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Colossians 2:4-23 (NIV)

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⁴ I tell you this so that no one may deceive you by fine-sounding arguments. ⁵ "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." ⁶ "So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him," ⁷ "rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness." ⁸ "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." ⁹ "For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form," ¹⁰ "and you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over every power and authority." ¹¹ "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," ¹² "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." ¹³ "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," ¹⁴ "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." ¹⁵ "And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross." ¹⁶ "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." ¹⁷ "These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ." ¹⁸ "Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the 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." ¹⁹ "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." ²⁰ "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:" ²¹ Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!? ²² "These are all destined to perish with use, because they are based on human commands and teachings." ²³ "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."


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 6) Thankfulness - Continue to live in Christ with overflowing thankfulness
(v. 7) Thankfulness - Continue to live in Christ with overflowing thankfulness
(v. 13) Forgiveness / Mercy / Atonement - He forgave us all our sins
(v. 16) False Teachings - Do not allow anyone judge you about a Sabbath day
(v. 18) Idolatry - Do not let the worshiping of angels disqualify you for the prize
(v. 23) Purity / Sexual Immorality / Adultery - Regulations lacks any value in restraining sensual indulgence
(v. 23) Freedom / Legalism / Disputable Matters / Traditions - Regulations lacks any value in restraining sensual indulgence

This passage relates to the following question(s):
(v. 16) Should we observe the Sabbath? Therefore do not let anyone judge you by a Sabbath day

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 6) Be Still My Soul - Praise (2008-03-29)
(v. 6) Gratitude (part I) (2011-11-28)
(v. 7) Gratitude (part I) (2011-11-28)
(v. 7) Be Still My Soul - Praise (2008-03-29)
(v. 9) Knowing Jesus (part I) (2010-12-14)
(v. 10) Jesus is God (part I) (2011-03-04)
(v. 11) Baptism into Christ (part II) (2010-12-30)
(v. 12) Baptism into Christ (part II) (2010-12-30)
(v. 13) Man of Prayer - Forgiveness (2008-10-31)
(v. 14) Man of Prayer - Forgiveness (2008-10-31)
(v. 20) Repentance - Transfigure Our Minds (part 2) (2009-11-09)
(v. 21) Repentance - Transfigure Our Minds (part 2) (2009-11-09)
(v. 22) Repentance - Transfigure Our Minds (part 2) (2009-11-09)
(v. 23) Repentance - Transfigure Our Minds (part 2) (2009-11-09)

This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 13) Sermon: Free the prisoners (2013-04-28)

Definition(s):
Jesus (Jeez-us): savior; deliverer