Colossians 2 18-23

03/16 ~ From New Testament Letters

  🕊️ (In the Order Believed Written)

       Paul’s Letter To The Colossians

                  (paraphrased)

18 -  Let no one disqualify you! Insisting on asceticism or the worship of angels, going on in detail about visions. Puffed up without reason by their self focused mind, 19 not holding fast to Jesus the head and Lord, from whom the whole body of believers is nourished and knit together through the joints and ligaments {connections? these days common ground?} grows with a growth that’s from God.

     20 If you died with Christ to the elementary spirits that drive the world, why, as if you are still living to the world, do you submit to regulations? {Today follow its philosophy, thinking and trends?} 21 Rules {thinking} according to human precepts and teachings, various do’s and don’ts and how to’s. 22 Things that pass away. 23 These all have an appearance of wisdom in promoting self-made {spirituality?} religion, asceticism and severity to the body {an error trend during Paul’s days, we are perhaps, mostly, at the other extreme these days} but these are of no value in curbing the failures or excesses of the lower, imperfect nature. {{Either extreme is no way to be an overcomer!!}}

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🗝️ [  ] - word/language insights, usually from biblehub dot com - peering through translator partial unbelief; cross references, etc.

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Tomorrows verses - Colossians 3:1-11

My own studies. Been neglecting Psalms (jan 1-20, feb-20’s, mar-30’s, apr-40’s, etc. dec-120-150) and the Prophets.