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An Ironside Expository Commentary, on Matthew
Chapter 4 The Testing of the King By H A Ironside Before the Lord Jesus presented Himself to Israel as the promised King, He must needs pass through a period of testing, which He did for forty days. He met Satan, the strong man armed, and bound him before He began…
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An Ironside Expository Commentary, on Matthew
Chapter 3 The Forerunner and the Anointing of the King By H A Ironside Our Lord has told us that of those born of women none was greater than John the Baptist. His greatness consisted not simply in his personal character—though he stands out preeminently as a devoted man of God,…
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An Ironside Expository Commentary, on Matthew
Chapter 2 The Preservation of the King By H A Ironside Of Messiah it was prophesied that He should bring blessing to the nations as well as to Israel. Aged Simeon epitomized these promises when he declared of Jesus that He should be “a light to lighten the Gentiles, and the…
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An Ironside Expository Commentary, on Matthew
Chapter 1 The Genealogy and Birth of the King By H A Ironside The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham.” Matthew begins with the genealogy of our Lord from Abraham to Joseph. But this was not the blood-line. It was the royal…
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An Ironside Expository Commentary, on Matthew
Introduction By H A Ironside While we have no means of knowing just when this gospel was written, or even whether (as some suppose) it first appeared in Hebrew, or was originally written in Greek as it has come down to us, it is very evident that it is placed rightfully…
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Lecture 16 Closing Salutations
Colossians By H A Ironside Colossians 4:7-18 All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you, who is a beloved brother, and a faithful minister and fellowservant in the Lord: whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your estate, and comfort your hearts; with Onesimus,…
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Lecture 15 Concluding Exhortations
Colossians By H A Ironside Colossians 4:2-6 Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving; withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds: that I may make it manifest,…
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Lecture 14 The Earthly Relationships of the New Man
Colossians By H A Ironside Colossians 3:18-4:1 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. Fathers, provoke not your children…
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Lecture 13 Practical Holiness by Conformity to Christ in Relation to Others
Colossians By H A Ironside Colossians 3:12-17 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.…
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Lecture 12 Practical Holiness by Conformity to Christ in Relation to Ourselves
Colossians Part 2 By H A Ironside Colossians 3:5—11 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: for which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience: in the which ye also walked some time,…
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Lecture 11 Christ the Believer’s Life and Object
Colossians By H A Ironside Colossians 3:1-4 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with…
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Lecture 10 Christ the Antidote to Carnal Asceticism
Colossians By H A Ironside Colossians 2:20-23 Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances, (touch not; taste not; handle not; which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines…
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Lecture 9 Christ the Antidote to Oriental Mysticism
Colossians By H A Ironside Colossians 2:18-19 Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, and not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints…
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Lecture 8 Christ the Antidote to Jewish Legality
Colossians By H A Ironside Colossians 2:11-17 In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ: buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of…
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Lecture 7 Christ the Antidote to Human Philosophy
Colossians By H A Ironside Colossians 2:8-10 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in him, which…
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Lecture 6 Christ the True Wisdom: The Revelation of the Mystery of God
Colossians By H A Ironside Colossians 2:1-7 For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; that their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto…
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Lecture 5 Paul’s Twofold Ministry
Colossians By H A Ironside Colossians 1:23-29 If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister; who now…
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Lecture 4 Christ the Firstborn: Twofold Headship of Christ and Twofold Reconciliation
Colossians By H A Ironside Colossians 1:15-22 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: for by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things…
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Lecture 3 Paul’s Prayer, and Thanksgiving
Colossians By H A Ironside Colossians 1:9-14 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that ye might walk worthy of…
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Lecture 2 The Salutation and Introduction
Colossians By H A Ironside Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, to the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, (verses 1-2) Thirteen epistles…
Down to Earth But Heavenly Minded 