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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:
Col 2:14 "Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;" Where in the Bible does it say what part or parts (i.e. ceremonial law, sacrificial law) of the Mosaic Law were were fulfilled by Christ, and what part(s) we are still subject to? |
Bible Answer: Mark, I would say that justification is more than a forensic act. It is a transforming act of God's grace by which we are transformed from slaves to sons in the household of God (Rom 68:14-15; Gal 4:1-7, 23-27). We become new creatures (2 Cor 5:17). A sone obeys God's (his Father)law out of love, but a slave obeys under contraint and out of fear. Fear(awe)of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. But their are two kinds of fear of the Lord; the filial fear of a son and the servile fear of the slave. One obeys because he is graced, the other obeys because he is required to do so by the law. Emmaus |