3You have been raised up with Christ. So think about things that are in heaven. That is where Christ is. He is sitting at God’s right hand. ²Think about things that are in heaven. Don’t think about things that are on earth.

³You died. Now your life is hidden with Christ in God. ⁴Christ is your life. When he appears again, you also will appear with him in heaven’s glory.

⁵So put to death anything that belongs to your earthly nature. Get rid of your sexual sins and unclean acts. Don’t let your feelings get out of control. Remove from your life all evil longings. Stop always wanting more and more. You might as well be worshiping statues of gods. ⁶God’s anger is going to come because of those things. ⁷That’s the way you lived at one time in your life.

⁸But now here are the kinds of things you must get rid of. You must put away anger, rage, hate and lies. Let no dirty words come out of your mouths. ⁹Don’t lie to each other.

You have gotten rid of your old way of life and its habits. ¹⁰You have started living a new life. It is being made new so that what you know has the Creator’s likeness.

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Colossians 3:1: If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.