Quotes About Colossians

#1. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. COLOSSIANS 3:15

Joel Osteen

#2. In the book of Colossians, it talks about that because of what Christ did, we are pure. We are without judgment on ourselves. And only through him can we do something like this.

Jim Bakker

#3. The teaching of Colossians 2:3-8 is unambiguous. ALL knowledge (note: not simply knowledge of "religious" matters is to be found in Christ.

Greg L. Bahnsen

#4. Paul doesn't pray that the Colossians will find something they don't have; rather he prays they'll grow in their awareness and understanding of what they already have.

Tullian Tchividjian

#5. We . . . do not cease to pray for you. COLOSSIANS 1:9

Billy Graham

#6. Peace is our inheritance from Jesus, but we have to choose to follow Him daily. Colossians 3:15 teaches us that peace is to be the "umpire" in our lives, settling every issue that needs a decision. To gain and maintain peace in our hearts, we may have to learn to say no to a few things.

Joyce Meyer

#7. He has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son He loves. Colossians 1:13

Beth Moore

#8. My purpose is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ.
Colossians 2 2

Anonymous

#9. Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ. Colossians 2:8 (emphasis added) So

Andy Mason

#10. For everything, absolutely everything, above and below, visible and invisible ... everything got started in him and finds its purpose in him. Colossians 1:16 (MSG)

Rick Warren

#11. But the guarding of our desires is more than fighting a rear-guard defensive action against temptations from the world, the flesh, and the devil. We must take the offensive. Paul directs us to set our hearts on things above, that is, on spiritual values (Colossians 3:1).

Jerry Bridges

#12. [The Apostle] Paul's prayer for the Christians at Colosse should always be on our lips: That "God fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding" (Colossians 1:9).

J. Oswald Sanders

#13. He has reconciled you by His physical body through His death, to present you holy, faultless, and blameless before Him. Colossians 1:22

Beth Moore

#14. As God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. COLOSSIANS 3:12 NIV

Billy Graham

#15. Jesus - "the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily" (Colossians 2:9).

John Piper

#16. Regardless of what else you put on, wear love. It's your basic, all-purpose garment. Never be without it" (Colossians 3:14).

Stephen W. Smith

#17. The Bible says, "In him all things hold together" (Colossians 1:17, NIV). So if something is falling apart, it's because it's not in Him.

Perry Noble

#18. out of this mass of sinful humanity, he would call and draw out his chosen ones, removing them from the kingdom of darkness and placing them into the kingdom of his Son (Colossians 1:13).

Vincent Cheung

#19. In Colossians 2:12 and 1 Peter 3:21 baptism is an expression of the faith of the person being baptized. I [do] not see how an infant could properly receive this ordinance as an expression of his or her faith.

John Piper

#20. Christ who is your life,' (Col 3:4): This identification reflects the relentless Christological focus of Colossians.

Douglas J. Moo

#21. And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. - Colossians 3:15

Gary Chapman

#22. Perhaps parents' greatest heritage to pass on to their children is the ability to perceive the multitude of God's daily blessings and to respond with continual gratitude. We should be "abounding in thanksgiving" (Colossians 2:7).

Randy Alcorn

#23. Colossians 1:16 tells us that everything was created FOR God ... don't we live instead as though God is created for US, to do OUR bidding, to bless US, and to take care of OUR loved ones?

Francis Chan

#24. AND WHATEVER YOU DO, WHETHER IN WORD OR DEED, DO IT ALL IN THE NAME OF THE LORD JESUS, GIVING THANKS TO GOD THE FATHER THROUGH HIM. COLOSSIANS 3:17

Sandra Kristen Moore

#25. We pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God (Colossians 1:10).

Jim Cymbala

#26. Colossians 2:6 says, "As you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him." The path to salvation by faith travels down the way of repentance and we never leave that road.

James MacDonald

#27. The power of the bleeding love of God is stronger than the power of Caesar, of the law, of Mars, Mammon, Aphrodite and the rest. This is the point that Paul grasped. And that is the reason for the Colossians' gratitude. The battle has been won.

N. T. Wright

#28. Some people get exactly what they always wanted ... and throw it away. This is the cyclical behavior of someone who has built a life on the foundation of a victim mentality.

Steve Maraboli

#29. Paternalistic is a very good word. They think they have to look out for these guys? Don't worry about it. Why? Because of history. Kevin Garnett, Tracy McGrady, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant. They did okay.

Sonny Vaccaro

#30. Even for our enemies in misery- there should be tears in our eyes.

Charan Singh

#31. I did my share of kid acting, like lots of us do. I even played King Herod when I was 6, but when I got to the end of my school period, that was it.

Theo James

#32. If you cannot be positive, then at least be quiet.

Joel Osteen

#33. They felt, in fact, tremendously bucked-up, which was how Lady Ramkin would almost certainly have put it and which was definitely several letters of the alphabet away from how they normally felt.

Terry Pratchett

#34. If you're playing on fucking me to death, I'm so on board with that.

Debra Anastasia

#35. The really royal calling of the philosopher (as expressed by Alcuin the Anglo-Saxon): To correct what is wrong, and strengthen the right, and raise what is holy.

Friedrich Nietzsche

#36. We cannot choose the times we live in. Just as, sometimes, we cannot choose whom we love.

Tobsha Learner

#37. And above all, clothe yourself with love, which binds us all in perfect harmony.

Colossians 3 14

#38. I would put myself in the attitude to look in the eye an abstract truth, and I cannot. I blench and withdraw on this side and on that. I seem to know what he meant who said, No man can see God face to face and live.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

#39. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.

Colossians 3 14

#40. We love wealth, and we hate poor people. I know people who work in TV news who have actually been told to do stand-ups rather than put interviews with poor people on the air. We physically don't want to look at them.

Matt Taibbi