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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 is the true worship day sun. or sat |
Bible Note: Actually I usually try to look at and understand the other person's position, even if I do disagree with them. I have not made this apparent in my postings though, or it would not have surprised you. But anyway, in this paticular case... I do disagree. Your interpretation sounds so close, but it does change the context of the verse in my opinion. You said: "Let no man therefore judge you in your feasting and fasting on the feast days, or the new moons, or the ceremonial sabbath days: Although I think "feasting and fasting" could be a pretty good understanding of "eating and drinking", I do think it strays far away from the context after that. Paul clearly states either "or" or "and" between "regards to eating and drinking" AND "in respect to festivals, etc.". That is a first clue that he did not mean people were not to be judged only for the "eating and drinking" that was done on certain days. So I believe that Paul meant what he said. Men were not to judge others concerning ALL of those things: eating, drinking, festivals, new moons, sabbaths. But one of the reasons I think Paul said what he meant when he used the "or" or "and" in respect to the festivals etc.... is completely explained in the remainder of Paul's statement in verse 17. Again... I wish you could understand why I keep bringing that up. One part of the sentence is only that -- one part. One part of a whole thought on Paul's part. In order to put the first part in context, we must at least include the second part of his thought. You said: 17 These (i.e., the feasting and fasting) are a shadow of things to come; rather let the Church decide such matters." It was not just the feasting and fasting (eating and drinking) that were a shadow of things to come. It was ALL of those things he'd mentioned. The point though is that verse 17 explains what all those things have in common. "WHICH ARE a shadow of things to come, but the substance (body) is of Christ". Oviously Paul and the early Christians knew by this time that the eating and drinking (communion?), festivals, new moons, and the Sabbaths were all to be fullfilled in/through Christ Jesus... whether during His first coming to begin His church, or His second, when He would finish what He'd started. I think all Paul was saying is that "all those things" are a shadow of what is coming to and will be shown within the body of believers (body of Christ). I don't believe the "body" is the one to make decisions for the "body". I believe the "head" is to make decisions for the "body". If Christ is our head, we will be led by His Spirit, not by man or man's decisions. I'm not sure I'm making myself understandable. But I don't know of any other way to say it, other than to quote Paul in Col. 2:16-17. :) God bless. |