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The spiritual life in man is a "hidden life," having its source in God; the full conviction of it, as distinct from the mere instinctive consciousness of it in the mind itself, comes only from the belief that it is the image of God in us, and is sustained by constant communion with Him.
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ἐν τῷ Θεῷ] in God, in so far, namely, as Christ, who,...
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For you are dead; and your life is hid with Christ in God....
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3 NIV - Colossians 3:3 For you died, and your life is now...
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3 ESV - Colossians 3:3 For you died, and your life is now...
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3 NASB - Colossians 3:3 For you died, and your life is now...
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3 NLT - Colossians 3:3 For you died, and your life is now...
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Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which surpasseth all...
- For Ye Are Dead, and Your Life is HID With Christ in God
For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in...
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May 6, 2024 · “For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God,” explains the apostle Paul in Colossians 3:3. We are “hidden with Christ in God” through the work of the Holy Spirit, who baptizes all believers into one body—the Body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:12–13).
Aug 28, 2021 · What does “hidden” mean in Colossians 3:3? The word hidden means what you think it means: Concealed... Not able to be seen. This is the primary definition of the word and is contextually contrasted in the following verse. In verse three, your life is hidden with Christ.
Mar 22, 2019 · For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory” (emphasis added). Our intimate link with Christ in His redemptive work makes us inseparable from Him, even now.
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Followers of Jesus are given a new life in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17). We become united to Jesus in His death and resurrection. Those desires that we used to have for earthly things are weakened as we set our minds on heavenly things (Colossians 3:2). The following verse (Colossians 3:3) says that “you have died, and your life is hidden with Chris...
When we are born, we enter a broken and fallen world, and we ourselves carry sin in our body that we have inherited from Adam. We are dead in sin. Yet, Jesus is the “last Adam,” and He gives new life where we are born again into a living hope. Through one man, sin entered the world, and all died (Romans 5:12), yet through the one man Jesus, the gif...
Christians have not yet been raised to eternal life with Christ. But God has awakened us to the truth. He has “made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions” (Ephesians 2:5). It was His mercy, love and grace that saved us on the cross. When we were given this new life, “God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the...
We are precious to God. He protects us from evil, hides us under the shadow of His wings, and He is described as a shield and a refuge (Psalm 91:4). There is no safer place than being in and with Jesus. Even if our bodies came under attack, our soul is safe with Jesus. We do not need to fear the one who can destroy the body, but not the soul (Matth...
As our lives are hidden with Christ in God, we can keep our eyes fixed on Him in the heavenly place. In the same letter to the Colossians, Paul says we are to “set [our] minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth” (Colossians 3:2). It is because we are “hidden with Christ” that we are able to set our minds to where He is. This ...
For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. ...
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For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your ...
