kagroves Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Q3. (Colossians 1:12-13) Why does Paul use the terms darkness and light to portray his readers past and future? Why does he remind them where they came from? What is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddybearr Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Q3a. (Colossians 1:12-13) Why does Paul use the terms darkness and light to portray his readers past and future? Q3a. Paul uses the term of the reader's darkness and past to mean our lives before salvation, redemption and life in Christ Jesus that were filled with self-satisfying and self-defined truths and dark and hopeless life in the world living only to seek power, fame, evil desires of the flesh we defined as love, ruled by money and greed, lieing and cheating and living only for our own desires and needs and answerering to no one but ourselves. Paul then used the term of the readers of hope for "the light" and future to explain a new life "reborn" when we accept Christ Jesus as our Lord and Savior, asking for forgiveness of our sins and redemption through Him. A new life filled with hope, peace, true love of God, strength and truth of the Gospel and joy living in Jesus and Jesus within us. We now are accountable and answerable to our Lord, making decisions and paths affecting our lives that honor our Lord and righteous and honorable lives and bring honor and glory and praise to Him. We live our lives being a shining example to the world of His neverending and unconditional love, peace and truth to others so they may see Him through us and us living righteously in Him and giving love and unconditional acceptance, as Jesus does to and for us, to all the people our lives touch . Q3b. (Colossians 1:12-13) Why does he remind them where they came from? Paul reminds us of where we came from to remind us that through Jesus and being reborn in Him and He in us, we are no longer filled with self-satisfying and self-defined truths, dark and hopeless life in the world filled with sin and evil desires of the flesh but we are now to live our "reborn" lives seeking, guided and directed by God's will, living a life worthy and pleasing to God in every way. Our calling is to bearing fruit for His kingdom sharing the Gospel of salvation, redemption, unconditional love and acceptance in and for God to all people of the world our lives touch. We are to grow now in the knowlege of God and of His Holy Word, being strenghtened by the will and power of God against sin, evil desires of the flesh and temptation and forces of Satan. We now are empowered by great endurance and patience, thankfulnes and joy through Christ Jesus to overcome all obstacles and pain and suffering so that we can exist in the world to share with the dark world we live and exist in so that they see what lives are like living in Him and Him in us. We are always to be joyfully giving thanks always to our Heavenly Father and Lord Jesus for extending His hand to us and offering us the great and glorious gift of salvation and redemption and through the shed blood of Christ, God sees our sins no more and we are saints in His heavenly kingdom never to fear the sting of death ever again. . Q3c. (Colossians 1:12-13) "the inheritance of the saints in light" that he mentions? Pauls description of "the inheritance of the saints in light" refers to that being "reborn" in Him, our inheritance is look forward to be saints in Kingdom of God and to a future of eternal life with our Lord and Savior in heaven and His glorious kingdom that will reign forever. a Q3d. In verse 13 we find two terms used of governing bodies? How are they contrasted in verse 13? In what sense are subjects "governed" in each? Pauls reference to the kindom of darkness is the kingdom ruled by Satan in this world filled with greed, sin, darkness, hopelessness, evil desires of the flesh and no truth to be guided by or answer to except to our own "self-satisfying and deceiptful needs and desires. Pauls reference to the glorioua "kingdom of Light" is the kingdom ruled by and guided by our God and Savior Christ Jesus, filled with unconditional love and hope and acceptance, strength and endurance. Our souls redeemed by His precious blood , our sins seen no more, and everlasting forgiveness when we fall short of Him and living to bring Him the honor, glory and praise and living our lives by His holy word and Holy truth worthy of Him and bring Him joy in the fruits and love we produce in His kingdom and share to others so they too may desire the God they see in us and us in Him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patriciaa Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Q3. (Colossians 1:12-13) Why does Paul use the terms darkness and light to portray his readers past and future? Darkness referrs to the powers of the dark world--evil, etc. Light is God's realm of love, forgiveness and hope. Why does he remind them where they came from? Joy comes from knowing we were saved from this darkness and makes us aware we want to live in the light. What is "the inheritance of the saints in light" that he mentions? Salvation and life with God is the inheritnce of the saints in light. In verse 13 we find two terms used of governing bodies. How are they contrasted in verse 13?13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves." The darkness is one from which we have been rescued and the kingdom of the Son is being with God. In what sense are subjects "governed" in each? Darkness is controlling and evil and light is full of love and hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD GARY Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Darkness is the realm of Satan and us without God who is "Light". Paul reminds the Colossians of their past in Darkness and now they have found the light through Jesus Christ. The Governing bodies of life can either be governed by the standards of man or striving to be Christlike and follow his teachings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanks Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Q3. (Colossians 1:12-13) Why does Paul use the terms darkness and light to portray his readers past and future? Why does he remind them where they came from? What is "the inheritance of the saints in light" that he mentions? In verse 13 we find two terms used of governing bodies? How are they contrasted in verse 13? In what sense are subjects "governed" in each? We were dead in our trespasses and sins; in bondage to Satan, and subject to his kingdom of darkness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redemption Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 1. Why does Paul use the terms darkness and light to portray his readers past and future? These words can help the readers envision the stark contrast between what their lives were like before and after believing the gospel. Kind of like when we say there's a "night and day" difference between things. These words can also stir emotions. Thinking about being in darkness can elicit a feeling of fear whereas being in light would bring a sense of peace. 2. Why does he remind them where they came from? I think it's because Paul wants to continue to build a case of evidence for the truth of the gospel and its power, of which God is the source. As a result of this gospel, their lives have changed (v6) and they can attest to what their lives were like when they lived in darkness and what they are like now (filled w/ love for others) as they are living in the light. 3. What is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moody Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Why does Paul use the terms darkness and light to portray his readers past and future? God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. Believers belong to God and thus are part of the kingdom of light unlike when they were not believers where they were part of the darkness. Why does he remind them where they came from? Perhaps to remind them of where they stand positionally before God. With that position of being in the light comes the associated characteristics of a Christian life, the stand that one belonging to the light ought to take - how all these were different from before they came to Christ. What is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pastoryolanda Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Q3. (Colossians 1:12-13) Why does Paul use the terms darkness and light to portray his readers past and future? Why does he remind them where they came from? What is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s8nfighter Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Q3. (Colossians 1:12-13) Why does Paul use the terms darkness and light to portray his readers past and future? Why does he remind them where they came from? What is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoiKosum Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Q3. (Colossians 1:12-13) Why does Paul use the terms darkness and light to portray his readers past and future? Why does he remind them where they came from? What is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PATCH Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Q3. (Colossians 1:12-13) Why does Paul use the terms darkness and light to portray his readers past and future? Why does he remind them where they came from? What is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patience123 Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Paul uses the terms darkness and light to portray his reader's past and future, to be living in darkness is like being blind, light brings freedom. He uses complete contrasts to show what a difference salvation makes to the life of a believer. He reminds them where they came from so that they can fully appreciate what a huge difference there is in a life lived in hope and forgiveness of sins, to that of one lived in spiritual darkness. The inheritance of the Saints in light is the hope that believers share of a future (starting now )filled with the grace of God's forgiveness, his love and one day seeing our Lord face to face, when all the earth will recognise him as King of kings and Lord of lords. The two words used of governing bodies are Dominion and Kingdom. The Dominion of Darkness has power to control is governed by forces of evil and the end result is death. The Kingdom of God is filled with light governed with love forgiveness and holds the gift of life everlasting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delivered Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Q3. (Colossians 1:12-13) Why does Paul use the terms darkness and light to portray his readers past and future? Paul who was speaking to the Gentile believers who in their past did not have the light and they walked in darkness, but now that they have seen the truth, they have come into the Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanMary Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Q3. (Colossians 1:12-13) Why does Paul use the terms darkness and light to portray his readers past and future? Before coming into Salvation in Christ, the life is lived in ignorance and absence of God's truth...that Jesus is the Light of the world and in Him is no darkness at all. Why does he remind them where they came from? Paul is building on the previous verses message, that the Christian life is to be lived in Christ....His Spirit living through us more and more as our fleshly desires are crucified more and more....that all power comes from Him, and that our darkened former lives produced only sin. What is "the inheritance of the saints in light" that he mentions? He is our inheritance. We share as equals Christ's inheritance. In verse 13 we find two terms used of governing bodies. How are they contrasted in verse 13? The dominion of darkness which bondage He delivered us out of, by drawing us to Himself, versus the Kingdom of the Son of His love. In what sense are subjects "governed" in each? In the dominion (domination) of darkness the subjects are controlled and kept in chains of bondage and darkness. In the Kingdom of God, the subjects are governed by Jesus, in love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurselaino Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Q3. (Colossians 1:12-13) Why does Paul use the terms darkness and light to portray his readers past and future? Why does he remind them where they came from? What is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greta Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Paul uses the terms 'darkness' and light to show that before we were born again, we were in our sins, unforgiven and actually did live in darkness. When we confessed our sins to God, we were foregiven, and now live in the light. We need to be reminded where we came from so we do not become complacent. The inheritance of the saints in light is to have redemption and foregiveness of sin and to live with Jesus. We are rescued from the dominion of darkness and brought into the kingdom of light. Love from Greta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haar Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 Paul to the Colossian church that they were formally living and controlled by the kingdom of satan, kingdom of darkness where evil prevailed. But when they accepted the Lord Jesus Christ they entered the kingdom of light where there is light and their inheritance include life eternal, redmption and hope- the kingdom of light. The two terms used for governing bodies are dominion and kingdom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickledilly Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 Darkness is the absence of light. An unbelieving unsaved person is without the glorious Light of the World (John 8:12), which means he is enveloped in spiritual darkness. Paul's readers were previously bound in satan's domain of pitch…black…darkness, where spiritual knowledge, wisdom, understanding, and strength cannot be found. Paul was reminding them that nothing could deliver one from such a condition except the work of the Father to redeem us through the Source of Light, Christ Jesus. They needed to remember their former condition and the One who redeemed them from it. No religious doctrine or philosophy can do that. This was to be the source of unending thankfulness to the Father. The "inheritance of the saints in light" (ESV) is everything that has been prepared by the Father for those who abide in the Light of the World. It is the inheritance we share with Christ, described in the first chapter of Ephesians, of "every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places", of making us holy and blameless in Him, of "adoption through Jesus Christ", of glorious grace extended in the Beloved, of redemption and forgiveness through His blood, and of our ultimate destiny to be "to the praise of His glory" forever! The 2 governing bodies of verse 13 are the domain and the kingdom. A domain is a sphere of influence and authority to manage domestic affairs. A kingdom is the right and authority to royally/sovereignly reign. I think maybe a domain is allowed limited rule by a kingdom. The domain of evil is darkness - where subjects are controlled by deception, fear, chaos, bondage, condemnation, wickedness. The kingdom of the Son is light - where subjects are governed by truth, peace, order, liberty, restoration, holiness. The Kingdom obviously has supreme authority because it has the power to supersede/defeat the domain. Hallelujah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sylverd Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 Q3. (Colossians 1:12-13) Why does Paul use the terms darkness and light to portray his readers past and future? Why does he remind them where they came from? What is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diane S. Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 Q3. (Colossians 1:12-13) Why does Paul use the terms darkness and light to portray his readers past and future? Why does he remind them where they came from? What is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janel Posted April 23, 2010 Report Share Posted April 23, 2010 Q3 At the end of one's life we will know whether we are doomed to Satan's realm (that is darkness or to God's realm (marvelous light). Once they walked in darkness but after receiving the grace of God through Jesus Christ they now walk in the light. In order to receive salvation, believers of Christ need to be careful and continue walking in the light. "The inheritance of the saints in light" is the kingdom of God where one experienced love, redemption and forgiveness. In vs. 13, the contrast is "Darkness' from Satan's realm compared to "Love, redemption, and forgiveness" from God's realm. In Satan's realm there is forever sufferings and torments in the fire of hell whereas in God's realm there is forever joy, peace, happiness and love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csreeves Posted April 23, 2010 Report Share Posted April 23, 2010 Q3. (Colossians 1:12-13) Why does Paul use the terms darkness and light to portray his readers past and future? Why does he remind them where they came from? What is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estrong Posted April 24, 2010 Report Share Posted April 24, 2010 Q3. (Colossians 1:12-13) Why does Paul use the terms darkness and light to portray his readers past and future? Why does he remind them where they came from? What is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janelle Posted April 24, 2010 Report Share Posted April 24, 2010 Because as sinners we were in slavery to the prince of darkness, in bondage to him, most d words refer to satan, depression dispondency ect anyone who has experienced these d word knows just how dark they are, but once we are saved, translated into the kingdom of God, we experience a change, a lightness, revelation that God, Jesus is our salvation, Jesus is light and in him there is no darkness at all- that says it all for me, why would you choose the dark? Darkness speaks of an absence of light,warmth and joy, Gods kingdom of light has all these qualities. Why would you go back, sometimes we need reminding of just where we have been.Gods way is a better way, we were given a free will and the choices we make have outcomes, we know right from wrong, good from bad, so the choices we make govern our outcomes, satans rule or Gods rule, both goverments dominion or kingdom, which ever you choose you will be subject to the outcomes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denlee Posted April 24, 2010 Report Share Posted April 24, 2010 When we are a child we need specfic instructions to teach us, Paul is telling the Colossians that they have been given salvation and now they need to grow in the Lord. To grow in the Lord is to please the Lord. When we start out in life we feed on milk and then we start eating solid food. The Colossians as Christians needed to do the same, they needed to learn the deity of Christ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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