Rid Yourselves Of
All Such Things
But
now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage,
malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. Do not lie to each other,
since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the
new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. Here
there is no Gentile or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all.
Therefore,
as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with
compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other
and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive
as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds
them all together in perfect unity.
Let
the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were
called to peace. And be thankful. Let the message of Christ dwell among you
richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms,
hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.
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.
Colossians 3:8-17
In
the body of Christ, no race, nationality, or class is better than another.
Through the cross, Christ has made us one, and we are to treat each other with
honesty, dignity, and love.
Prejudice distorts what it sees, deceives when it talks,
and destroys when it acts.
Our Daily Bread –