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Colossians 3
Colossians 3:1 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those
things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand
of God.
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Seek Christ. Not the ways of this world
2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the
earth.
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Follow God's commandments
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You're not here on earth to see who's has the
biggest home, etc..
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God needs to know if you love Him
3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also
appear with him in glory.
5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth;
fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil
concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
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Don't have anything to do with the ways of this
earth age
6 For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children
of disobedience:
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7th vial = God's wrath is poured out on the
children of disobedience
7 In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.
8 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice,
blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
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Don't let anger and blasphemy take you over
9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old
man with his deeds;
10 And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge
after the image of him that created him:
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Come away from things of this earth age that
leads you to follow Satan
11 Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor
uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ
is all, and in all.
12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved,
bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness,
longsuffering;
13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man
have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also
do ye.
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If it's possibility try to get only with all
peoples
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Don't change your ways to get along with people
that go the ways of this world
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2 Thessalonians 3:6 Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly,
and not after the tradition which he received of us.
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This word "disorderly" in the Greek indicates laziness
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Withdraw from one who walks lazily in contradiction to teaching he
received of us who work hard or serve with diligence.
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2 Thessalonians 3:11 For we hear that there are some which walk
among you disorderly, working not at all, but are
busybodies.
12 Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus
Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
13 But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.
14 And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man,
and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.
15 Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him
as a brother.
16 Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means.
The Lord be with you all.
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2 Corinthians 8:20 Avoiding this, that no man should blame us in this
abundance which is administered by us:
21 Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the
Lord, but also in the sight of men.
22 And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have oftentimes proved diligent in many things, but now much
more diligent, upon the great confidence which I have in you.
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2 Thessalonians 2:15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the
traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our
epistle.
16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father,
which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and
good hope through grace,
17 Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and
work.
7 For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not
ourselves disorderly among you;
They taught and spread the word night and day; remember?
8 Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour
and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of
you:
14 And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond
of perfectness.
15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which
also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom;
teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and
spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
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With wisdom you can help others
17 And what so ever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of
the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
18 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit
in the Lord.
19 Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
20 Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well
pleasing unto the Lord.
21 Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be
discouraged.
22 Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the
flesh; not with eye service, as men pleasers; but in singleness
of heart, fearing God:
23 And what soever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and
not unto men;
24 Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the
inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
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If you're doing good, you're going take your
works with you
25 But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he
hath done: and there is no respect of persons.
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If you're doing evil, you're going take your
works with you
• Exactly 2520 years from the exile
of Benjamin, Iceland became an independent nation.
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The first tribe to be
conquered by the Assyrians was Manasseh,
in 745 B.C. Exactly 2520 years later America became a nation on July 4, 1776.
(Leviticus. 26: 28-46) God warned Israel that if they persisted in continually
breaking His Laws, not only would curses come upon them.
He would punish them for seven times, (a time being 360 years, seven times would
be 2520 years) and would banish them from the land of Palestine and scatter them
among the heathens (like lost sheep)
• Study the book: Abrahamic Covenant,
(A study outline of the identity of God's people) By E. Raymond Capt
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