Colossians 3:1-4

“If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.”

"If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory." - Colossians 3:1-4
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What does Colossians 3:1-4 mean?

Colossians 3:1-4 (KJV) states, "If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When…

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Risen with Christ: A Call to Heavenly Living

As Christians, the declaration in Colossians 3:1-4 serves as a profound reminder of our identity and purpose in Christ. The Apostle Paul, writing to the Colossians, challenges us with the truths of our resurrection with Christ: “If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things…

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A Prayer for Renewed Focus on Heavenly Things

O Heavenly Father, In the stillness of this moment, I come before You with a heart humbled and full of gratitude. Your Word reminds us in Colossians 3:1-4, "If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God." I…

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Colossians 3:1-4 - "If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. 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."
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Colossians 3:4 - "When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory."
Colossians 3:3
Colossians 1:3 - "We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,"
Colossians 4:3 - "Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:"
Colossians 1:4 - "Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,"
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."
Colossians 4:1 - "Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven."
Colossians 3:2
Colossians 3:2
Colossians 4:4 - "That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak."
Colossians 3:3 - "For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God."
"If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God." - Colossians 3:1
Colossians 4:2 - "Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;"
Colossians 3:1-3 - "If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God."
Colossians 2:3 - "In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge."
"When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory." - Colossians 3:4
Colossians 3:1-2 - "If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth."
Colossians 4:14 - "Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you."
Colossians 3:2 - "Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth."