A cordial greeting to all my brothers in Christ Jesus.
Instructions for the Colossians in the ancient time: The Christians who lived in Colosse ancient city of the region of Turkey.
One of Paul's most important advice was the following: "Set your mind on the things above, which is the knowledge of God, not on the things of the earth." (COLOSSIANS 3: 2)
In this verse, Paul does not refer to a change of mentality, but mainly to our way of life: "So, put to death all that pertains to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, bad desires and greed. , that is idolatry (...) now, abandon all these things: anger, indignation, evil, slander and indecent language in the speech.They do not undermine each other, since you already got rid of the old man with his practices and to be clothed with the new, which is being renewed in knowledge, in the image of its Creator.
Therefore, as the chosen people of God, holy and beloved, they are reviewed with deep compassion, kindness, humility, meekness and patience. (...) Support each other and forgive the complaints they have against each other. Sorry as the Lord forgave you. "(COL 5:13)
This is what Jesus expects from us! God has not called us to think only of him, but also to walk like him and thus be his image again. He called us to be a people like Him and be the difference in this world!
He called us to grow in grace and knowledge before God and men as his Son Jesus, in Luke 2:52 he speaks: And Jesus grew in wisdom, stature and grace, before God and men. We grow until they come to the knowledge of their Son, to the knowledge of the truth (1 TIMOTHY 2: 4)...
Jesus said in John 14: 6 "I am from the walks of truth and life", God redeemed and renewed in forgiving our sins through the sacrifice of his Son, now, what his plan in our life is that we be conformed in the image of Jesus (Ephesians 4:13 Until we all reach the unity of faith and the full knowledge of the Son of God, to perfect manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ).
God bless you greatly!
