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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: Doc: As far as I understand the scriptures, grace is the mercy God reveals to man. Noah was only saved becuase of God's grace. Grace is present prior to the NT. God's grace does not save us but rather our faith justifies us. Our faith is reflected in our obedience. Law does not save nor justify the sinner. But law points out our sin and brings us to repentance and right rerlationship to God. Using law as a justifier is where the Jews went wrong because the law was not kept from the heart. God's law remains perfect. It is now written on our hearts as part of te NT covenant. Through the Holy Spirit we who have faith and love for Jesus can now keep the law. We are no longer "under the law" becuase we have the power to go onward "and sin no more" as Jesus told the sinful woman. Jesus's death atones for sin and therefore sacrificial laws not longer exist. The sacrificial laws were to show the Jews the penalty tat Christ would endure to atone for sins. Those laws were a shaddow of the coming Perfect sacrifice. God's grace gives us the opportunity to repent to God and have faith that He has atoned for our sins. But to continue is sin will result in 1 John 2:4. In love, Merv |