Colossians: Let No One Rob You of The Freedom in Christ
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We Are Complete In Christ
A Circumcision Not Made With Hands
Buried and Raised with Him
Dead in Trespasses and the Uncircumcision of our flesh
Made Alive in Christ
Blotting Out the Handwritten Ordinances, Colossians 2:14
Blotting Out the Handwritten Ordinances, Colossians 2:14
Colossians 2:14
having blotted out the handwriting of ordinances against you, which was opposing you and He permanently removed it out of the midst, nailing it to His cross.
Blotting Out - Wiping Away
Wiping Away Every Tear, Revelation 7:17
Revelation 7:17
because the Lamb, the One upon the midst of the throne, He will shepherd them and lead them upon living waters and the God will wipe every tear out from their eyes.
Names Not Wiped Away From the Book of Life, Revelation 3:5
Revelation 3:5
The overcomer, thus he will be cast around in white garments and I will never blot out His name out from the book of the life and I will confess his name before My Father, and before His angels.
The Wiping Away of Sins, Acts 3:19
Acts 3:19 (NKJV)
Therefore, change your minds and turn unto the blotting out of your sins, so that times of refreshing should come from the presence of the Lord
Handwritten Ordinances
The Mosaic Law
Dogma
Written commands - a decree, Luke 2:1
And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered.
He Abolished it in His Flesh, Ephesians 2:15
Ephesians 2:15 (NKJV)
having rendered ineffective the law of the commandments in dogma, in order that the two, he created in Himself, unto one new man, making peace
Permanently Removing it out from The Midst
No Distinction Between Jew And Gentile In Christ, Galatians 3:28
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
A Result of His Cross Work
Nailing it to the Cross
He Came to Fulfill the Law, Matthew 5:17
“Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill.
We Are Righteous Because We Are in Christ, 2 Corinthians 5:21
For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
He Stripped the Ruler (Principalities) and Authorities (Powers), Colossians 2:15
He Stripped the Ruler (Principalities) and Authorities (Powers), Colossians 2:15
He Triumphed Over Them, Colossians 2:15
Colossians 2:15
Having put off the rulers and the authorities, He made a public show of them in confidence, having triumphed over them in it
Proclaiming with Authority to the Spirits in Prison, 1 Peter 3:19
by whom also He went and preached to the spirits in prison,
He is Now the Head of Every Ruler and Authority, Colossians 2:10
Colossians 2:10 (NKJV)
and you have been made complete in Him, who is the head of every rule and authority,
He Rendered Ineffective The One Who Had The Authority of Death, Hebrews 2:14
Hebrews 2:14 (NKJV)
Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might render ineffective him who had the authority of death, that is, the devil,
Stop Letting Others Judge You By The Elements of the World System, Colossians 2:16-19
Stop Letting Others Judge You By The Elements of the World System, Colossians 2:16-19
Judging You in Drink, Food, Festivals, New Moons, or Sabbaths, Colossians 2:16
Colossians 2:16
Therefore, stop letting someone judge you in food and in drink, or in part of a feast, or new moon, or Sabbath,
They are a Shadow of Things to Come, Colossians 2:17
Colossians 2:17
which are a shadow of the things about to come; indeed the body of the Christ.
All the Law is, is a Shadow, Hebrews 10:1
For the law, having a shadow of the good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with these same sacrifices, which they offer continually year by year, make those who approach perfect.
Just Like the Earthly Temple is Just a Shadow, Hebrews 8:5
who serve the copy and shadow of the heavenly things, as Moses was divinely instructed when he was about to make the tabernacle. For He said, “See that you make all things according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”
What Matters is the Body of The Christ
Christ Made of the Two, One, Ephesians 2:15
by abolishing in His flesh the enmity, which is the Law of commandments contained in ordinances, so that in Himself He might make the two into one new man, thus establishing peace,
The Christ is the New Creation by God, 2 Corinthians 5:17
2 Corinthians 5:17
Wherefore, since someone is in Christ; a new creation, the old things have passed away, behold, all things have become new
We are Not Under Law in Christ, Romans 6:14
Romans 6:14
For sin will not rule you, for you are not under law but under grace.
Living Out the Freedom We Have in Christ to Live Righteously, Galatians 5:1
Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.
We are led by the Spirit, Galatians 5:18
But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
The Christ is Not a Shadow, as the Law is
In Christ We Have a New Mind, Romans 12:2
Romans 12:2
And stop being outwardly conformed to this age, but to be transformed by your renewed mind, for the purpose to test for approval what is the desirous will of God, the good and well pleasing and mature.
In Christ we are Righteous Before God, 2 Corinthians 5:21
For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
In Christ We Are All Placed as Sons, Ephesians 1:5
Ephesians 1:5
having predestined us to placement of sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,
In Christ We are Free to Live Righteously, Romans 6:15-16
What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Certainly not! Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness?
In Christ We Have All Things Pertaining to Live and Godliness, 2 Peter 1:3
as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue,
Those Who Live by Law Live in a Shadow
Robbing You of the Prize, Colossians 2:18
Robbing You of the Prize, Colossians 2:18
Colossians 2:18
Let no one rob you of the prize, in a humiliation and worshiping of angels, bringing in things which he has not seen, being vainly puffed up by the mind of his flesh
The Prize of the High Calling in Christ Jesus, Philippians 3:14
I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
Running the Race to Win (Not by law, out from faith), 1 Corinthians 9:24
Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it.
Humiliations
Having an Appearance of Humility, Colossians 2:23
These things indeed have an appearance of wisdom in self-imposed religion, false humility, and neglect of the body, but are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh.
The doctrine of the Nicolaitans, Revelation 2:15
Thus you also have those who hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate.
Worshiping of Angels
The Angels do not Accept Worship, Revelation 22:8-9
Now I, John, saw and heard these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who showed me these things.
Then he said to me, “See that you do not do that. For I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren the prophets, and of those who keep the words of this book. Worship God.”
They Are Created Beings, and Worshiping Them Would Involve Corruption of the Mind, Romans 1:25
Romans 1:25
whoever exchanged the truth of the God with the lie, and reverenced for themselves and rendered religious service to the creation rather than the Creator, Who is well spoken of into the ages, Amen
Vainly Puffed up in their fleshly mind
Taking Positions Among the Brethren (Puffed Up Against Each Other), 1 Corinthians 4:6
Now these things, brethren, I have figuratively transferred to myself and Apollos for your sakes, that you may learn in us not to think beyond what is written, that none of you may be puffed up on behalf of one against the other.
Regarding One Who Is Sinning, 1 Corinthians 5:2
And you are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he who has done this deed might be taken away from among you.
Regarding Idols, 1 Corinthians 8:1
Now concerning things offered to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love edifies.
Blaspheming Things They Do Not Understand, Jude 10
But these men revile the things which they do not understand; and the things which they know by instinct, like unreasoning animals, by these things they are destroyed.
They Have Gone the Way of Cain (Following the Malignantly Evil One), Jude 11
Woe to them! For they have gone the way of Cain, and for pay they have rushed headlong into the error of Balaam, and perished in the rebellion of Korah.
They Have Followed the Way of Balaam (Merchandising the Saints), Jude 11
Woe to them! For they have gone the way of Cain, and for pay they have rushed headlong into the error of Balaam, and perished in the rebellion of Korah.
Blotting Out the Handwritten Ordinances
He Stripped the Ruler (Principalities) and Authorities (Powers)
Stop Letting Others Judge You By The Elements of the World System