Colossians 3:3-4

³For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God.c

⁴And when Christ, who is your life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory.d

Colossians 3 marks a decisive pivot from doctrinal exposition to practical application. Having rooted the Colossians in the sufficiency and supremacy of Christ (chapters 1–2), Paul now calls them to "seek the things that are above" (Col 3:1). The chapter unfolds in two movements: fi