Colossians 1:27 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you… is — I. IN THE SOUL. He is not the Christ of the Book and the creed merely. He is in the soul — 1. As the chief object of love. 2. The chief subject of thought. 3. The chief sovereign of activities. II. THE INSPIRER OF THE SUBLIMEST HOPE. This hope is — 1. Directed to the highest object, "glory." The glory of goodness, of moral assimilation with God. Hope for goodness is the virtuous hope. 2. Based on the surest foundation — Christ's word and influence. (D. Thomas, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: |
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