These Colossians we’re in the very early stages of their Faith walk with Christ. Maybe better put as very immature!  They were struggling with exactly, the same mind set as to what Jesus, is explaining to Nicodemus.  John 3:4 4 “What do you mean?” exclaimed Nicodemus. “How can an old Codger like me go back into his mother’s womb and be born again.” 

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So kill your earthly impulses: loose sex, impure actions, unbridled sensuality, wicked thoughts, and greed (which is essentially idolatry).  It’s because of these sins that God’s wrath is coming [upon the sons and daughters of disobedience],

“ Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.” Whereas heaven and earth are contrary one to the other, and a supreme regard to both is inconsistent; and the prevalence of our affection to one will proportionably weaken and abate our affection to the other.

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I would submit to you, If you’re not dying daily, “from the basic principles of the world” or you could say “the basic principles of Self”. Most likely you’re not growing, therefore, your intimacy, with God is stymied and like the Colossians you are not hearing from the Holy Spirit as to what the Spirit is teaching.  

Spirit can be known only by spirit—God’s Spirit and our spirits in open communion. Spiritually alive, we have access to everything God’s Spirit is doing, and can’t be judged by unspiritual critics.  1Corinth 2:14

Heb 10:17 “Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.”  Col 2:14 “ having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross.” 

Because of your trespasses you are a dead person and because Jesus Loves you, He paid the trespass fine that you could never pay and that my friend has enabled you and me to have everlasting Life forever

You see my listeners; we must understand and acknowledge that Jesus is more than enough. To become acquainted with God is one thing, but to go on in commitment and to experience God in intensity and richness of acquaintance is something more.

Neil Parks

The more closely we walk with Christ the more we are rooted and established in the faith.  If we walk in him, we shall be rooted in him; and the more firmly we are rooted in him the more closely we shall walk in him: Rooted and built up. Note: this point, that we cannot be built up in Christ, unless we be first rooted in Him. 

We are to keep up a communion of faith, hope and Holy Love to the parts of the body of Christ that we don’t know about or have personal knowledge of or conversation with. We can think and pray and be concerned for one another around the world that we never see but will meet in Heaven. 

 Neil Parks