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Colossians 2:23 (NASB20) These are matters which do have the appearance of wisdom in self-made religion and humility and severe treatment of the body, but are of no value against fleshly indulgence. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ‘appearance of wisdom …… but no value against fleshy indulgence’...

Colossians 2:8 (NASB20) See to it that there is no one who takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception in accordance with human tradition, in accordance with the elementary principles of the world, rather than in accordance with Christ. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Philosophy is put...

Philippians 3:14-15(NASB20) I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Therefore, all who are mature, let’s have this attitude; and if in anything you have a different attitude, God will reveal that to you as well; ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Scripture...

The foundation; our death in Christ…. And then that which follows; by faith, giving ourselves up to God as a living sacrifice…. For entering into the new life in Christ is all done by the faith of the heart desiring it….. This life that is free from sin to the degree of the embracing of this...

Ephesians 3:10 (NKJV) to the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church to the principalities and powers in the heavenly [places,] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Or in other words; God is manifesting His wisdom through His believing one’s so that in the Spiritual...

Philippians 2:21 (NASB20) For they all seek after their own interests, not those of Christ Jesus. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What a rebuke of fellow Christian’s…… For it is other Christian’s Paul is addressing….. But why would Paul say such a thing about other Christian’s that were saved and...

Fire, Light, and Heat…. These three, if removed from this creation would leave a darkness on the face of the deep…. Being that all life manifested and brought forth in this creation are sustained by the fire, light and heat of this creation… These three are in a low and base way the expression...

Ephesians 6:12 (NASB20) For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What is it that all these dark forces...

1 Corinthians 3:3 (NKJV) for you are still carnal. For where [there are] envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal and behaving like [mere] men? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ‘for you are still carnal etc,’ or, ‘for you are still fleshy etc’, or, the same truth just put forth with...

2 Corinthians 6:7 (NASB20) in the word of truth, and in the power of God; by the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and the left, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What is meant by these weapons that are to be used on the right and on the left, and what exactly are these weapons of...

1 John 4:5-6 (NASB20) They are from the world, therefore they speak as from the world, and the world listens to them. We are from God. The one who knows God listens to us; the one who is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error...

1 John 3:14a (NASB20) We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers and sisters ………………….. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A scriptural touch stone is being put forth; Loving one’s brother’s and sister’s is put forth as proof that one has stepped out of death into...

James 1:4 (NKJV) But let patience have [its] perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The work of patience, it can be a painful and grueling experience, for in this patience before God does one’s own will die… For this is the place of...

The desire to righteousness…. Knowing the truth, that if you are Christ’s, Christ is alive in you, the manifestation of this life therefore, becomes the most important thing in life… For understanding that being in possession of information describing Christ, is not the testimony of Christ...

As close to Him as Divinely possible… Though the thought is awesome, the practicality of it gives one pause… For seeing it is true God gives the increase and not one’s own doings, so to find and be able to put oneself in the position that would make it the most optimal for God to work His work...

1 Peter 1:3 (NASB20) Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In just the same realness as one’s first life was born...

1 Peter 1:5 (NASB20) who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ‘Protected…..through faith….for a salvation…. in the last time’…. This truth is a most freeing truth, a most joy filled truth, a truth that...

1 Peter 1:7 (NASB20) so that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which perishes though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ; ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What is the proof of faith? That would be the outcome of...

1 Corinthians 1:6 (NASB20) just as the testimony concerning Christ was confirmed in you, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ All of the testimony of Christ is confirmed inwardly…. This confirming is not in the human reasonings, but in a place much deeper, in one’s innermost being, in the heart of...

Romans 14:13 (NASB20) Therefore let’s not judge one another anymore, but rather determine this: not to put an obstacle or a stumbling block in a brother’s or sister’s way. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ How does one determine not to put an obstacle or a stumbling block in another’s way….? That...