Colossians 2:16

“Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:”

"Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:" - Colossians 2:16
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What does Colossians 2:16 mean?

Colossians 2:16 (KJV) reads, "Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days." This verse comes from the Epistle of Paul to the Colossians, a letter written by the Apostle Paul to the Christians in…

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Freedom in Christ: A Call to Inner Grace

In Colossians 2:16, the apostle Paul offers a profound exhortation that speaks to the heart of Christian freedom: "Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days." This verse encapsulates the essence…

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A Prayer for Freedom in Christ: Embracing Our New Identity

Dear Heavenly Father, We come before You today with hearts full of gratitude and thanksgiving, recognizing the profound truth found in Colossians 2:16, which reminds us, "Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of…

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Colossians 2:16 - "Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:"
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Colossians 2:19
Colossians 2:10
Colossians 2:21 - "(Touch not; taste not; handle not;"
Colossians 4:2 - "Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;"
Colossians 4:16 - "And when this epistle is read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye likewise read the epistle from Laodicea."
Colossians 2:3 - "In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge."
Colossians 2:17 - "Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ."
Colossians 2:9 - "For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily."
Colossians 3:2 - "Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth."
Colossians 2:10 - "And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:"
"(Touch not; taste not; handle not;" - Colossians 2:21
Colossians 2:22 - "Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men?"
Colossians 1:16 - "For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:"
Colossians 2:4 - "And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words."
Colossians 3:16 - "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."
Colossians 2:6 - "As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:"
"Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;" - Colossians 4:2
"Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;" - Colossians 4:2
Colossians 2:2 - "That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;"
Colossians 2:15 - "And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it."
Colossians 2:7 - "Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving."
"For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily." - Colossians 2:9
"Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ." - Colossians 2:17
Colossians 2:23 - "Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh."