Colossians 3:2

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Set your minds on the things above, not on the things on the earth.

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  • 1 Chr 22:19 : 19 Now set your heart and soul to seek the Lord your God. Arise and build the sanctuary of the Lord God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord and the holy vessels of God into the house that is to be built for the name of the Lord.
  • Matt 16:23 : 23 But Jesus turned and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, because you do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns."
  • 1 John 2:15-17 : 15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in them. 16 For all that is in the world—the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father, but is from the world. 17 The world is passing away, along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God remains forever.
  • Col 3:1 : 1 If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
  • Rom 8:4-6 : 4 This was so that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. 5 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. 6 The mindset of the flesh is death, but the mindset of the Spirit is life and peace.
  • Ps 119:36-37 : 36 Turn my heart toward Your testimonies and not toward selfish gain. 37 Turn my eyes from worthless things; give me life according to Your way.
  • Phil 3:19-20 : 19 Their end is destruction, their god is their appetite, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things. 20 But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,
  • Luke 12:15 : 15 Then He said to them, "Watch out, and be on guard against every form of greed, because one’s life is not defined by the abundance of possessions."
  • Ps 91:14 : 14 "Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; I will set him on high because he knows My name.
  • Col 3:5 : 5 Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.
  • Luke 16:8-9 : 8 The master praised the dishonest manager for acting shrewdly, because the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light. 9 And I tell you, make friends for yourselves using worldly wealth so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.
  • Luke 16:11 : 11 So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches?
  • Matt 6:19 : 19 Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
  • Phil 1:23 : 23 I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better;
  • Luke 16:19-25 : 19 "There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. 20 At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores. 21 He longed to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 "The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. 24 So he called to him, 'Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.' 25 But Abraham replied, 'Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, and you are in agony.'
  • Eccl 7:14 : 14 When times are good, be joyful; but when times are bad, consider this: God has made one as well as the other. Therefore, no one can discover anything about their future.
  • 1 Chr 29:3 : 3 Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now dedicate my personal treasure of gold and silver for the house of my God, in addition to all I have already provided for the holy house.
  • Ps 49:11-17 : 11 For he sees that even the wise die; the fool and the senseless alike perish and leave their wealth to others. 12 Their inward thought is that their houses will last forever, and their dwelling places for all generations; they call their lands by their own names. 13 But man in his honor does not remain; he is like the beasts that perish. 14 This is their fate, their foolish confidence. And yet, after them, people approve their words. Selah. 15 Like sheep, they are appointed for Sheol; Death will shepherd them. The upright will rule over them in the morning, and their form will decay in the grave, far from lofty dwellings. 16 But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, for He will receive me. Selah. 17 Do not be afraid when a man grows rich, when the glory of his house increases.
  • Ps 62:10 : 10 Surely the lowborn are but a breath, the highborn are but a lie. If weighed on a balance, they are nothing; together they are only a breath.
  • Prov 23:5 : 5 Will you fix your eyes on wealth only for it to vanish? For it makes itself wings and flies away like an eagle toward the heavens.

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  • Col 3:1
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    1If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.

  • Col 3:3-6
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    3For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

    4When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.

    5Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.

    6Because of these things, the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience.

  • Phil 3:19-20
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    19Their end is destruction, their god is their appetite, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.

    20But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,

  • 2 Cor 4:18
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    18So we fix our eyes not on what is seen but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

  • Phil 2:2-5
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    2make my joy complete by being of the same mind, having the same love, being united in spirit, and intent on one purpose.

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    4Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.

    5Have the same mindset in yourselves that was also in Christ Jesus:

  • Rom 12:2
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    2Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—His good, pleasing, and perfect will.

  • 1 John 2:15-16
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    15Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in them.

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  • Eph 2:6
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    6And He raised us up with Him and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus.

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    7And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

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  • Rom 8:5-6
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    5For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit.

    6The mindset of the flesh is death, but the mindset of the Spirit is life and peace.

  • Rom 13:14
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    20If you died with Christ to the elemental principles of the world, why, as though still living in the world, do you submit to its decrees?

  • Matt 6:19-21
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    19Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

    20But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moths nor rust destroy, and where thieves do not break in or steal.

    21For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

  • Eph 1:20-21
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    20which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,

    21far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.

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    34For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

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    23to be renewed in the spirit of your minds,

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    31Instead, seek His kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.

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    14Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these things, make every effort to be found by Him in peace, spotless and blameless.

  • Gal 5:24
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    24Now those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

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  • Col 3:23
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    23Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord and not for people.

  • Phil 3:13-15
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    13Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,

    14I press on toward the goal to win the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

    15Let all of us who are mature think this way. And if in anything you think differently, that too God will reveal to you.

  • 1 Pet 4:2
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    2As a result, you should no longer live the rest of your earthly life for human desires but instead for the will of God.

  • 2 Cor 5:2
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  • Matt 6:33
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    33But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

  • 1 Cor 15:48
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    48As was the man of dust, so are those who are of the dust; and as is the man of heaven, so are those who are of heaven.

  • Eph 3:17
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    17so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and established in love,

  • 2 Tim 2:4
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    4No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in the affairs of civilian life; instead, they strive to please the one who enlisted them.

  • Eph 1:3
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    3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,

  • Eph 4:17
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    17Therefore, I say this and testify in the Lord: You should no longer walk as the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their minds.

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