Colossians

Chapter 2

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I want you to understand how much I strive for you, for those in Laodicea, and for many who have not met me personally.
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I pray that everyone may be encouraged. May you be rooted in love, so that you may gain all the riches of a complete understanding and know the mystery of God, Christ himself.
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For in him are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
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So, don’t let anyone fool you with persuasive arguments.
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Although I am far from you, my spirit is with you, and I rejoice in remembering how disciplined you are and how strong in the faith of Christ.

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 If you have accepted Christ Jesus as Lord, let him be your doctrine.
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Be rooted and built up in him; let faith be your principle, as you were taught, and let your thanksgiving overflow.

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 Make sure no one tricks you with philosophy or empty words; these are just human teachings, not inspired by Christ but by the wisdom of this world.
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In him, the full nature of God lives in bodily form.
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He is the head of all cosmic power and authority, and in him, you have everything.
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 In Christ Jesus, you were given a circumcision that is not performed by human hands, which completely removed the body of flesh from you:
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I am referring to baptism. When you received it, you were buried with Christ; and you also rose with him because you believed in the power of God, who raised him from the dead.

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You were dead, trapped in sin and uncircumcised. But God gave you life through Christ. He forgave all our sins.
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He canceled the record of our debts, those regulations that accused us. He removed all of that and nailed it to the cross.

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Through the cross, he defeated the rulers and authorities, humbling them in front of the entire world and making a public spectacle of them as prisoners.

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So then, let no one criticize you in matters of food or drink, or about observing animal festivals, new moons, or the Sabbath
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These things were only shadows of what was to come, but the reality is the person of Christ

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Do not let anyone disqualify you, insisting on humbling practices and worship of angels. They are only meant to satisfy self-indulgence,

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instead of holding firmly to the head, Christ. It is He who nourishes and unites the whole body through a complex system of nerves and ligaments, making it grow according to God’s plan.

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If you have truly died with Christ and are free from the principles of the world, why do you now allow yourselves to be taught as if you still belonged to it?

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“Do not eat this, do not taste that, do not touch that….”

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These are human rules and teachings based on perishable things that wear out and vanish.

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These doctrines may seem to be deep because they focus on religious observance, humility, and neglecting the body. They are useless as soon as the flesh rebels.

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