Guzik
Covers the call to seek things above and put off the old self verse by verse.
Colossians 3 Commentary Precept Austin
Word study on putting to death what is earthly and putting on the new self.
Colossians 3:1-11 Commentaries BibleHub
Aggregates classic commentary on seeking the things above.
Commentary on Colossians 3:1-11 Working Preacher
Contrasts pre-Christian and post-Christian living around where believers set their minds.
Colossians 3:1-11 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
Argues a cosmic Savior deserves a cosmic response of radical obedience.
Colossians 3:1 interlinear BibleHub
Greek text and parsing for seeking the things that are above.
Background & Word Study
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Hebrews 11 tells of those who trusted God's promise before they saw it, Abraham and Sarah among them, welcoming from afar the fulfillment that comes in Christ.
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