Colossian 2 Last Verse

Verse 16-17

• Shadow of things to come: The Old Testament was a picture of things to come.
• When Christ came to earth reality set in and we don’t need the picture anymore
• We are not to hold to the things that were in the Old Testament (They were pictures of things to come)
• Why look at a picture when you have the real thing here.
• Many people today go around with a picture of things to come instead of living the real thing now.
• We get our word “photograph”  from this Greek word “Shadow”

The Old Testament was waiting for Christ to come and everything we see was set up for the things to come once Christ came.

• The Tabernacle and the Temple than our bodies as the temple.
• The sacrifices in the Old Testament and now Christ became the perfect one today
• Can some of you tell me of an example of this?
• Matthew 5:17, Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

I believe that this is a battle we have today in our christian circles.

People feel the need to be doing something instead of having the personal relationship with Christ.

Doing is good, but only when you first have a relationship with your saviour.

Read verses 16-17 from the Amp version

Asceticism (2:20–23). Paul says do’s and don’ts are of no “value in restraining sensual indulgence.” People who “don’t” get proud, and condemn folks who “do.” And these sins are as much an expression of the flesh, as the action the person is proud of refusing!

Most of the do’s and don’ts are man made rules and have been taken out of context of the Bible

God is telling us here; since ye be died when Christ died, do not return to pre-cross living

God is warning us that there are people who don’t do this or don’t do that and then they say look at me see how close I am to God.

“Not of any honor” means not of any value

For denying the body its desires merely arouses them, as is well known by many who have tried to lose weight by sticking to rigid diets. Neglecting the body, Paul argued, does not nourish the spirit.

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Read verse 20-23 from the Amp version

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[1]Walvoord, J. F., Zuck, R. B., & Dallas Theological Seminary. (1983-c1985). The Bible knowledge commentary : An exposition of the scriptures (2:679). Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.