Colossians 2:20-23 The New Life in the MessiahIf you have died with the Messiah to the basic principles of the world, why are you submitting to its decrees as though you still lived in the world?

ISV⁽ⁱ⁾ ²⁰ The New Life in the MessiahIf you have died with the Messiah to the basic principles of the world, why are you submitting to its decrees as though you still lived in the world? ²¹ “Don’t handle this! Don’t taste or touch that!” ²² All of these things will be destroyed as they are used, because they are based on human commands and teachings. ²³ These things have the appearance of wisdom in promoting self-made religion, humility, and harsh treatment of the body, but they have no value against self-indulgence.