From daf32bae4adc0e9040e4ccb81f791ff07039c651 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: PaulDeYoung Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2023 18:55:11 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update 'col/03/09.md' --- col/03/09.md | 6 +----- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/col/03/09.md b/col/03/09.md index 7682004fa8..556ffddae8 100644 --- a/col/03/09.md +++ b/col/03/09.md @@ -1,8 +1,4 @@ -# Connecting Statement: - -Paul continues to tell the believers how to live and reminds them that Christians should treat everyone according to the same standard. - # you have taken off the old man with its practices -Here Paul is speaking of a Christian's rejecting his old sinful life as if it were an old garment that he takes off in order to put on a new garment. It was very common for Israelites such as Paul to speak of moral qualities as if they were pieces of clothing. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]]) +Here Paul is speaking of a Christian's rejecting his old sinful life as if it were an old garment that he takes off in order to put on a new garment. It was very common for Israelites such as Paul to speak of moral qualities as if they were pieces of clothing.