Life Lesson (verse Colossians 2:11)
Circumcision is an outward sign of an inward commitment.
Life Lesson (verse Colossians 2:11)
Baptism is an outward sign of an inward change.
Life Lesson (verse Colossians 2:)
We learn more things about the Bible when we ask:
Who? (Who was writing? Who were they writing to?)
What? (What were they writing about? What problems were being discussed or solved?)
Why? (Why were they writing?)
When? (When were they writing?)
Where? (Where were they writing? Where were they writing to?)
Col 2:8 NKJV
Beware lest anyone cheat you
Col 2:8 NLT
Don't let anyone capture you
Col 2:8 KJV
Beware lest any man spoil you
Col 2:8 NASU
See to it that no one takes you captive
Col 2:8 CJB
Watch out, so that no one will take you captive
Col 2:8 AMP
See to it that no one carries you off as spoil or makes you yourselves captive
Rom 2:28-29 NKJV
28 For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh; 29 but he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the Spirit, not in the letter; whose praise is not from men but from God.
Rom 2:28-29 NLT
29 No, a true Jew is one whose heart is right with God. And true circumcision is not merely obeying the letter of the law; rather, it is a change of heart produced by God's Spirit. And a person with a changed heart seeks praise from God, not from people.
Luke 19:1-4 NKJV
1 Then Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. 2 Now behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich. 3 And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was of short stature. 4 So he ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see Him, for He was going to pass that way.
Amos 7:14 NKJV
Then Amos answered, and said to Amaziah:
"I was no prophet,
Nor was I a son of a prophet,
But I was a sheepbreeder
And a tender of sycamore fruit.
Amos 7:14 KJV
Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:
Amos 7:14-15 NLT
14 But Amos replied, "I'm not a professional prophet, and I was never trained to be one. I'm just a shepherd, and I take care of sycamore-fig trees. 15 But the Lord called me away from my flock and told me, 'Go and prophesy to my people in Israel.'
Rev 3:20 NKJV
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.
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