For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over every power and authority. In him you were circumcised, in the putting off of the sinful nature, not with a circumcision done by the hands of men but with the circumcision done by Christ, having been buried with him in baptism and raised with him through your faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead.
For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form
Colossians 1:19-20 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.
and you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head
Ephesians 1:22-23 And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.
over every power and authority
Matthew 28:18 Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me."
In him you were also circumcised
Romans 2:29 No, a man is a Jew if he is one inwardly; and circumcision is circumcision of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man's praise is not from men, but from God.
Philippians 3:3 For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh-- ...
in the putting off of the sinful nature
Galatians 5:24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires.
having been buried with him in baptism
Matthew 28:19 "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, ..."
and raised with him through your faith in the power of God
Romans 6:5 If we have been united with him like this in his death, we will certainly also be united with him in his resurrection.
who raised him from the dead
Acts 2:24 "But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him."
NOTES:
John 1:16
Read Romans 8
Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV®, Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
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