Colossians 2:23

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These have an appearance of wisdom in self-made religion, false humility, and severe treatment of the body, but they have no value against the indulgence of the flesh.

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  • Col 2:18 : 18 Let no one disqualify you by delighting in false humility and the worship of angels, dwelling on things he has not seen, being puffed up without reason by his fleshly mind.
  • 1 Tim 4:8 : 8 For bodily training is of some value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.
  • 1 Tim 4:3 : 3 They will forbid marriage and require abstinence from certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
  • Col 2:22 : 22 which all perish as they are used—based on human commands and teachings.
  • Gen 3:5-6 : 5 'For God knows that on the day you eat of it, your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.' 6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate.
  • Matt 23:27-28 : 27 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which appear beautiful on the outside but inside are full of the bones of the dead and all impurity. 28 So too, on the outside you appear righteous to people, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
  • 2 Cor 11:13-15 : 13 For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. 14 And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. 15 It is not surprising, then, if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be according to their deeds.
  • Eph 5:29 : 29 For no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church,
  • Col 2:8 : 8 See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit, based on human tradition and the elemental principles of the world rather than on Christ.

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    16Therefore, let no one judge you in regard to food and drink or regarding a festival, a new moon, or Sabbaths.

    17These are a shadow of the things to come, but the reality belongs to Christ.

    18Let no one disqualify you by delighting in false humility and the worship of angels, dwelling on things he has not seen, being puffed up without reason by his fleshly mind.

    19Such a person does not hold fast to the Head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by its joints and ligaments, grows with a growth that comes from God.

    20If you died with Christ to the elemental principles of the world, why, as though still living in the world, do you submit to its decrees?

    21"Do not touch, do not taste, do not handle"—

    22which all perish as they are used—based on human commands and teachings.

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    5They will have a form of godliness but deny its power. Stay away from such people.

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    5For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit.

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    14But clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not make provision for the desires of the flesh.

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    7Reject worldly and silly myths, and instead, train yourself in godliness.

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    2As a result, you should no longer live the rest of your earthly life for human desires but instead for the will of God.

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    23And they exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man, birds, animals, and creeping things.

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    8See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit, based on human tradition and the elemental principles of the world rather than on Christ.

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    19Their end is destruction, their god is their appetite, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.

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    23And the parts of the body that we think are less honorable, we bestow greater honor, and our unpresentable parts are treated with greater modesty,

    24whereas our presentable parts have no need of it. But God has composed the body, giving greater honor to the part that lacked it,

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    17Therefore, I say this and testify in the Lord: You should no longer walk as the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their minds.

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    18For they utter arrogant, empty words and entice those who are barely escaping from others living in error, by appealing to the lustful desires of the flesh and by debauchery.

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    7They worship Me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.

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    9They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.’

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    13Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food, but God will destroy both one and the other. The body, however, is not meant for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.

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    16I say then, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desires of the flesh.

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    29So that no one may boast before him.

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    9Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings. It is good for our hearts to be strengthened by God’s grace, not by eating ceremonial foods, which have not benefited those who have followed them.

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    3They will forbid marriage and require abstinence from certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

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    5Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.

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    27Rather, I discipline my body and bring it under control, so that after preaching to others, I myself will not be disqualified.

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    12Those who want to make a good impression in the flesh are the ones compelling you to be circumcised—only so that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.

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    19They have become callous and have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness.

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    4he is puffed up with conceit and understands nothing. Instead, he has an unhealthy interest in controversies and arguments about words, which result in envy, strife, slander, and evil suspicions.

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    23which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.

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    19These are the ones who cause divisions, worldly, devoid of the Spirit.

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    10especially those who follow the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. They are bold and arrogant, and they are unafraid to slander celestial beings.

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    19I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. Just as you presented the parts of your body as slaves to impurity and lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present them as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification.

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    12Therefore, do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires.

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    19Now the works of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, debauchery,