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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. |
Subject: Partly under the Law? |
Bible Note: Mark: Jerusalem council only dealt with the controversial issues of gentiles coming out of idol worship and their dietary customs. Malachi 3:6 He gave us law to point out our sin. 1 John 2:4, Rom. 7:12, 14 Through Christ we can do all things. God expects us to be obedient out of love. In the OT even the sacrifices could not take away their sins. Actually, once a year they were again reminded of there sins for the whole year. They could not forget their sin because the Saviour had not yet come and died. But their faith in God and obedience to atone for their sin with symbolic sacrifices pointed them to Christ. I do not think anyone with the right heart could slay a little lamb and not feel the pain of their sins which was put onto the lamb. Jesus's shed blood took away forever the guilt of sin as long as we repent of it. After repenting the Holy Spirit will give us the power to sin no more. But we still need to guide (law) to keep us from slipping off the path to God. Noah found grace in the eyes of God but if he was not obedient to build the ark - would he still have been saved by God ??????? Faith requires action (Faith without works is dead !!) We as a Christian community have been beaten down with false doctrine. (Sabbath, diet, prophecy, hell ..) I challege you !!! (Math. 15:3) |