Since, then, you have been raised with Christ,
Set your hearts on things above,
Where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.
When Christ, who is your LIFE, appears
Then you will appear with Him in Glory.
Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature:
Sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry.
Because of these, the wrath of God is coming.
You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived.
But now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these;
Anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.
Do not lie to each other,
Since you have taken off your old self with its practices
And have put on the new self,
Which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.
Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised,
Barbarian, Scythian, slave or free,
But Christ is all, and is in all [God's chosen people].
Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved,
Clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness
And patience.
Bear with each other
And forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another.
Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
And over all these virtues put on love,
Which binds them all together in perfect unity.
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts,
Since as members of one body you were called to peace.
And be thankful.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly
As you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom,
And as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs
With gratitude in your hearts to God.
And whatever you do, whether in word or deed,
Do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus,
Giving thanks to God the Father through Him. (Colossians 3:1-17)
Here, the apostle Paul, gives the prescription for LIFE in Christ.
The only Eternal LIFE.
Christ Jesus has enabled every Christian to be water washed, blood washed,
Filled with the Spirit and walking in His Light.
How do we walk in the Light of Christ?
By setting our hearts on things above!
If we belong to Him, we have died
And our life is now hidden with Christ in God.
We live in the blessed hope, that when Christ who is our LIFE appears
He will bring us to Himself in Glory.
The world around us is hopeless, helpless and condemned;
Although there is all hope for everyone who turns to Christ.
The world is mired down in sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires
And greed, which is idolatry.
Because of these, the heart set of the world,
The wrath of God is coming!
Simply living for Christ, is the greatest evangelism we can do.
Our lives, lived for Christ, speaks louder than any words that can be spoken.
As God has written, so shall it be! Hallelujah! Maranatha!
Set your hearts on things above,
Where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.
When Christ, who is your LIFE, appears
Then you will appear with Him in Glory.
Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature:
Sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry.
Because of these, the wrath of God is coming.
You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived.
But now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these;
Anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.
Do not lie to each other,
Since you have taken off your old self with its practices
And have put on the new self,
Which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.
Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised,
Barbarian, Scythian, slave or free,
But Christ is all, and is in all [God's chosen people].
Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved,
Clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness
And patience.
Bear with each other
And forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another.
Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
And over all these virtues put on love,
Which binds them all together in perfect unity.
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts,
Since as members of one body you were called to peace.
And be thankful.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly
As you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom,
And as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs
With gratitude in your hearts to God.
And whatever you do, whether in word or deed,
Do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus,
Giving thanks to God the Father through Him. (Colossians 3:1-17)
Here, the apostle Paul, gives the prescription for LIFE in Christ.
The only Eternal LIFE.
Christ Jesus has enabled every Christian to be water washed, blood washed,
Filled with the Spirit and walking in His Light.
How do we walk in the Light of Christ?
By setting our hearts on things above!
If we belong to Him, we have died
And our life is now hidden with Christ in God.
We live in the blessed hope, that when Christ who is our LIFE appears
He will bring us to Himself in Glory.
The world around us is hopeless, helpless and condemned;
Although there is all hope for everyone who turns to Christ.
The world is mired down in sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires
And greed, which is idolatry.
Because of these, the heart set of the world,
The wrath of God is coming!
Simply living for Christ, is the greatest evangelism we can do.
Our lives, lived for Christ, speaks louder than any words that can be spoken.
As God has written, so shall it be! Hallelujah! Maranatha!
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