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Expositor’s Bible Vol 42 Colossians and Philemon by Alexander Maclaren

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Expositor’s Bible Vol 42 Colossians and Philemon by Alexander Maclaren

THE EPISTLES OF ST. PAUL
TO THE COLOSSIANS
AND PHILEMON

BY
ALEXANDER MACLAREN, D.D.

TENTH EDITION

London:
HODDER AND STOUGHTON
27, PATERNOSTER ROW

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MCMII

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Printed by Hazell, Watson, & Viney, Ld., London and Aylesbury.

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CONTENTS.

THE EPISTLE TO THE COLOSSIANS.
			PAGE
Chap. I.	v. 1, 2.	The Writer and the Readers	1
	v. 3–8.	The Prelude	21
	v. 9–12.	The Prayer	38
	v. 12–14.	The Father’s Gifts through the Son	54
	v. 15–18.	The Glory of the Son in His Relation to the Father, the Universe, and the Church	70
	v. 19–22.	The Reconciling Son	85
	v. 22, 23.	The Ultimate Purpose of Reconciliation and its Human Conditions	100
	v. 24–27.	Joy in Suffering, and Triumph in the Manifested Mystery	116
	v. 28, 29.	The Christian Ministry in its Theme, Methods, and Aim	132
Chap. II.	v. 1–3.	Paul’s Striving for the Colossians	151
	v. 4–7.	Conciliatory and Hortatory Transition to Polemics	168
[vi]	v. 8–10.	The Bane and the Antidote	185
	v. 11–13.	The True Circumcision	199
	v. 14, 15.	The Cross the Death of Law and the Triumph over Evil Powers	213
	v. 16–19.	Warnings against Twin Chief Errors based upon Previous Positive Teaching	226
	v. 20–23.	Two Final Tests of the False Teaching	242
Chap. III.	v. 1–4.	The Present Christian Life a Risen Life	257
	v. 5–9.	Slaying Self the Foundation Precept of Practical Christianity	271
	v. 9–11.	The New Nature wrought out in New Life	290
	v. 12–14.	The Garments of the Renewed Soul	305
	v. 15–17.	The Practical Effects of the Peace of Christ, the Word of Christ, and the Name of Christ	320
	v. 18, Ch. iv., 1.	The Christian Family	335
Chap. IV.	v. 2–6.	Precepts for the Innermost and Outermost Life	354
	v. 7–9.	Tychicus and Onesimus, the Letter-Bearers	371
	v. 10–14.	Salutations from the Prisoner’s Friends	386
	v. 15–18.	Closing Messages	402
[vii]THE EPISTLE TO PHILEMON.
Chap. I.	v. 1–3		417
	v. 4–7		432
	v. 8–11		447
	v. 12–14		459
	v. 15–19		470
	v. 20–25		483

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