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RESTRAINING SENSUAL INDULGENCE / COLOSSIANS 2:23

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(KJV) Colossians 2:23

Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body: not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.

RESTRAINING SENSUAL INDULGENCE / COLOSSIANS 2:23

The reason that many of the rules and religious practices Paul referred to are worthless is because they totally fail to control sinful desires. They only involve outward restrictions, mostly affecting physical things (eating). However, issues that truly affect the mind and spirit – the types of behaviors and attitudes Paul mentions in Colossians 3 are different. The problem is that some may attempt to apply these principles incorrectly by claiming that they are free from rules and standards that are issues of morality and sensual indulgence that do affect a person’s mind and spirit. For example, certain forms of entertainment are often presented as matters of personal choice and conscience, and in some cases that may be true. But such activities do not fit the same category as those described in these passages. Things like movies and television viewing, that are filled with sexual images and hints, obscene language and shameful humor, are not things that simply go in and out of the body like food. These are issues of “sensual indulgence,” and God’s Word addresses such issues in an entirely different fashion (Colossians 3:5; Ephesians 5:3-7) because these things send ungodly images into our mind and corrupt our spirits (Romans 14:17). In Colossians 3, Paul proceeds to deal strongly with standards of true Christian holiness (moral purity, spiritual wholeness, separation from evil and dedication to God and His purposes).

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  1. WORSHIP OF ANGELS / COLOSSIANS 2:18
  2. EAT … DRINK … SABBATH DAY / COLOSSIANS 2:16
  3. DISARMED THE POWERS AND AUTHORITIES / COLOSSIANS 2:15
  4. WRITTEN CODE WITH ITS REGULATIONS / COLOSSIANS 2:14
  5. CIRCUMCISION DONE BY CHRIST / COLOSSIANS 2:11-12
  6. DECEPTIVE PHILOSOPHY … RATHER THAN ON CHRIST / COLOSSIANS 2:8
  7. PERFECT / COLOSSIANS 1:28
  8. CHRIST IN YOU THE HOPE OF GLORY / COLOSSIANS 1:27
  9. THE MYSTERY THAT HAS BEEN KEPT HIDDEN / COLOSSIANS 1:26
  10. SUFFERED FOR YOU / COLOSSIANS 1:24
  11. IF YOU CONTINUE IN YOUR FAITH / COLOSSIANS 1:23
  12. RECONCILE TO HIMSELF ALL THINGS / COLOSSIANS 1:20
  13. ALL HIS FULLNESS DWELL IN HIM / COLOSSIANS 1:19
  14. FIRSTBORN FROM AMONG THE DEAD / COLOSSIANS 1:18
  15. BY HIM ALL THINGS WERE CREATED / COLOSSIANS 1:16
  16. STRENGTHENED … ACCORDING TO HIS GLORIOUS MIGHT / COLOSSIANS 1:11
  17. WE HAVE NOT STOPPED PRAYING FOR YOU / COLOSSIANS 1:9-12
  18. KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WILL / COLOSSIANS 1:9
  19. FAITHFUL BROTHERS AT COLOSSE / COLOSSIANS 1:2
  20. THE FIRSTBORN OVER ALL CREATION / COLOSSIANS 1:15
  21. SLAVES, OBEY YOUR EARTHLY MASTER / COLOSSIANS 3:22
  22. FROM THE DOMINION OF DARKNESS / COLOSSIANS 1:13-14
  23. GREED, WHICH IS IDOLATRY / COLOSSIANS 3:5
  24. ANYONE WHO DOES WRONG / COLOSSIANS 3:25
  25. DIED WITH CHRIST TO THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE WORLD / COLOSSIANS 2:20
  26. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

Thank you for taking the time to read my Daily Devotion.
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Margarita & Stace

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WORSHIP OF ANGELS / COLOSSIANS 2:18

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(KJV) Colossians 2:18

Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

WORSHIP OF ANGELS / COLOSSIANS 2:18

False teachers were saying that angels should be called on and worshiped as mediators in order for people to make contact with God. To Paul, calling on angels would mean failing to recognize Jesus Christ as the supreme and sufficient head of the church (Colossians 2:19); as a result, he sends a serious warning to the Colossian believers. Our time is no different. Jesus Christ as the only intermediary between God and humans is replaced with the practice of worshiping and praying to dead saints, who are seen as patrons and mediators to God. This practice seeks to rob Christ of His role of supremacy in God’s plan of spiritual salvation. Worship and prayer to anyone other than God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are unbiblical and must be rejected (Colossians 2:1-2).

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  1. EAT … DRINK … SABBATH DAY / COLOSSIANS 2:16
  2. DISARMED THE POWERS AND AUTHORITIES / COLOSSIANS 2:15
  3. WRITTEN CODE WITH ITS REGULATIONS / COLOSSIANS 2:14
  4. CIRCUMCISION DONE BY CHRIST / COLOSSIANS 2:11-12
  5. DECEPTIVE PHILOSOPHY … RATHER THAN ON CHRIST / COLOSSIANS 2:8
  6. PERFECT / COLOSSIANS 1:28
  7. CHRIST IN YOU THE HOPE OF GLORY / COLOSSIANS 1:27
  8. THE MYSTERY THAT HAS BEEN KEPT HIDDEN / COLOSSIANS 1:26
  9. SUFFERED FOR YOU / COLOSSIANS 1:24
  10. IF YOU CONTINUE IN YOUR FAITH / COLOSSIANS 1:23
  11. RECONCILE TO HIMSELF ALL THINGS / COLOSSIANS 1:20
  12. ALL HIS FULLNESS DWELL IN HIM / COLOSSIANS 1:19
  13. FIRSTBORN FROM AMONG THE DEAD / COLOSSIANS 1:18
  14. BY HIM ALL THINGS WERE CREATED / COLOSSIANS 1:16
  15. STRENGTHENED … ACCORDING TO HIS GLORIOUS MIGHT / COLOSSIANS 1:11
  16. WE HAVE NOT STOPPED PRAYING FOR YOU / COLOSSIANS 1:9-12
  17. KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WILL / COLOSSIANS 1:9
  18. FAITHFUL BROTHERS AT COLOSSE / COLOSSIANS 1:2
  19. THE FIRSTBORN OVER ALL CREATION / COLOSSIANS 1:15
  20. SLAVES, OBEY YOUR EARTHLY MASTER / COLOSSIANS 3:22
  21. FROM THE DOMINION OF DARKNESS / COLOSSIANS 1:13-14
  22. GREED, WHICH IS IDOLATRY / COLOSSIANS 3:5
  23. ANYONE WHO DOES WRONG / COLOSSIANS 3:25
  24. DIED WITH CHRIST TO THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE WORLD / COLOSSIANS 2:20
  25. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

Thank you for taking the time to read my Daily Devotion.
Blessings,
Margarita & Stace

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EAT … DRINK … SABBATH DAY / COLOSSIANS 2:16

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(KJV) Colossians 2:16

Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:

EAT … DRINK … SABBATH DAY / COLOSSIANS 2:16

“What you eat or drink” probably refers to Jewish dietary rules that the false teachers were trying to push on the Colossians as another requirement for salvation (Colossians 2:17). The phrase “a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day” probably refers to certain required holy days of the Jewish calendar. Paul teaches that a Christian is freed from legal and ceremonial obligations of this kind (Galatians 4:4-11; 5:1; Mark 7:6).

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. DISARMED THE POWERS AND AUTHORITIES / COLOSSIANS 2:15
  2. WRITTEN CODE WITH ITS REGULATIONS / COLOSSIANS 2:14
  3. CIRCUMCISION DONE BY CHRIST / COLOSSIANS 2:11-12
  4. DECEPTIVE PHILOSOPHY … RATHER THAN ON CHRIST / COLOSSIANS 2:8
  5. PERFECT / COLOSSIANS 1:28
  6. CHRIST IN YOU THE HOPE OF GLORY / COLOSSIANS 1:27
  7. THE MYSTERY THAT HAS BEEN KEPT HIDDEN / COLOSSIANS 1:26
  8. SUFFERED FOR YOU / COLOSSIANS 1:24
  9. IF YOU CONTINUE IN YOUR FAITH / COLOSSIANS 1:23
  10. RECONCILE TO HIMSELF ALL THINGS / COLOSSIANS 1:20
  11. ALL HIS FULLNESS DWELL IN HIM / COLOSSIANS 1:19
  12. FIRSTBORN FROM AMONG THE DEAD / COLOSSIANS 1:18
  13. BY HIM ALL THINGS WERE CREATED / COLOSSIANS 1:16
  14. STRENGTHENED … ACCORDING TO HIS GLORIOUS MIGHT / COLOSSIANS 1:11
  15. WE HAVE NOT STOPPED PRAYING FOR YOU / COLOSSIANS 1:9-12
  16. KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WILL / COLOSSIANS 1:9
  17. FAITHFUL BROTHERS AT COLOSSE / COLOSSIANS 1:2
  18. THE FIRSTBORN OVER ALL CREATION / COLOSSIANS 1:15
  19. SLAVES, OBEY YOUR EARTHLY MASTER / COLOSSIANS 3:22
  20. FROM THE DOMINION OF DARKNESS / COLOSSIANS 1:13-14
  21. GREED, WHICH IS IDOLATRY / COLOSSIANS 3:5
  22. ANYONE WHO DOES WRONG / COLOSSIANS 3:25
  23. DIED WITH CHRIST TO THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE WORLD / COLOSSIANS 2:20
  24. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

Thank you for taking the time to read my Daily Devotion.
Blessings,
Margarita & Stace

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DISARMED THE POWERS AND AUTHORITIES / COLOSSIANS 2:15

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(KJV) Colossians 2:15

And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

DISARMED THE POWERS AND AUTHORITIES / COLOSSIANS 2:15

Through His death and resurrection, Christ triumphed over all the demonic forces and satanic powers of the world (Ephesians 6:12). He stripped them of their power to hold men and women captive to the control of evil against their will (Colossians 1:13; Matthew 12:29; Luke 10:18; 11:20-22; Hebrews 2:14). Christ’s “triumphing over them” literally means “leading them in a triumphant procession,” which is a military image of a general leading his captives through the city streets so all can see the evidence of complete victory (2 Corinthians 2:14). God’s people share in Christ’s triumph. They not only gain victory over the world and temptation (1 John 4:4), but they also possess the power to wage war against the spiritual forces of evil (Ephesians 6:12).

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. WRITTEN CODE WITH ITS REGULATIONS / COLOSSIANS 2:14
  2. CIRCUMCISION DONE BY CHRIST / COLOSSIANS 2:11-12
  3. DECEPTIVE PHILOSOPHY … RATHER THAN ON CHRIST / COLOSSIANS 2:8
  4. PERFECT / COLOSSIANS 1:28
  5. CHRIST IN YOU THE HOPE OF GLORY / COLOSSIANS 1:27
  6. THE MYSTERY THAT HAS BEEN KEPT HIDDEN / COLOSSIANS 1:26
  7. SUFFERED FOR YOU / COLOSSIANS 1:24
  8. IF YOU CONTINUE IN YOUR FAITH / COLOSSIANS 1:23
  9. RECONCILE TO HIMSELF ALL THINGS / COLOSSIANS 1:20
  10. ALL HIS FULLNESS DWELL IN HIM / COLOSSIANS 1:19
  11. FIRSTBORN FROM AMONG THE DEAD / COLOSSIANS 1:18
  12. BY HIM ALL THINGS WERE CREATED / COLOSSIANS 1:16
  13. STRENGTHENED … ACCORDING TO HIS GLORIOUS MIGHT / COLOSSIANS 1:11
  14. WE HAVE NOT STOPPED PRAYING FOR YOU / COLOSSIANS 1:9-12
  15. KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WILL / COLOSSIANS 1:9
  16. FAITHFUL BROTHERS AT COLOSSE / COLOSSIANS 1:2
  17. THE FIRSTBORN OVER ALL CREATION / COLOSSIANS 1:15
  18. SLAVES, OBEY YOUR EARTHLY MASTER / COLOSSIANS 3:22
  19. FROM THE DOMINION OF DARKNESS / COLOSSIANS 1:13-14
  20. GREED, WHICH IS IDOLATRY / COLOSSIANS 3:5
  21. ANYONE WHO DOES WRONG / COLOSSIANS 3:25
  22. DIED WITH CHRIST TO THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE WORLD / COLOSSIANS 2:20
  23. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

Thank you for taking the time to read my Daily Devotion.
Blessings,
Margarita & Stace

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WRITTEN CODE WITH ITS REGULATIONS / COLOSSIANS 2:14

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(KJV) Colossians 2:14

Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;

WRITTEN CODE WITH ITS REGULATIONS / COLOSSIANS 2:14

This refers to the Law of Moses (the law God gave Israel through the prophet/leader Moses), which included a moral code of commandment that set standard for right conduct but could not give life and the power to obey God (Galatians 3:21). In effect, the commandments simply exposed our offenses against God and our human inability to live up to God’s perfect standard (Romans 7:7). The old covenant as a way of maintaining a relationship with God (through keeping commands and making sacrifices) has been nailed to the cross because Christ fulfilled the law perfectly and became the perfect sacrifice once and for all. In the process, God established a better covenant through Christ’s life and by the power of His Spirit (2 Corinthians 3:6-9; Hebrews 8:6-13; 10:16-17, 29; 12:24). That is to say, God canceled the law’s accusations against those who respond to Christ in faith, accept His forgiveness and entrust their lives to Him. This does not mean that God’s laws and commands are obsolete (Romans 7:12, 16; 1 Timothy 1:8). They still expose sin and point people to their need for Christ. In addition, God’s law and His standards of moral conduct are still valid for Christ’s followers. The difference is that now Christians have the power – through the Holy Spirit – to meet “the righteous requirements of the law” (Romans 8:4) – not to gain salvation or favor with God, but to show their love and gratitude to Him.

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. CIRCUMCISION DONE BY CHRIST / COLOSSIANS 2:11-12
  2. DECEPTIVE PHILOSOPHY … RATHER THAN ON CHRIST / COLOSSIANS 2:8
  3. PERFECT / COLOSSIANS 1:28
  4. CHRIST IN YOU THE HOPE OF GLORY / COLOSSIANS 1:27
  5. THE MYSTERY THAT HAS BEEN KEPT HIDDEN / COLOSSIANS 1:26
  6. SUFFERED FOR YOU / COLOSSIANS 1:24
  7. IF YOU CONTINUE IN YOUR FAITH / COLOSSIANS 1:23
  8. RECONCILE TO HIMSELF ALL THINGS / COLOSSIANS 1:20
  9. ALL HIS FULLNESS DWELL IN HIM / COLOSSIANS 1:19
  10. FIRSTBORN FROM AMONG THE DEAD / COLOSSIANS 1:18
  11. BY HIM ALL THINGS WERE CREATED / COLOSSIANS 1:16
  12. STRENGTHENED … ACCORDING TO HIS GLORIOUS MIGHT / COLOSSIANS 1:11
  13. WE HAVE NOT STOPPED PRAYING FOR YOU / COLOSSIANS 1:9-12
  14. KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WILL / COLOSSIANS 1:9
  15. FAITHFUL BROTHERS AT COLOSSE / COLOSSIANS 1:2
  16. THE FIRSTBORN OVER ALL CREATION / COLOSSIANS 1:15
  17. SLAVES, OBEY YOUR EARTHLY MASTER / COLOSSIANS 3:22
  18. FROM THE DOMINION OF DARKNESS / COLOSSIANS 1:13-14
  19. GREED, WHICH IS IDOLATRY / COLOSSIANS 3:5
  20. ANYONE WHO DOES WRONG / COLOSSIANS 3:25
  21. DIED WITH CHRIST TO THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE WORLD / COLOSSIANS 2:20
  22. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

Thank you for taking the time to read my Daily Devotion.
Blessings,
Margarita & Stace

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CIRCUMCISION DONE BY CHRIST / COLOSSIANS 2:11-12

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(KJV) Colossians 2:11-12

In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ: 12 Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.

CIRCUMCISION DONE BY CHRIST / COLOSSIANS 2:11-12

Physical circumcision involves cutting away the foreskin from the penis. In the Old Testament, this act served as the sign that an individual Israelite was in a covenant relationship with God, based on God’s laws and promises to His people and on the people’s faithfulness and obedience to God (Genesis 17:11). It symbolized a cutting away, or separation, from wickedness, ungodliness and all that was unholy in the world. The believer under the new covenant (God’s plan of salvation and a renewed relationship with people through the life and sacrifice of His Son, Jesus Christ) has experienced a spiritual circumcision, symbolizing their “putting off of the sinful nature.” Such circumcision is a spiritual act by which Christ cuts away our old nature of rebellion against God and gives us a renewed spiritual life characterized by the same life-transforming power that raised Jeus from the dead (Colossians 2:12-13). This is a circumcision of the heart (Deuteronomy 10:16; 30:6; Jeremiah 4:4; 9:26; Romans 2:29).

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. DECEPTIVE PHILOSOPHY … RATHER THAN ON CHRIST / COLOSSIANS 2:8
  2. PERFECT / COLOSSIANS 1:28
  3. CHRIST IN YOU THE HOPE OF GLORY / COLOSSIANS 1:27
  4. THE MYSTERY THAT HAS BEEN KEPT HIDDEN / COLOSSIANS 1:26
  5. SUFFERED FOR YOU / COLOSSIANS 1:24
  6. IF YOU CONTINUE IN YOUR FAITH / COLOSSIANS 1:23
  7. RECONCILE TO HIMSELF ALL THINGS / COLOSSIANS 1:20
  8. ALL HIS FULLNESS DWELL IN HIM / COLOSSIANS 1:19
  9. FIRSTBORN FROM AMONG THE DEAD / COLOSSIANS 1:18
  10. BY HIM ALL THINGS WERE CREATED / COLOSSIANS 1:16
  11. STRENGTHENED … ACCORDING TO HIS GLORIOUS MIGHT / COLOSSIANS 1:11
  12. WE HAVE NOT STOPPED PRAYING FOR YOU / COLOSSIANS 1:9-12
  13. KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WILL / COLOSSIANS 1:9
  14. FAITHFUL BROTHERS AT COLOSSE / COLOSSIANS 1:2
  15. THE FIRSTBORN OVER ALL CREATION / COLOSSIANS 1:15
  16. SLAVES, OBEY YOUR EARTHLY MASTER / COLOSSIANS 3:22
  17. FROM THE DOMINION OF DARKNESS / COLOSSIANS 1:13-14
  18. GREED, WHICH IS IDOLATRY / COLOSSIANS 3:5
  19. ANYONE WHO DOES WRONG / COLOSSIANS 3:25
  20. DIED WITH CHRIST TO THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE WORLD / COLOSSIANS 2:20
  21. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

Thank you for taking the time to read my Daily Devotion.
Blessings,
Margarita & Stace

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DECEPTIVE PHILOSOPHY … RATHER THAN ON CHRIST / COLOSSIANS 2:8

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(KJV) Colossians 2:8

Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.

DECEPTIVE PHILOSOPHY … RATHER THAN ON CHRIST / COLOSSIANS 2:8

Paul warns us to be on guard against all philosophies, religions and traditions that emphasize humans functioning independently from God and His written revelation, as found in the Bible. Today, one of the greatest philosophical threats to true Bible-based Christianity is “secular humanism.” (Humanism is a thought system based on the values, characteristics and behaviors that are believed to be best in human beings rather than any supernatural authority.) This has become the underlying philosophy (idea, worldview, belief, value system, way of life) and the accepted religion in most of secular (worldly, non-spiritual) education, government and society in general. It is also the established viewpoint of most of the news and entertainment media throughout the world.

  1. What does a philosophy of humanism teach? (a) It teaches that humanity, the universe and all that exists consist only of matter and energy shaped into their present form by natural physical forces and impersonal chance. (b) It teaches that humans have not been created by a personal God but are the product of a random process of evolution (the theoretical process that proposes how all species develop from earlier and less complex forms of life as a result of changes in genetic material). (c) It rejects belief in a personal, all-powerful and infinite God (without beginning or end) and denies that the Bible is God’s inspired revelation to the human race. (d) It claims that knowledge does not exist apart from human discovery and that human reason determines correct ethics (“moral” principles, values, standards) of society. This makes human beings the highest authority. (e) It seeks to modify or improve human behavior through education, economic policies, organization, redistribution of resources, modern psychology or human wisdom. (f) It teaches that moral standards are not absolute (true and valid for all people, in all situations for all time) but instead are relative (dependent on the person’s own beliefs and circumstances). Standards of behavior are determined by what makes people happy, brings them pleasure or seems good for society according to the goals set by its leaders. As a result, Biblical values and morality (standards of right and wrong, truth and falsehood) are rejected. (g) It considers human self-fulfillment, satisfaction and pleasure to be the highest good in life. (h) It maintains that people should learn to cope with death and the difficulties in life without belief in or dependence on God.
  2. The philosophy of humanism began with Satan and is an expression of Satan’s lie that humans can be like God (Genesis 3). The Bible identifies humanists as those who have “exchanged the truth of God for a lie and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator” (Romans 1:25).
  3. Chrisian leaders, pastors and parents must do their absolute best to protect their sons, daughters and others under their care from humanist doctrine. In doing so, they must expose the errors of humanism and instill in their children a godly contempt (hatred, disgust) for its destructive influence. At the same time, they must instruct their children clearly in the truth of God’s revelation as sound in the Bible (Romans 1:20-32; 2 Corinthians 10:4-5; 2 Timothy 3:10-10; Jude 1:4-20; 1 Corinthians 1:20; 2 Peter 2:19).

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. PERFECT / COLOSSIANS 1:28
  2. CHRIST IN YOU THE HOPE OF GLORY / COLOSSIANS 1:27
  3. THE MYSTERY THAT HAS BEEN KEPT HIDDEN / COLOSSIANS 1:26
  4. SUFFERED FOR YOU / COLOSSIANS 1:24
  5. IF YOU CONTINUE IN YOUR FAITH / COLOSSIANS 1:23
  6. RECONCILE TO HIMSELF ALL THINGS / COLOSSIANS 1:20
  7. ALL HIS FULLNESS DWELL IN HIM / COLOSSIANS 1:19
  8. FIRSTBORN FROM AMONG THE DEAD / COLOSSIANS 1:18
  9. BY HIM ALL THINGS WERE CREATED / COLOSSIANS 1:16
  10. STRENGTHENED … ACCORDING TO HIS GLORIOUS MIGHT / COLOSSIANS 1:11
  11. WE HAVE NOT STOPPED PRAYING FOR YOU / COLOSSIANS 1:9-12
  12. KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WILL / COLOSSIANS 1:9
  13. FAITHFUL BROTHERS AT COLOSSE / COLOSSIANS 1:2
  14. THE FIRSTBORN OVER ALL CREATION / COLOSSIANS 1:15
  15. SLAVES, OBEY YOUR EARTHLY MASTER / COLOSSIANS 3:22
  16. FROM THE DOMINION OF DARKNESS / COLOSSIANS 1:13-14
  17. GREED, WHICH IS IDOLATRY / COLOSSIANS 3:5
  18. ANYONE WHO DOES WRONG / COLOSSIANS 3:25
  19. DIED WITH CHRIST TO THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE WORLD / COLOSSIANS 2:20
  20. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

Thank you for taking the time to read my Daily Devotion.
Blessings,
Margarita & Stace

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PERFECT / COLOSSIANS 1:28

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(KJV) Colossians 1:28

 Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:

PERFECT / COLOSSIANS 1:28

The word translated “perfect” (Greek teleion) means “whole, complete, mature.” This word does not refer to moral or ethical perfection or flawless behavior. It points to a mature relationship with God that loves Him fully and strives to fulfill His purposes through a lifestyle of complete devotion to Him and love for others. Such a lifestyle will fulfill the requirements of Christ’s commands (Matthew 22:39; Mark 12:30).

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. CHRIST IN YOU THE HOPE OF GLORY / COLOSSIANS 1:27
  2. THE MYSTERY THAT HAS BEEN KEPT HIDDEN / COLOSSIANS 1:26
  3. SUFFERED FOR YOU / COLOSSIANS 1:24
  4. IF YOU CONTINUE IN YOUR FAITH / COLOSSIANS 1:23
  5. RECONCILE TO HIMSELF ALL THINGS / COLOSSIANS 1:20
  6. ALL HIS FULLNESS DWELL IN HIM / COLOSSIANS 1:19
  7. FIRSTBORN FROM AMONG THE DEAD / COLOSSIANS 1:18
  8. BY HIM ALL THINGS WERE CREATED / COLOSSIANS 1:16
  9. STRENGTHENED … ACCORDING TO HIS GLORIOUS MIGHT / COLOSSIANS 1:11
  10. WE HAVE NOT STOPPED PRAYING FOR YOU / COLOSSIANS 1:9-12
  11. KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WILL / COLOSSIANS 1:9
  12. FAITHFUL BROTHERS AT COLOSSE / COLOSSIANS 1:2
  13. THE FIRSTBORN OVER ALL CREATION / COLOSSIANS 1:15
  14. SLAVES, OBEY YOUR EARTHLY MASTER / COLOSSIANS 3:22
  15. FROM THE DOMINION OF DARKNESS / COLOSSIANS 1:13-14
  16. GREED, WHICH IS IDOLATRY / COLOSSIANS 3:5
  17. ANYONE WHO DOES WRONG / COLOSSIANS 3:25
  18. DIED WITH CHRIST TO THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE WORLD / COLOSSIANS 2:20
  19. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

Thank you for taking the time to read my Daily Devotion.
Blessings,
Margarita & Stace

Guided By Grace
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CHRIST IN YOU THE HOPE OF GLORY / COLOSSIANS 1:27

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(KJV) Colossians 1:27

To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

CHRIST IN YOU THE HOPE OF GLORY / COLOSSIANS 1:27

Christ’s living in us by His Holy Spirit is our assurance of future glory and eternal life (Ephesians 1:13-14; 4:30). Only Christ’s inner presence and our ongoing intimate companionship and interaction with Him can remove any doubt about being with Him forever in heaven (Romans 8:11). To have Christ is to have life (John 17:3; 1 John 5:11-12).

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  1. THE MYSTERY THAT HAS BEEN KEPT HIDDEN / COLOSSIANS 1:26
  2. SUFFERED FOR YOU / COLOSSIANS 1:24
  3. IF YOU CONTINUE IN YOUR FAITH / COLOSSIANS 1:23
  4. RECONCILE TO HIMSELF ALL THINGS / COLOSSIANS 1:20
  5. ALL HIS FULLNESS DWELL IN HIM / COLOSSIANS 1:19
  6. FIRSTBORN FROM AMONG THE DEAD / COLOSSIANS 1:18
  7. BY HIM ALL THINGS WERE CREATED / COLOSSIANS 1:16
  8. STRENGTHENED … ACCORDING TO HIS GLORIOUS MIGHT / COLOSSIANS 1:11
  9. WE HAVE NOT STOPPED PRAYING FOR YOU / COLOSSIANS 1:9-12
  10. KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WILL / COLOSSIANS 1:9
  11. FAITHFUL BROTHERS AT COLOSSE / COLOSSIANS 1:2
  12. THE FIRSTBORN OVER ALL CREATION / COLOSSIANS 1:15
  13. SLAVES, OBEY YOUR EARTHLY MASTER / COLOSSIANS 3:22
  14. FROM THE DOMINION OF DARKNESS / COLOSSIANS 1:13-14
  15. GREED, WHICH IS IDOLATRY / COLOSSIANS 3:5
  16. ANYONE WHO DOES WRONG / COLOSSIANS 3:25
  17. DIED WITH CHRIST TO THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE WORLD / COLOSSIANS 2:20
  18. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

Thank you for taking the time to read my Daily Devotion.
Blessings,
Margarita & Stace

Guided By Grace
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THE MYSTERY THAT HAS BEEN KEPT HIDDEN / COLOSSIANS 1:26

START YOUR DAY RIGHT DAILY DEVOTION

(KJV) Colossians 1:25-26

Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God; 26 Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:

THE MYSTERY THAT HAS BEEN KEPT HIDDEN / COLOSSIANS 1:26

“Mystery” was a popular conceit in certain pagan religions with which some of the Colossians may have been familiar. It was secret information available only to a particular group of people. Paul drastically changes the meaning of the term by combining it with terms like “disclosed” (here), “made known” (Ephesians 1:9), “make plain” (Ephesians 3:9) and “revelation” (Romans 16:25). True Christianity is not about secret knowledge for only a few. God does not hide His plan from anyone who is sincerely searching. Instead, God has openly revealed and proclaimed His truth (Ephesians 1:9; 3:4).

Bible Study Tools I Use

  • NIV Bible
  • King James Bible
  • www. biblegateway.com
  • www.biblestudytools.com
  • Map Pencils
  • College Ruled Spiral Notebook
  • Ballpoint Pens
  • Some links may be affiliated. By purchasing an item from an affiliate link, I receive a small commission – but you are not charged more or less by clicking or purchasing through the link. Thank you for supporting me!

Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. SUFFERED FOR YOU / COLOSSIANS 1:24
  2. IF YOU CONTINUE IN YOUR FAITH / COLOSSIANS 1:23
  3. RECONCILE TO HIMSELF ALL THINGS / COLOSSIANS 1:20
  4. ALL HIS FULLNESS DWELL IN HIM / COLOSSIANS 1:19
  5. FIRSTBORN FROM AMONG THE DEAD / COLOSSIANS 1:18
  6. BY HIM ALL THINGS WERE CREATED / COLOSSIANS 1:16
  7. STRENGTHENED … ACCORDING TO HIS GLORIOUS MIGHT / COLOSSIANS 1:11
  8. WE HAVE NOT STOPPED PRAYING FOR YOU / COLOSSIANS 1:9-12
  9. KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WILL / COLOSSIANS 1:9
  10. FAITHFUL BROTHERS AT COLOSSE / COLOSSIANS 1:2
  11. THE FIRSTBORN OVER ALL CREATION / COLOSSIANS 1:15
  12. SLAVES, OBEY YOUR EARTHLY MASTER / COLOSSIANS 3:22
  13. FROM THE DOMINION OF DARKNESS / COLOSSIANS 1:13-14
  14. GREED, WHICH IS IDOLATRY / COLOSSIANS 3:5
  15. ANYONE WHO DOES WRONG / COLOSSIANS 3:25
  16. DIED WITH CHRIST TO THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE WORLD / COLOSSIANS 2:20
  17. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

Thank you for taking the time to read my Daily Devotion.
Blessings,
Margarita & Stace

Guided By Grace