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NASB | Colossians 2:16 ¶ Therefore no one is to act as your judge in regard to food or drink or in respect to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day-- |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Colossians 2:16 ¶ Therefore let no one judge you in regard to food and drink or in regard to [the observance of] a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day. |
Subject: what sabbath does it refer to? |
Bible Note: casiv, 1) The word "handwriting"in Col.2:14 is associated with IOU's. In this case when it attached to "of ordinances" it refers to the ceremonial sacrificial system. 2) Jesus's death on the cross paid the price for all our sins. So, in this context what Paul is telling the believers at Colossae is this: those who have been judging you and telling you that you must do a-b-c-d things in order to be in communion and right with God are wrong. Jesus is all-sufficient; He paid the price for your sins. The ceremonial rules and regulations have been done away with. When they tell you their man-made rules about what not to touch or handle, etc. (Col. 2:21) or complain about your feasting on the ceremonial days (Col. 2:16), don't listen to them let the church decide such matters (Col. 2:17). The seventh-day Sabbath was God's gift to man (Mark 2:27); He never took it away from us. It is the only time that He made holy (Genesis 2:3). We should humbly accept His gift and appreciate it. It is our constant reminder that God is our Creator (Exodus 20:11) and the One who sanctifies us (Exodus 31:13). To me that makes it is part and parcel of the Good News. He created me and He takes away my sins forever! |