1. You have been raised up with Christ. So think about things that are in heaven. That is where Christ is. He is sitting at God's right hand.
2. Think about things that are in heaven. Don't think about things that are on earth.
3. You died. Now your life is hidden with Christ in God.
4. Christ is your life. When he appears again, you also will appear with him in heaven's glory.
5. So put to death anything that belongs to your earthly nature. Get rid of your sexual sins and unclean acts. Don't let your feelings get out of control. Remove from your life all evil longings. Stop always wanting more and more. You might as well be worshiping statues of gods.
6. God's anger is going to come because of those things.
7. That's the way you lived at one time in your life.
8. But now here are the kinds of things you must get rid of. You must put away anger, rage, hate and lies. Let no dirty words come out of your mouths.