1I want you to know what a struggle I am going through for you, for God's people at Laodicea, and for all of those followers who have never met me.
2I do it to encourage them. Then as their hearts are joined together in love, they will be wonderfully blessed with complete understanding. And they will truly know Christ. Not only is he the key to God's mystery,
3but all wisdom and knowledge are hidden away in him.
4I tell you these things to keep you from being fooled by fancy talk.
5Even though I am not with you, I keep thinking about you. I am glad to know that you are living as you should and your faith in Christ is strong.
Christ Brings Real Life6You have accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord. Now keep on following him.
7Plant your roots in Christ and let him be the foundation for your life. Be strong in your faith, just as you were taught. And be grateful.
8Don't let anyone fool you by using senseless arguments. These arguments may sound wise, but they are only human teachings. They come from the powers of this world and not from Christ.
9God lives fully in Christ.
10And you are fully grown because you belong to Christ, who is over every power and authority.
11Christ has also taken away your selfish desires, just as circumcision removes flesh from the body.
12 alive, when he forgave all our sins.
14 They brag about seeing visions. But it is all nonsense, because their minds are filled with selfish desires.
19 don't have any power over you. Why do you live as if you had to obey such rules as,
21“Don't handle this. Don't taste that. Don't touch this.”?
22After these things are used, they are no longer good for anything. So why be bothered with the rules that humans have made up?
23Obeying these rules may seem to be the smart thing to do. They appear to make you love God more and to be very humble and to have control over your body. But they don't really have any power over our desires.
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