Question:
Editor’s: “Things above” is mentioned twice in Colossians 3:1,2. Other than “Christ [sitting] on the right hand of God” (v. 1), what are some of the “things above” found in the Scriptures?
Answer:
Editor’s:
The most important of those “things above” is a Person: “Christ [sitting] on the right hand of God” (Colossians 3:1) who John describes for us in Revelation 1:13-16: “…one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, etc.”
And since He is there, there are also the “wounds in [His] hands” (Zechariah 13:6), which represent the work He finished on the cross to save our souls.
Christ’s character is also there: compassion, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long-suffering; forbearing one another, forgiving one another, and love. Christians are told to “put on” these characteristics in their lives now (Colossians 3:12-14)!
God’s holy Word, the Bible is part of the “things above.” “Forever, O Lord, Thy Word is settled in heaven” (Psalm 119:89).
The heavenly city which Abraham looked for (Hebrews 11:10) is there, and we are told about it in Revelation 21:10 through 22:6. It is called “the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem,” and we are told “ye are come unto” it (Hebrews 12:22).
These are just a few of the “things above.” We would welcome hearing of any more of the wonderful “things above” that we have the privilege to “seek” and “set” our minds and affections on.