Bible Question:
Which version/interpretation? Colossians 2:15, NASB, "When He had disarmed [Or, divested Himself of] the rulers and authorities, (He) made a public display of them, having triumphed over them through Him [Or, it]. Colossians 2:15, NKJ, "Having disarmed principalities and powers, (He) made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it." Question: What all was nailed to the cross? A certificate of cancelled debt for sins? The Law with all its decrees? The body of Christ? All of the above? Romans 7:6, "But now we have been released from the Law, having died to that by which we were bound, so that we serve in newness of the (Spirit )[Or, spirit] and not in oldness of the letter." Parentheses here are mine for comparison of verses. From the heart, Ray |
Bible Answer: I just took another look at your post and noticed your citation of Rom 7:6 is a pretty good answer to your question BUT in a spirit of teamwork and cooperativeness, I will respond. As you and several others have already noticed, I tend to be a little lazy but I do look at what the whole Bible has to say about each particular subject. But in this case, I'd like to reverse the logic as I did with an earlier post to Kalos. Let's pretend the OT is fully empowered and we're somehow expected to comply with both the OT and the NT. ALL of us gentile christians would have to inspect each other literally and make certain we're all circumcised. Yeah, can't you see the lines waiting for that inspection? We'd all be going down to the local supply store for our ration of dead animals to sacrifice and we'd all have to learn how to make these sacrifices properly on the alter and of course we'd have to ressurect the temple in each city with its showbread, candlesticks, and a big thick curtain. I think you begin to get where I'm going with all this. This has been my point with the last couple of days' worth of posts on this subject. I don't see any way around it. Either our Lord took the whole thing (OT) with Him to the cross or He didn't take any of it. IF He only took a portion as your question suggests, who decides which portion? Where's the scripture to support that decision? No, my friend I'm afraid I must stick with my original statement. God has "passed the majesty's staff of power" to His Son in this dispensation as evidenced in Matt 28. Jesus delegated this responsibility to his only official representatives, the ones he sent, including Paul. Jesus' words and all the NT are the guiding principles, also their acts, the commands they enacted by example are the ones we are to follow. This point is even shown in the language of the Kingdom. Before Acts 2, the kingdom's establishment was talked about in the future. After Acts 2, the kingdom's establishment is discussed as in the past. And AGAIN, let me say quite often we see many endorsements from the OT on a particular subject but when we see a contrast between we MUST know which document to heed. For its these words in the NT by which all of us will be judged. In response to Kalos comment about this "command by example." This is a very common concept. We as parents use it all the time. We all want our kids to grow up as solid citizens to the community and we DON'T want to have to verbalize orally or in writing every little thing this entails. So we all cop out by living a good life and expect our children to follow our footsteps. For the few that don't follow this philosophy, their world generally ends up behind bars. In response to Hank's comment: I'm sorry, dear friend, there is no scriptures I can offer in direct support of these statements other than the ones I've already cited. I'm afraid our Lord left a few things for us as His children to figure out on our own. I do hope this is all a little clearer. God bless. --Rowdy |