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Asceticism » Extreme application of » Rebuked by paul
If you died with Christ to the elemental forces of this world, why do you live as if you still belonged to the world? Why do you submit to regulations: "Don't handle, don't taste, don't touch"? All these [regulations] refer to what is destroyed by being used up; they are human commands and doctrines. read more.
Although these have a reputation of wisdom by promoting ascetic practices, humility, and severe treatment of the body, they are not of any value against fleshly indulgence.
Although these have a reputation of wisdom by promoting ascetic practices, humility, and severe treatment of the body, they are not of any value against fleshly indulgence.
Now the Spirit explicitly says that in the latter times some will depart from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons, through the hypocrisy of liars whose consciences are seared. They forbid marriage and demand abstinence from foods that God created to be received with gratitude by those who believe and know the truth. read more.
For everything created by God is good, and nothing should be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,
For everything created by God is good, and nothing should be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,
for
the training of the body has a limited benefit,
but godliness is beneficial in every way,
since it holds promise for the present life
and also for the life to come.
but godliness is beneficial in every way,
since it holds promise for the present life
and also for the life to come.
Ceremonialism » False religion, characteristics of
But now, since you know God, or rather have become known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and bankrupt elemental forces? Do you want to be enslaved to them all over again?
When they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they have washed. And there are many other customs they have received and keep, like the washing of cups, jugs, copper utensils, and dining couches.)
Now then, why are you testing God by putting a yoke on the disciples’ necks that neither our ancestors nor we have been able to bear?
Christ has liberated us to be free. Stand firm then and don’t submit again to a yoke of slavery.
If you died with the Messiah to the elemental forces of this world, why do you live as if you still belonged to the world? Why do you submit to regulations:
They are physical regulations and only deal with food, drink, and various washings imposed until the time of restoration.
Christ » Dying with surrendered life » Characteristics of
For we know that our old self was crucified with Him in order that sin’s dominion over the body may be abolished, so that we may no longer be enslaved to sin,
and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.
Verse Concepts
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If you died with the Messiah to the elemental forces of this world, why do you live as if you still belonged to the world? Why do you submit to regulations:
Because of You
we are being put to death all day long;
we are counted as sheep to be slaughtered.
For we who live are always given over to death because of Jesus, so that Jesus’ life may also be revealed in our mortal flesh.
This saying is trustworthy:
For if we have died with Him,
we will also live with Him;
we will also live with Him;
Dead » To sin
Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.
Verse Concepts
AtonementLoveAbundant LifeAccepting ChristAbiding In ChristAmbassadorsFaith, As Basis Of Salvationeternal life, nature ofeternal life, experience ofBeing A Perfect Christiandiscipleship, cost ofSurrenderingCrucifixion, Of ChristGod, Unity OfLife, Of FaithLove, Nature OfMortificationParticipation, In ChristPaul, Teaching OfResurrection, SpiritualSanctification, Means And ResultsSelf DenialSin, Avoidance OfSin, God's Remedy ForSubstitutionTypesUnion With Christ, Significance OfUnion With Christ, Nature OfJesus Christ, Love Of
Indwelling Of ChristDying With ChristDead To SinUnworldlinessHealthy MarriagesDeath To SelfGod Handing OverBenefits Of Faith In ChristNot MeChrist's LoveLife In A Material WorldLife Is In ChristOur CrucifixionBeing AloneMeaning Of The Risen LifeParticipation In Christ Death And Resurrectionnatural LifeThe Surrendered lifeStaying Strong And Not Giving UpLiving For GodNever Giving UpFaith In GodConfidence And Self EsteemLove Shown By DeedsrebirthcrucifixionJesus Freely Giving His LifeChrist As The Object Of Saving FaithLife That Is Worth Living
If you died with the Messiah to the elemental forces of this world, why do you live as if you still belonged to the world? Why do you submit to regulations:
in His body
so that, having died to sins,
we might live for righteousness;
you have been healed by His wounds.
This saying is trustworthy:
For if we have died with Him,
we will also live with Him;
we will also live with Him;
So, you too consider yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.
Absolutely not! How can we who died to sin still live in it?
since a person who has died is freed from sin’s claims.
For you have died, and your life is hidden with the Messiah in God.
death » Figurative of regeneration
If you died with the Messiah to the elemental forces of this world, why do you live as if you still belonged to the world? Why do you submit to regulations:
Now if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead lives in you, then He who raised Christ from the dead will also bring your mortal bodies to life through His Spirit who lives in you.
Absolutely not! How can we who died to sin still live in it? Or are you unaware that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? Therefore we were buried with Him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too may walk in a new way of life. read more.
For if we have been joined with Him in the likeness of His death, we will certainly also be in the likeness of His resurrection. For we know that our old self was crucified with Him in order that sin's dominion over the body may be abolished, so that we may no longer be enslaved to sin, since a person who has died is freed from sin's claims. Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with Him, because we know that Christ, having been raised from the dead, no longer dies. Death no longer rules over Him. For in that He died, He died to sin once for all; but in that He lives, He lives to God. So, you too consider yourselves dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.
For if we have been joined with Him in the likeness of His death, we will certainly also be in the likeness of His resurrection. For we know that our old self was crucified with Him in order that sin's dominion over the body may be abolished, so that we may no longer be enslaved to sin, since a person who has died is freed from sin's claims. Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with Him, because we know that Christ, having been raised from the dead, no longer dies. Death no longer rules over Him. For in that He died, He died to sin once for all; but in that He lives, He lives to God. So, you too consider yourselves dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.
Since I am speaking to those who understand law, brothers, are you unaware that the law has authority over someone as long as he lives? For example, a married woman is legally bound to her husband while he lives. But if her husband dies, she is released from the law regarding the husband. So then, if she gives herself to another man while her husband is living, she will be called an adulteress. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law. Then, if she gives herself to another man, she is not an adulteress. read more.
Therefore, my brothers, you also were put to death in relation to the law through the [crucified] body of the Messiah, so that you may belong to another-to Him who was raised from the dead-that we may bear fruit for God. For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions operated through the law in every part of us and bore fruit for death. But now we have been released from the law, since we have died to what held us, so that we may serve in the new way of the Spirit and not in the old letter of the law. What should we say then? Is the law sin? Absolutely not! On the contrary, I would not have known sin if it were not for the law. For example, I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, Do not covet. And sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, produced in me coveting of every kind. For apart from the law sin is dead. Once I was alive apart from the law, but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died. The commandment that was meant for life resulted in death for me.
Therefore, my brothers, you also were put to death in relation to the law through the [crucified] body of the Messiah, so that you may belong to another-to Him who was raised from the dead-that we may bear fruit for God. For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions operated through the law in every part of us and bore fruit for death. But now we have been released from the law, since we have died to what held us, so that we may serve in the new way of the Spirit and not in the old letter of the law. What should we say then? Is the law sin? Absolutely not! On the contrary, I would not have known sin if it were not for the law. For example, I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, Do not covet. And sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, produced in me coveting of every kind. For apart from the law sin is dead. Once I was alive apart from the law, but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died. The commandment that was meant for life resulted in death for me.
natural Death » Illustrates the change produced in conversion
If you died with the Messiah to the elemental forces of this world, why do you live as if you still belonged to the world? Why do you submit to regulations:
Absolutely not! How can we who died to sin still live in it?
Defilement » Ceremonial, abolished under the gospel
Again, a second time, a voice said to him, “What God has made clean, you must not call common.”
(I know and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. Still, to someone who considers a thing to be unclean, to that one it is unclean.)
If you died with Christ to the elemental forces of this world, why do you live as if you still belonged to the world? Why do you submit to regulations: "Don't handle, don't taste, don't touch"? All these [regulations] refer to what is destroyed by being used up; they are human commands and doctrines.
Dying with Christ » Fellowship with Christ's death
For we know that our old self was crucified with Him in order that sin’s dominion over the body may be abolished, so that we may no longer be enslaved to sin,
and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.
Verse Concepts
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Indwelling Of ChristDying With ChristDead To SinUnworldlinessHealthy MarriagesDeath To SelfGod Handing OverBenefits Of Faith In ChristNot MeChrist's LoveLife In A Material WorldLife Is In ChristOur CrucifixionBeing AloneMeaning Of The Risen LifeParticipation In Christ Death And Resurrectionnatural LifeThe Surrendered lifeStaying Strong And Not Giving UpLiving For GodNever Giving UpFaith In GodConfidence And Self EsteemLove Shown By DeedsrebirthcrucifixionJesus Freely Giving His LifeChrist As The Object Of Saving FaithLife That Is Worth Living
If you died with the Messiah to the elemental forces of this world, why do you live as if you still belonged to the world? Why do you submit to regulations:
Because of You
we are being put to death all day long;
we are counted as sheep to be slaughtered.
For we who live are always given over to death because of Jesus, so that Jesus’ life may also be revealed in our mortal flesh.
This saying is trustworthy:
For if we have died with Him,
we will also live with Him;
we will also live with Him;
Formalism » Warnings against
holding to the form of godliness but denying its power. Avoid these people!
If you died with the Messiah to the elemental forces of this world, why do you live as if you still belonged to the world? Why do you submit to regulations:
The Lord said:
Because these people approach Me with their mouths
to honor Me with lip-service—
yet their hearts are far from Me,
and their worship consists of man-made rules
learned by rote—
to honor Me with lip-service
yet their hearts are far from Me,
and their worship consists of man-made rules
learned by rote—
and delight to know My ways,
like a nation that does what is right
and does not abandon the justice of their God.
They ask Me for righteous judgments;
they delight in the nearness of God.”
Your incense is detestable to Me.
New Moons and Sabbaths,
and the calling of solemn assemblies
I cannot stand iniquity
You observe [special] days, months, seasons, and years. I am fearful for you, that perhaps my labor for you has been wasted.
Christian Liberty » Is freedom from » Jewish ordinances
In the same way we also, when we were children, were in slavery under the elemental forces of the world.
If you died with the Messiah to the elemental forces of this world, why do you live as if you still belonged to the world? Why do you submit to regulations:
Ordinance » Insufficiency of, for salvation
If you died with Christ to the elemental forces of this world, why do you live as if you still belonged to the world? Why do you submit to regulations: "Don't handle, don't taste, don't touch"? All these [regulations] refer to what is destroyed by being used up; they are human commands and doctrines. read more.
Although these have a reputation of wisdom by promoting ascetic practices, humility, and severe treatment of the body, they are not of any value against fleshly indulgence.
Although these have a reputation of wisdom by promoting ascetic practices, humility, and severe treatment of the body, they are not of any value against fleshly indulgence.
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision accomplishes anything; what matters is faith working through love.
For both circumcision and uncircumcision mean nothing; what matters instead is a new creation.
He made of no effect the law consisting of commands and expressed in regulations, so that He might create in Himself one new man from the two, resulting in peace.
He erased the certificate of debt, with its obligations, that was against us and opposed to us, and has taken it out of the way by nailing it to the cross.
Now the first covenant also had regulations for ministry and an earthly sanctuary.
Hear the word of the Lord, you rulers of Sodom! Listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah! "What are all your sacrifices to Me?" asks the Lord. "I have had enough of burnt offerings and rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I have no desire for the blood of bulls, lambs, or male goats. When you come to appear before Me, who requires this from you- [this] trampling of My courts? read more.
Stop bringing useless offerings. I despise [your] incense. New Moons and Sabbaths, and the calling of solemn assemblies- I cannot stand iniquity with a festival. I hate your New Moons and prescribed festivals. They have become a burden to Me; I am tired of putting up with [them]. When you lift up your hands [in prayer], I will refuse to look at you; even if you offer countless prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood. "Wash yourselves. Cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil. Learn to do what is good. Seek justice. Correct the oppressor. Defend the rights of the fatherless. Plead the widow's cause.
Stop bringing useless offerings. I despise [your] incense. New Moons and Sabbaths, and the calling of solemn assemblies- I cannot stand iniquity with a festival. I hate your New Moons and prescribed festivals. They have become a burden to Me; I am tired of putting up with [them]. When you lift up your hands [in prayer], I will refuse to look at you; even if you offer countless prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood. "Wash yourselves. Cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil. Learn to do what is good. Seek justice. Correct the oppressor. Defend the rights of the fatherless. Plead the widow's cause.
The Holy Spirit was making it clear that the way into the holy of holies had not yet been disclosed while the first tabernacle was still standing. This is a symbol for the present time, during which gifts and sacrifices are offered that cannot perfect the worshiper's conscience. They are physical regulations and only deal with food, drink, and various washings imposed until the time of restoration.
Religion » Formalism » Warnings against
holding to the form of godliness but denying its power. Avoid these people!
If you died with the Messiah to the elemental forces of this world, why do you live as if you still belonged to the world? Why do you submit to regulations:
The Lord said:
Because these people approach Me with their mouths
to honor Me with lip-service—
yet their hearts are far from Me,
and their worship consists of man-made rules
learned by rote—
to honor Me with lip-service
yet their hearts are far from Me,
and their worship consists of man-made rules
learned by rote—
and delight to know My ways,
like a nation that does what is right
and does not abandon the justice of their God.
They ask Me for righteous judgments;
they delight in the nearness of God.”
Your incense is detestable to Me.
New Moons and Sabbaths,
and the calling of solemn assemblies
I cannot stand iniquity
You observe [special] days, months, seasons, and years. I am fearful for you, that perhaps my labor for you has been wasted.
Religion » Characteristics of » Ceremonialism
But now, since you know God, or rather have become known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and bankrupt elemental forces? Do you want to be enslaved to them all over again?
When they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they have washed. And there are many other customs they have received and keep, like the washing of cups, jugs, copper utensils, and dining couches.)
Now then, why are you testing God by putting a yoke on the disciples’ necks that neither our ancestors nor we have been able to bear?
Christ has liberated us to be free. Stand firm then and don’t submit again to a yoke of slavery.
If you died with the Messiah to the elemental forces of this world, why do you live as if you still belonged to the world? Why do you submit to regulations:
They are physical regulations and only deal with food, drink, and various washings imposed until the time of restoration.
Sin » Conviction of, results of » Dead to
Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.
Verse Concepts
AtonementLoveAbundant LifeAccepting ChristAbiding In ChristAmbassadorsFaith, As Basis Of Salvationeternal life, nature ofeternal life, experience ofBeing A Perfect Christiandiscipleship, cost ofSurrenderingCrucifixion, Of ChristGod, Unity OfLife, Of FaithLove, Nature OfMortificationParticipation, In ChristPaul, Teaching OfResurrection, SpiritualSanctification, Means And ResultsSelf DenialSin, Avoidance OfSin, God's Remedy ForSubstitutionTypesUnion With Christ, Significance OfUnion With Christ, Nature OfJesus Christ, Love Of
Indwelling Of ChristDying With ChristDead To SinUnworldlinessHealthy MarriagesDeath To SelfGod Handing OverBenefits Of Faith In ChristNot MeChrist's LoveLife In A Material WorldLife Is In ChristOur CrucifixionBeing AloneMeaning Of The Risen LifeParticipation In Christ Death And Resurrectionnatural LifeThe Surrendered lifeStaying Strong And Not Giving UpLiving For GodNever Giving UpFaith In GodConfidence And Self EsteemLove Shown By DeedsrebirthcrucifixionJesus Freely Giving His LifeChrist As The Object Of Saving FaithLife That Is Worth Living
If you died with the Messiah to the elemental forces of this world, why do you live as if you still belonged to the world? Why do you submit to regulations:
in His body
so that, having died to sins,
we might live for righteousness;
you have been healed by His wounds.
This saying is trustworthy:
For if we have died with Him,
we will also live with Him;
we will also live with Him;
So, you too consider yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.
Absolutely not! How can we who died to sin still live in it?
since a person who has died is freed from sin’s claims.
For you have died, and your life is hidden with the Messiah in God.
The Surrendered life » Of Christ to his mission for further treatment of this subject » Dead to sin
Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.
Verse Concepts
AtonementLoveAbundant LifeAccepting ChristAbiding In ChristAmbassadorsFaith, As Basis Of Salvationeternal life, nature ofeternal life, experience ofBeing A Perfect Christiandiscipleship, cost ofSurrenderingCrucifixion, Of ChristGod, Unity OfLife, Of FaithLove, Nature OfMortificationParticipation, In ChristPaul, Teaching OfResurrection, SpiritualSanctification, Means And ResultsSelf DenialSin, Avoidance OfSin, God's Remedy ForSubstitutionTypesUnion With Christ, Significance OfUnion With Christ, Nature OfJesus Christ, Love Of
Indwelling Of ChristDying With ChristDead To SinUnworldlinessHealthy MarriagesDeath To SelfGod Handing OverBenefits Of Faith In ChristNot MeChrist's LoveLife In A Material WorldLife Is In ChristOur CrucifixionBeing AloneMeaning Of The Risen LifeParticipation In Christ Death And Resurrectionnatural LifeThe Surrendered lifeStaying Strong And Not Giving UpLiving For GodNever Giving UpFaith In GodConfidence And Self EsteemLove Shown By DeedsrebirthcrucifixionJesus Freely Giving His LifeChrist As The Object Of Saving FaithLife That Is Worth Living
If you died with the Messiah to the elemental forces of this world, why do you live as if you still belonged to the world? Why do you submit to regulations:
in His body
so that, having died to sins,
we might live for righteousness;
you have been healed by His wounds.
This saying is trustworthy:
For if we have died with Him,
we will also live with Him;
we will also live with Him;
So, you too consider yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.
Absolutely not! How can we who died to sin still live in it?
since a person who has died is freed from sin’s claims.
For you have died, and your life is hidden with the Messiah in God.
The Surrendered life » Of Christ to his mission for further treatment of this subject » Dying with Christ
For we know that our old self was crucified with Him in order that sin’s dominion over the body may be abolished, so that we may no longer be enslaved to sin,
and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.
Verse Concepts
AtonementLoveAbundant LifeAccepting ChristAbiding In ChristAmbassadorsFaith, As Basis Of Salvationeternal life, nature ofeternal life, experience ofBeing A Perfect Christiandiscipleship, cost ofSurrenderingCrucifixion, Of ChristGod, Unity OfLife, Of FaithLove, Nature OfMortificationParticipation, In ChristPaul, Teaching OfResurrection, SpiritualSanctification, Means And ResultsSelf DenialSin, Avoidance OfSin, God's Remedy ForSubstitutionTypesUnion With Christ, Significance OfUnion With Christ, Nature OfJesus Christ, Love Of
Indwelling Of ChristDying With ChristDead To SinUnworldlinessHealthy MarriagesDeath To SelfGod Handing OverBenefits Of Faith In ChristNot MeChrist's LoveLife In A Material WorldLife Is In ChristOur CrucifixionBeing AloneMeaning Of The Risen LifeParticipation In Christ Death And Resurrectionnatural LifeThe Surrendered lifeStaying Strong And Not Giving UpLiving For GodNever Giving UpFaith In GodConfidence And Self EsteemLove Shown By DeedsrebirthcrucifixionJesus Freely Giving His LifeChrist As The Object Of Saving FaithLife That Is Worth Living
If you died with the Messiah to the elemental forces of this world, why do you live as if you still belonged to the world? Why do you submit to regulations:
Because of You
we are being put to death all day long;
we are counted as sheep to be slaughtered.
For we who live are always given over to death because of Jesus, so that Jesus’ life may also be revealed in our mortal flesh.
This saying is trustworthy:
For if we have died with Him,
we will also live with Him;
we will also live with Him;
FALSE » Religion characteristics of » Ceremonialism
But now, since you know God, or rather have become known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and bankrupt elemental forces? Do you want to be enslaved to them all over again?
When they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they have washed. And there are many other customs they have received and keep, like the washing of cups, jugs, copper utensils, and dining couches.)
Now then, why are you testing God by putting a yoke on the disciples’ necks that neither our ancestors nor we have been able to bear?
Christ has liberated us to be free. Stand firm then and don’t submit again to a yoke of slavery.
If you died with the Messiah to the elemental forces of this world, why do you live as if you still belonged to the world? Why do you submit to regulations:
They are physical regulations and only deal with food, drink, and various washings imposed until the time of restoration.