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NASB | Colossians 2:14 having canceled out the certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us, which was hostile to us; and He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Colossians 2:14 having canceled out the certificate of debt consisting of legal demands [which were in force] against us and which were hostile to us. And this certificate He has set aside and completely removed by nailing it to the cross. |
Bible Question: What are dispensations? |
Bible Answer: I don't think the actual word dispensation is in the more traditional versions of the Bible. It might be in the Amplified, didn't check there. However, Webster's defines it as follows: 1) a general state or ordering of thing, i.e. a system of revealed commands and promises regulating human affairs and 2) a particular arrangement or provision especially of providence or nature. There are other definitions but they're not germane to this discussion. The word may not be in the Bible but the concept clearly is. There are several scriptures depicting this but one of the best is from Paul as follows: Colossians 2 13When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, 14having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the cross. 15And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross. So you see, Jesus fulfilled the OT and the NT is executed in this dispensation, this era of time with a whole new set of rules and regulations. The most important difference is this Testament is a Law of Liberty in Christ Jesus. We're free from our sins IF we choose to be. Good question and God bless. |