Colossians 2:19

Beware Of Requirements Invented By Humans

¹⁸ Let no one condemn you, taking pleasure in humility and the worship of angels, going into detail [about] [the things] which he has seen, inflated without cause by his fleshly mind, ¹⁹ and not holding fast to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by the ligaments and sinews, grows with the growth of God. ²⁰ If you have died with Christ to the elemental spirits of the world, why do you submit [to them] as [if] living in the world?

From God

Head of the Body

Head of the Church

With God

Parts Of The Body

Christ

Jesus

Ephesians 4:15-16

But speaking the truth in love, we are to grow into him [with reference to] all [things], who is the head, Christ,

Job 19:9-12

He has taken my glory from me, and he has removed the crown of my head.

Psalm 139:15-16

My {frame} was not hidden from you, when I was created secretly, [and] intricately woven in [the] depths of [the] earth.

John 15:4-6

Remain in me, and I in you. Just as the branch is not able to bear fruit from itself unless it remains in the vine, so neither [can] you, unless you remain in me.

John 17:21

that they all may be one, just as you, Father, [are] in me and I [am] in you, that they also may be in us, in order that the world may believe that you sent me.

Acts 4:32

Now the group of those who believed were one heart and soul, and no one said anything of what belonged to him was his own, but all [things] were theirs in common.

Romans 11:17

Now if some of the branches were broken off, and you, [although you] were a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them and became a sharer of the root of the olive tree's richness,

Romans 12:4-5

For just as in one body we have many members, but all the members do not have the same function,

1 Corinthians 1:10

Now I exhort you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all say the same [thing] and there not be divisions among you, and that you be made complete in the same mind and with the same purpose.

1 Corinthians 3:6

I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing [it] to grow.

1 Corinthians 10:16-17

The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ?

1 Corinthians 12:12-27

For just as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of the body, [although they] are many, are one body, thus also Christ.

Galatians 1:6-9

I am astonished that you are turning away so quickly from the one who called you by the grace of Christ to a different gospel,

Galatians 5:2-4

Look! I, Paul, tell you that if you become circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing!

Ephesians 1:22

and he subjected all [things] under his feet and gave him [as] head over all [things] to the church,

Ephesians 4:3

being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace;

Ephesians 5:29

For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as also Christ [does] the church,

Philippians 1:27

Only lead your lives in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent I hear {your circumstances}, that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one soul contending side by side for the faith of the gospel,

Philippians 2:2-5

complete my joy, so that {you are in agreement}, having the same love, united in spirit, {having one purpose}.

Colossians 1:10

so that you may live in a manner worthy of the Lord, {to please [him] in all respects}, bearing fruit in every good deed and increasing in the knowledge of God,

Colossians 1:18

and he himself is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he himself may become first in everything,

Colossians 2:2

so that their hearts may be encouraged, united in love and into all the wealth of the full assurance of insight into the knowledge of the mystery of God, Christ,

Colossians 2:6-9

Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, live in him,

1 Thessalonians 3:12

and [may] the Lord [cause] you to increase and to abound in love for one another and for all, just as also we [do] for you,

1 Thessalonians 4:10

for indeed you are practicing it toward all the brothers in all of Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to progress even more,

2 Thessalonians 1:3

We ought to give thanks to God always concerning you, brothers, just as it is fitting, because your faith is flourishing and the love of each one of you all toward one another is increasing

1 Timothy 2:4-6

who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.

1 Peter 3:8

And finally, all [of you be] harmonious, sympathetic, showing mutual affection, compassionate, humble,

2 Peter 3:18

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him [be] the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.