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To: Elsie


NIV Colossians 3:7-17
 7.  You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived. 
 8.  But now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.
 9.  Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices
 10.  and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.
 11.  Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all.
 12.  Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
 13.  Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
 14.  And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
 15.  Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.
 16.  Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs * with gratitude in your hearts to God.
 17.  And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
* (Even dancing, if you want to!)

77 posted on 05/07/2002 9:27:48 PM PDT by Elsie
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To: Elsie
"in essentials, unity;
in non-essentials diversity;
and in all things charity"

-- Augustine


78 posted on 05/07/2002 10:22:33 PM PDT by Elsie
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