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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Dying And Living With Christ (Colossians 2:20-23) New Living and Good News Translations

NEW LIVING TRANSLATION
20  You have died with Christ, and he has set you free from the spiritual powers of this world. So why do you keep on following the rules of the world, such as,
21  “Don’t handle! Don’t taste! Don’t touch!”?
22  Such rules are mere human teachings about things that deteriorate as we use them.
23  These rules may seem wise because they require strong devotion, pious self-denial, and severe bodily discipline. But they provide no help in conquering a person’s evil desires.

GOOD NEWS TRANSLATION
20  You have died with Christ and are set free from the ruling spirits of the universe. Why, then, do you live as though you belonged to this world? Why do you obey such rules as 
21  “Don't handle this,” “Don't taste that,” “Don't touch the other”? 
22  All these refer to things which become useless once they are used; they are only human rules and teachings. 
23  Of course such rules appear to be based on wisdom in their forced worship of angels, and false humility, and severe treatment of the body; but they have no real value in controlling physical passions.

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