Being Renewed unto Full Knowledge 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bible Verses (RcV) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
Colossians 3:10  And have put on the new man, which is being 
renewed unto full knowledge according to the image of Him 
who created him.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Words of Ministry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
The problem with the Colossians was that they had the wrong 
kind of knowledge. In [Colossians] 2:8 Paul speaks of 
philosophies that are according to the tradition of men and 
according to the elements of the world, but not according to 
Christ. Now in 3:10 he speaks of full knowledge according to 
the image, the expression, the fullness, of God. Concerning 
the new man, our mind needs to be renewed unto such a full 
knowledge according to the Christ who is the expression of 
the invisible God. Our mind needs to be renewed to such an 
extent that we have a clear view of Christ as the image of 
God. 

Few Christians have a proper understanding of the Christ 
unveiled in the book of Colossians. Their minds have not 
been renewed unto such a full knowledge of Him. As a result, 
many Christians today have been misled, deluded, and 
defrauded, just as the Colossians were. 

When our mind is filled with the knowledge of the all-
inclusive Christ, our emotion will be influenced. This will 
cause us to have a greater appreciation of the Lord Jesus. 
For example, a child may have a greater appreciation for a 
velvet box than for the diamond ring in the box. In the 
child's mind there is no knowledge of the value of the 
diamond ring. But as the child grows, he will have a greater 
appreciation for the ring. Eventually, he will want to keep 
the ring and throw the box away.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A Prayer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Father God, I agree with Your Word --- my mind needs to be 
renewed. Fill it with the full knowledge of Christ. Father, 
don't allow me to be misled by the wrong kind of knowledge. 
Give me a clear view of the all-inclusive Christ. Amen.

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Bible verses are taken from the Recovery Version of the 
Bible (RcV) and Words of Ministry, from Witness Lee, Life-
study of Colossians, pp. 234-235.  Both are published by 
Living Stream Ministry, Anaheim, CA.

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