The salvation we have, through Christ, is complete and total. Not only does it remove the penalty of sin and restore our relationship to God, it also defeats ...

1. In Colossians 2:16-17, Paul explicitly refers to the Sabbath as a shadow of Christ, which is no longer binding since the substance (Christ) has come. It is ...

27 сент. 2021 г. · Paul also points out in verse 17 that many Old Testament stories, festivals and ceremonies were a shadow or prophetic preview of things to come.

28 июн. 2023 г. · In the context of Colossians 2:16-17 the Sabbath refers not to the creational ordinance of resting one day in seven, but to the Jewish festivals ...

Consequently, they interpret verse 17 to mean that Paul dismisses the Sabbath and holy days as unimportant symbols of future events, while emphasizing that the ...

Colossians 2:16-19 meaning ... Paul warns the Colossians about confusing the means for the ends, worshiping shadows rather than the Light to which they belong.

Commentary for Teaching and Preaching (Atlanta: John Knox, 1991), 119, observes, “'Do not handle' may be a term for curing the human libido,” perhaps suggesting ...

8 июл. 2022 г. · Paul was speaking of the tribulation that all Christians endure during their lives. As we age, we recognize that what we are able to do has ...

The meaning is, "since you have thus been delivered by Christ from the evils which surrounded you: since you have been freed from the observances of the law, ...