{"id":15630,"date":"2023-04-07T01:00:24","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T05:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/?p=15630"},"modified":"2023-03-13T16:19:27","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T20:19:27","slug":"bible-verse-of-the-day-4-7-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/bible-verse-of-the-day-4-7-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Bible Verse of The Day – 4-7-23"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Colossians 3:3 (NKJV) 3 For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.<\/p>\n

I find the phrase, \u201chidden with Christ in God\u201d, extremely intriguing and comforting at the same time.<\/p>\n

What is it about this phrase that carries so much weight. And what does it mean to us, as believers?<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s take a look and see what this phrase really means.<\/p>\n

In order to fully understand it, we need to be sure to look at it in its proper context. This requires us to go back to chapter 2 and read what Paul was saying to the Colossian believers.<\/p>\n

To summarize, he was reminding them that they were not required, nor was it wise, to follow traditions of men, rather than walking in the freedoms that Christ had died to pay for.<\/p>\n

And as chapter 3 begins, he is telling them that if they have been raised with Christ (through new birth), they should \u201cseek those things that are above\u201d and to \u201cset their mind on things above, not on things on the earth\u201d.<\/p>\n

It is only after reminding them of these things that Paul tells them that their \u201clife is hidden with Christ in God\u201d.<\/p>\n

This phrase refers to the fact that, as believers, we have died with Christ.<\/p>\n

Our lives are now hidden in Him as we have taken on this new identity as a child of God and lay down the things and the ways of this world.<\/p>\n

He then encourages the Colossian believers, telling them that \u201cwhen Christ appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory\u201d.<\/p>\n

Lastly, he tells them to \u201cput to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness\u201d, indicating that these members(sins) must be laid down.<\/p>\n

In exchange, we must \u201cput on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering, bearing with one another, and forgiving one another\u201d.<\/p>\n

It is clear that our old selves are to disappear, being hidden with Christ in God, giving way to the new man (or woman) and giving preference to Christ who bought us by His blood.<\/p>\n

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie<\/p>\n

Seven Seas Ministries
\n49 N Lamplighters Walk
\nHampstead, NC 28443<\/p>\n

401-439-3780<\/p>\n

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Colossians 3:3 (NKJV) 3 For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. I find the phrase, \u201chidden with Christ in God\u201d, extremely intriguing and comforting at the same time. What is it about this phrase that carries so much weight. And what does it mean to us, as believers? Let\u2019s take … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[171],"tags":[2637,2870,3518,3520,2093,2293,3519],"class_list":["post-15630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-traditions-of-man","tag-bible-verses-about-freedom-in-christ","tag-bible-verses-about-mans-traditions","tag-bible-verses-about-traditions","tag-bible-verses-about-traditions-that-contradict-gods-word","tag-what-the-bible-says-about-freedom-in-christ","tag-what-the-bible-says-about-manmade-traditions-and-rituals","tag-what-the-bible-says-about-traditions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15630"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15630\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15632,"href":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15630\/revisions\/15632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}