Colossians 3:1 - Prayer Tents

3You have been raised to life with Christ, so set your hearts on the things that are in heaven, where Christ sits on his throne at the right side of God.G1487G4891G3767G4891G5547G2212G507G3757G5547G2076G2521G1722G1188G23162Keep your minds fixed on things there, not on things here on earth.G5426G507G3361G1909G10933For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.G1063G599G2532G5216G2222G2928G4862G5547G1722G23164Your real life is Christ and when he appears, then you too will appear with him and share his glory!G3752G5547G2257G2222G5319G5119G5319G5210G2532G5319G4862G846G1722G1391

The Old Life and the New

5You must put to death, then, the earthly desires at work in you, such as sexual immorality, indecency, lust, evil passions, and greed (for greed is a form of idolatry).G3499G3767G5216G3196G3588G1909G1093G4202G167G3806G2556G1939G2532G4124G3748G2076G14956Because of such things God's anger will come upon those who do not obey him.G1223G3739G3709G2316G2064G1909G5207G5437At one time you yourselves used to live according to such desires, when your life was dominated by them.G1722G3739G5210G2532G4043G4218G3753G2198G1722G8468But now you must get rid of all these things: anger, passion, and hateful feelings. No insults or obscene talk must ever come from your lips.G1161G3570G5210G2532G659G3956G3709G2372G2549G988G148G1537G5216G47509Do not lie to one another, for you have put off the old self with its habitsG5574G3361G1519G240G554G3820G444G4862G846G423410and have put on the new self. This is the new being which God, its Creator, is constantly renewing in his own image, in order to bring you to a full knowledge of himself.G2532G1746G3501G3588G341G1519G1922G2596G1504G2936G84611As a result, there is no longer any distinction between Gentiles and Jews, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarians, savages, slaves, and free, but Christ is all, Christ is in all.G3699G1762G3756G1672G2532G2453G4061G2532G203G915G4658G1401G1658G235G5547G3956G2532G1722G395612You are the people of God; he loved you and chose you for his own. So then, you must clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.G1746G3767G5613G1588G2316G40G2532G25G4698G3628G5544G5012G4236G311513Be tolerant with one another and forgive one another whenever any of you has a complaint against someone else. You must forgive one another just as the Lord has forgiven you.G430G240G2532G5483G1438G1437G5100G2192G3437G4314G5100G2531G2532G5547G5483G5213G3779G2532G521014And to all these qualities add love, which binds all things together in perfect unity.G1161G1909G3956G5125G26G3748G2076G4886G504715The peace that Christ gives is to guide you in the decisions you make; for it is to this peace that God has called you together in the one body. And be thankful.G2532G1018G1515G2316G1018G1722G5216G2588G1519G3739G2532G2564G1722G1520G4983G2532G1096G217016Christ's message in all its richness must live in your hearts. Teach and instruct one another with all wisdom. Sing psalms, hymns, and sacred songs; sing to God with thanksgiving in your hearts.G1774G3056G5547G1774G1722G5213G4146G1722G3956G4678G1321G2532G3560G1438G5568G2532G5215G2532G4152G5603G103G1722G5485G1722G5216G2588G296217Everything you do or say, then, should be done in the name of the Lord Jesus, as you give thanks through him to God the Father.G2532G3748G3956G302G4160G1722G3056G2228G1722G2041G3956G1722G3686G2962G2424G2168G2316G2532G3962G1223G846

Personal Relations in the New Life

18Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, for that is what you should do as Christians.G1135G5293G2398G435G5613G433G1722G296219Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.G435G25G1135G2532G4087G3361G4087G4314G84620Children, it is your Christian duty to obey your parents always, for that is what pleases God.G5043G5219G1118G2596G3956G1063G5124G2076G2101G296221Parents, do not irritate your children, or they will become discouraged.G3962G2042G3361G5216G5043G3363G12022Slaves, obey your human masters in all things, not only when they are watching you because you want to gain their approval; but do it with a sincere heart because of your reverence for the Lord.G1401G5219G2596G3956G2962G2596G4561G3361G1722G3787G5613G441G235G1722G572G2588G5399G231623Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as though you were working for the Lord and not for people.G2532G3956G3748G1437G4160G2038G1537G5590G5613G2962G2532G3756G44424Remember that the Lord will give you as a reward what he has kept for his people. For Christ is the real Master you serve.G1492G3754G575G2962G618G469G2817G1063G1398G2962G554725And all wrongdoers will be repaid for the wrong things they do, because God judges everyone by the same standard.G1161G91G2865G91G3739G91G2532G2076G3756G4382