So don’t let anyone judge you about eating or drinking or about a festival, a new moon observance, or sabbaths. These religious practices are only a shadow of what was coming—the body that cast the shadow is Christ. Don’t let anyone who wants to practice harsh self-denial and worship angels rob you of the prize. They go into detail about what they have seen in visions and have become unjustifiably arrogant by their selfish way of thinking. They don’t stay connected to the head. The head nourishes and supports the whole body through the joints and ligaments, so the body grows with a growth that is from God. If you died with Christ to the way the world thinks and acts, why do you submit to rules and regulations as though you were living in the world? “Don’t handle!” “Don’t taste!” “Don’t touch!” All these things cease to exist when they are used. Such rules are human commandments and teachings. They look like they are wise with this self-made religion and their self-denial by the harsh treatment of the body, but they are no help against indulging in selfish immoral behavior. Therefore, if you were raised with Christ, look for the things that are above where Christ is sitting at God’s right side. (Colossians 2:16—3:1, CEB)
Do not get pulled down by others who say you are not worshiping God the right way. Stay connected to Christ, and you will be fed.
Some will say you have to deny yourself or you are not actually worshipping God, or that you should worship beings other than God. Remember we are to not have an idol that separates us from God, and love the Lord your God is the first commandment, and the second is like it to love your neighbor as yourself. When we love people and love God, we are fulfilling the need of the scriptures, so when others tell you different, that is their law and nothing for you to be concerned with.
Love People. Love God. Stay connected to Christ.
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