(Colosssians
2)
I
want you to know how much I am Struggling for you
And
for those at Laodicea,
And
for all who have not met me personally.
My
Purpose is that they may be Encouraged in heart
And
United in Love,
So
that they may have The Full Riches of Complete Understanding,
In
order that they may know the Mystery of God,
Namely,
Christ
IN
WHOM ARE HIDDEN ALL THE TREASURES
OF
WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE.
I tell
you this so that No One may Deceive you
By
fine sounding Arguments.
For
though I am Absent from you in body,
I am
Present with you in spirit
And
Delight to see how Orderly you are
And
how Firm your Faith in Christ is.
So
then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord,
Continue
to live IN HIM, Rooted and Built-up IN HIM,
Strengthened
in the Faith as you were Taught,
And
Overflowing with Thankfulness.
See
to it that No One takes you Captive
THROUGH
HOLLOW AND DECEPTIVE PHILOSOPHY
WHICH
DEPENDS ON HUMAN TRADITION
AND
THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THIS WORLD
Rather
than on Christ.
FOR
IN CHRIST ALL THE FULLNESS OF THE DEITY LIVES
In
Bodily Form,
AND
YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN FULLNESS IN CHRIST,
Who is
the Head over Every Power and Authority.
[Satan
and his demonic horde]
IN
HIM you were also Circumcised,
In the
Putting Off of the Sinful Nature,
Not
with a Circumcision done by the hands of men
BUT
WITH THE CIRCUMCISION DONE BY CHRIST,
Having
been Buried with Him in Baptism
And
Raised with Him through your Faith in the Power of God,
Who
Raised Him from the Dead.
WHEN
YOU WERE DEAD IN YOUR SINS
And in
the Uncircumcision of your Sinful Nature,
GOD
MADE YOU ALIVE WITH CHRIST.
He
Forgave us All our Sins,
Having
Canceled the Written Code, with its Regulations,
That
was Against us and that Stood Opposed to us;
He
took it away, Nailing it to the Cross.
AND
HAVING DISARMED THE POWERS AND AUTHORITIES,
[Satan
and his demonic horde]
He
made a Public Spectacle of them,
Triumphing
over them by the Cross.
Therefore
do not let anyone Judge you by what you eat or drink,
Or
with regard to a Religious Festival,
A New
moon Celebration or a Sabbath Day.
These
are a Shadow of the things that were to come;
THE
REALITY, HOWEVER, IS FOUND IN CHRIST.
Don't
let anyone who delights in False Humility
And
worship of angels disqualify you FOR THE PRIZE.
Such a
person goes into great detail about what he has seen,
And
his Unspiritual Mind Puffs him up with Idle Notions.
HE
HAS LOST CONNECTION WITH THE HEAD,
From
Whom the Whole Body,
Supported
and held together by its ligaments and sinews,
GROWS
AS GOD CAUSES IT TO GROW.
SINCE
YOU DIED WITH CHRIST
TO THE
BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THIS WORLD,
Why,
as though you still belonged to it,
Do you
Submit to its Rules:
DO
NOT HANDLE! DO NOT TASTE! DO NOT TOUCH!”?
THESE
ARE ALL DESTINED TO PERISH WITH USE,
Because
they are Based on Human Commands and Teachings.
Such
Regulations indeed have an Appearance of Wisdom,
With
their Self Imposed worship, their False Humility
And
their Harsh Treatment of the body,
BUT
THEY LACK ANY VALUE IN RESTRAINING SENSUAL INDULGENCE.
(Colossians
2)
Christ Jesus warned us:
Be
always on the Watch,
And pray that you
will be able to Escape All that is about to happen,
And that you may be
able TO STAND before the Son of Man.
(Luke 21:36)
Today,
the World is Raging against God, Rushing toward Oblivion. (Psalm 2)
This
World in it's Present Form is Passing Away. (1 Corinthians 7:31)
America
is being Ground to Powder because of her SIN against God.
Save
yourself from this Corrupt Generation! (Acts 2:40)
As
God has written, so shall it be! Hallelujah! Maranatha!
Father,
Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on Earth as in Heaven!
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