Colossians 2:18-19

 

Freedom from Rules and New Life in Christ

18 Don't let anyone condemn you by insisting on self-denial. And don't let anyone say you must worship angels, even though they say they have had visions about this. These people claim to be so humble, but their sinful minds have made them proud. 19 But they are not connected to Christ, the head of the body. For we are joined together in his body by his strong sinews, and we grow only as we get our nourishment and strength from God.  (NLT)

 

Don't let anyone condemn you by insisting on self-denial. Your walk with Christ is not about food or drink or anything else - it is about having a relationship with Jesus. I know the verse that says “deny yourself and pick up your cross and follow me,” the point is to follow Christ and to turn from your sins. People who tell you that you must abstain from certain foods, or that you must worship angels or you have to follow some particular leader have become proud in their sinful minds. We have been freed from the law and we are no longer under that system. We are under grace. We draw our nourishment and strength from God, not the law. God finished that law through Christ dying on the cross. We are now free to live in Christ.

 (Sinews: power, strength, vigor)

 

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