Congregational Remembrancer 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… I. CHRIST DWELLS IN BELIEVERS. 1. Christ is in you who truly believe in him. Faith brings Him into union with the soul. 2. Christ is in you as He engages your first affections. 3. Christ is in you as His likeness is impressed on your souls. Where this is there will be — (1) Aversion to sin. (2) Delight in the law of God. (3) Zeal for the Divine glory. (4) Habitual submission to the Divine will. 4. Christ is in you if His Spirit dwell in you — "If any man have not the Spirit of Christ," etc. II. CHRIST IN BELIEVERS IS THE HOPE OF GLORY. 1. Their hope is founded in Christ (1 Timothy 1:1). Nor can the hope of a sinful creature rest anywhere else with safety. 2. Their hope is communicated by Christ. 3. Their hope is maintained by Christ. They cherish this hope as Christ is in them.Learn — 1. The happy condition of the believer. He may rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 2. The importance of earnest endeavours to know our state before God. 3. The fallacy of that hope that is not founded on the Saviour, and productive of conformity to Him. (Congregational Remembrancer.) 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: |
    |