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6. Freedom from Man-Made Religion
Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath. These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body that casts it belongs to Christ. Do not let anyone who delights in false…
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5. Christ, Not Shadows
See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ. For in Christ all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form. And you have been made complete in…
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4. Christ, God’s Mystery
For 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 face to face, that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so…
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3. The Mystery Now Revealed
And you, who once were alienated and hostile in your minds because of your evil deeds, He has now reconciled in His body of flesh through death, to present you holy, unblemished, and blameless in His presence— if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from…
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2. Paul’s Prayer and the Supremacy of Christ
For this reason also, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and…
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1. Colossians
The letter to the Colossians was written by the apostle Paul during his imprisonment, likely in Rome. Though he had never met the believers in Colossae personally, he wrote with deep pastoral concern, having heard of their faith through Epaphras, one of their own. This letter exalts the supremacy and…