Monthly Archives: May 2015

Looking Upward

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Don Merritt

Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life … Continue reading →

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Man’s Rules

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Don Merritt

Since you died with Christ to the elemental spiritual forces of this world, why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its rules: “Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!”? These rules, which … Continue reading →

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Shadows No More

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Don Merritt

Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the … Continue reading →

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Triumphant

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Don Merritt

When you were dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having cancelled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and opposed … Continue reading →

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Fullness in Christ

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Don Merritt

For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head over every power and authority. In him you were also circumcised with a circumcision … Continue reading →

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Seeking His Presence

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Don Merritt

So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and builtup in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. See to it that no one … Continue reading →

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Struggles

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Don Merritt

I want you to know how hard I am struggling for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me personally. My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, … Continue reading →

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The Good News

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Don Merritt

Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior. But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free … Continue reading →

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Making Peace

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Don Merritt

For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross. Colossians … Continue reading →

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Here Comes the Son

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Don Merritt

The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things … Continue reading →