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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: Hi Tim: "under the law" means to be guilty of the law Romans 3:19-20 says "by the law is the knowledge of sin" Right - it doen not mean "not guilty it" No being "born under the law" as Jesus was means He was accountable to the law but He never sinned so was never guilty of it as Man was. He came to free people from being under the law because His death replaced the sacrificail system and now through the Holy Spirit we have power to "not sin" and therefore "not be guilty of the law" or "under the law". Jesus cannot be a liar - He told the adulterous woman to "go and sin no more". 1 John 2:4 speaks of God's requirement of our obedience out of love !!! TRUTH Yes Gal.4 does speak of people wanting to return to laws that Jesus replaced at the cross. The sacrificial Mosaic laws were abolished at the cross. DO WE STILL SACRIFICE FOR OUR SINS - NO !!! But these laws also included ceremonial days !!! Gal. 3:23 -- Yes only faith can justify not law. After the law lead us to faith in Christ we now understand that we need to be obedient to Christ. But while we were disobedient the law worked on our conscience to lead us to faith in Christ. Look forward to your response, In Love Thomas |