Colossians 3:2

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Summary

Colossians 3:2

Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

Set

1 John 2:15

Not

General references

1 Corinthians 15:13

Hebrews 13:14

Bible References

Set

If, then, you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where the Christ sits at the right hand of God;

But he turned and said to Peter: Get behind me, adversary; you are a snare to me: for you are not thinking of the things of God; but of the things of men.

that the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.

I am in a strait between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better:

Love not the world, nor the things that are in the world. If any man loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

Not

Put to death, therefore, your members that are on the earth, lewdness, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;

Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal.

And he said to them: Take heed and beware of covetousness; for a man's life depends not on the abundance of his possessions.

And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he acted prudently. For the children of this age are more prudent toward their generation than the children of light.

whose end is destruction, whose god is their appetite, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.

Love not the world, nor the things that are in the world. If any man loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

General references

But if a resurrection of the dead is impossible, Christ has not been raised.

For here we have no abiding city, but we seek one to come.