Charles Spurgeon Commentary Colossians 3:16-17

"Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms [and] hymns [and] spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts unto God. And whatsoever ye do, in word or in deed, [do] all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him." — Colossians 3:16-17 (ASV)

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

Now the apostle, guided by the Holy Spirit, gives injunctions concerning various family and domestic relationships:

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatsoever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him. (Colossians 3:16–17)

Do not draw any line of demarcation and say, "So far is secular, and so far is religious." Let your whole life be religious. If there is anything proposed to you in which you cannot glorify God, do not touch it.

Whatsoever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him. If any of you go to the theater, can you go there in the name of the Lord Jesus? Why, you would not dare to cross the threshold with such blasphemy in your soul!

And when you go to any place of doubtful amusement, can you go there giving thanks to God and the Father by Jesus Christ? Can you thank the Lord that you are permitted to go, and pray for divine blessing when you go, and when you come away?

A lady once said to a Christian minister, "The pleasures of going to the play are very great; there is the pleasure of thinking of it beforehand, the enjoyment of it at the time, and then the pleasure of thinking of it afterwards." "Yes, madam," said the good man, "and there is one other pleasure which you seem to have forgotten: that is the pleasure of thinking of it on your dying bed. I would like you to remember that."

Let me read this verse again: Whatsoever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus.

If you cannot do it in the name of the Lord Jesus, do not do it at all if you are a Christian. And even if you are not a Christian, you will be accountable to God eventually for all that you do.