Colossians 2:16-19
12 While dead in your sins God who raised Christ from the dead forgave you all trespasses having quickened you together with Him. Nailing it to the cross and removing it altogether, Christ blotted out the damning law against us; and putting off and ruining the rulers and the authorities [of darkness 1:13], He publicly held them up to shame, triumphing over them in it. [If ye then be raised with Christ 3:1], THEN THEREFORE, don’t you let yourselves be judged and condemned by anyone (of the world 2:8, 20) in your eating and drinking or with regard to your eating and drinking of feast, whether of month’s or of Sabbaths’—all which shadows forth what soon must be, the BODY and SUBSTANCE OF CHRIST!
Let no man not holding to the Head [but] puffed up by his fleshly mind, who conceitedly meddles in what he knows nothing about (the mystery which is Christ 1:28), with his pretentious humility and angelic worship beguile you (with enticing words 2:4) of your reward.
Because holding to the Head nourishment being ministered, all the Body (of Christ’s Own 1:18) by joints and bands [of faith 2:12 Hosea 11:4; peace Ephesians 4:3; and charity Colossians 3:14], and knit together (in love 2:2), will grow with the growth of God.
"Don't you let yourselves be judged by anyone in regard to your eating and drinking of Christ the Substance of Sabbaths' Feast either Lord's Supper of month's or Sabbaths' Feast, which are but the shadow of what imminently must come for you holding to the Head, the Body growing with the growth of God Christ being the Nourishment ministered."
Since having resurrected from the dead "on the Sabbath in fullness of day", "Jesus having entered into his Own Rest as God in his own, He gave them Rest, so that THEREFORE A KEEPING OF SABBATH REST DAY FOR THE PEOPLE OF GOD REMAINS."
"Do not you THEREFORE let yourselves be judged by anybody with regard to your eating and drinking of a feast of yours whether of month's or of Sabbaths"
"Do not you let yourselves be judged" : 'meh hymahs krinetoh'
"therefore" : 'oun'
"by anybody" : 'tis'
"with regard to" : 'en .... en .... en merei'
"your eating and drinking" : 'brohsei kai posei'
"whether (with regard to) : '(en merei) eh'
"(either) of a feast (of yours)" : 'eh heortehs'
"(either) of (a) month's" : "eh neomehnias'
"or of Sabbaths'" : 'eh sabbatohn'
"which is/are" - 'ha estin' .......
Colossians 2:18-19a
Verse 18:
“Allow no one who wishes judgement against you, (who) with affected humbleness and angelic piety – intruding into the things he has seen (among you) – without cause is puffed up by his fleshly mind, 18. not deriving his authority from the Head from Whom all the Body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, becomes great with the increase of God.”
Verse 18 is the continuation of Paul’s admonition of verse 16,
Verse 16:
“Do not you let anyone judge / condemn you in eating and drinking, in fact in regard to (eating and drinking) of feast – whether of month’s, or of Sabbaths’ (– weekly occurrence –)
17. which things are (but) a shadow (still) of things a-coming, the body indeed of Christ’s (Own).”
The admonition comes in two parts, first the positive, affirming ‘advice’ or ‘solace’ (2:2) of verse 16, which then after its explanation in verse 17 is placed in contrast with the negative rebuff of verse 18 to 19a.
(The division of verses between 18 and 19 unfortunately came not as neatly as between verses 16 and 17.)
Paul’s warning speaks for itself, and clearly presupposes different entities, the Church and the world, in conflict.
The Church derives its power and authority, vitality and growth, from the Head which is Christ (2:10, 1:18), the hope of glory (1:27). The world, haughty in its might and rule of deceit and pretence, seeks to spoil (destroy) the Church (2:8).
The Church is free and its members freemen of Christ; the world is captive of religious verbosity and excessiveness.
The Church celebrates its rest obtained in Christ; the world boasts its own wisdom and will-worship.
The world very religiously revels in self-inflicted misery; the Church celebrates by faith in love, Sabbaths feasting the triumph of God in Christ.
The world is empty, trying to fill the void with pride; the Church with joy and thankfulness receives of the fullness of God in Him.
Now hear Paul explain this contrast writing to the Colossian Believers, promising them to act as their representative, their paraklehtos, their advocate at law on earth, the while Jesus Christ is seated Advocate of all believers at the right hand of the power and authority of God in heaven:
“Do not you let anyone judge / condemn you in eating and drinking, in fact in regard to (your eating and drinking) of feast – whether of month’s, or of Sabbaths’ (– weekly occurrence –)
17. which things are (but) a shadow of things still a-coming, the body indeed of Christ’s (Own). Allow no one who wishes judgement against you, (who) with affected humbleness and angelic piety – intruding into the things he has seen (among you) – without cause is puffed up by his fleshly mind, 18. not deriving his authority from the Head from Whom all the Body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, becomes great with the increase of God.”
Now is that the abrogation of the Sabbath, or its confirmation once for ever Christian?
Its confirmation once for ever not in these verses here, but in the very event of Jesus Christ dying and rising from the dead, exalted and glorified, Lord of God’s Finishing of All His Works, Son of Man Lord of the Sabbath.
Hence the Sabbath Day of Christian Worship of God the Creator Redeemer.
12 While dead in your sins God who raised Christ from the dead forgave you all trespasses having quickened you together with Him. Nailing it to the cross and removing it altogether, Christ blotted out the damning law against us; and putting off and ruining the rulers and the authorities [of darkness 1:13], He publicly held them up to shame, triumphing over them in it. [If ye then be raised with Christ 3:1], THEN THEREFORE, don’t you let yourselves be judged and condemned by anyone (of the world 2:8, 20) in your eating and drinking or with regard to your eating and drinking of feast, whether of month’s or of Sabbaths’—all which shadows forth what soon must be, the BODY and SUBSTANCE OF CHRIST!
Let no man not holding to the Head [but] puffed up by his fleshly mind, who conceitedly meddles in what he knows nothing about (the mystery which is Christ 1:28), with his pretentious humility and angelic worship beguile you (with enticing words 2:4) of your reward.
Because holding to the Head nourishment being ministered, all the Body (of Christ’s Own 1:18) by joints and bands [of faith 2:12 Hosea 11:4; peace Ephesians 4:3; and charity Colossians 3:14], and knit together (in love 2:2), will grow with the growth of God.
"Don't you let yourselves be judged by anyone in regard to your eating and drinking of Christ the Substance of Sabbaths' Feast either Lord's Supper of month's or Sabbaths' Feast, which are but the shadow of what imminently must come for you holding to the Head, the Body growing with the growth of God Christ being the Nourishment ministered."
Since having resurrected from the dead "on the Sabbath in fullness of day", "Jesus having entered into his Own Rest as God in his own, He gave them Rest, so that THEREFORE A KEEPING OF SABBATH REST DAY FOR THE PEOPLE OF GOD REMAINS."
"Do not you THEREFORE let yourselves be judged by anybody with regard to your eating and drinking of a feast of yours whether of month's or of Sabbaths"
"Do not you let yourselves be judged" : 'meh hymahs krinetoh'
"therefore" : 'oun'
"by anybody" : 'tis'
"with regard to" : 'en .... en .... en merei'
"your eating and drinking" : 'brohsei kai posei'
"whether (with regard to) : '(en merei) eh'
"(either) of a feast (of yours)" : 'eh heortehs'
"(either) of (a) month's" : "eh neomehnias'
"or of Sabbaths'" : 'eh sabbatohn'
"which is/are" - 'ha estin' .......
Colossians 2:18-19a
Verse 18:
“Allow no one who wishes judgement against you, (who) with affected humbleness and angelic piety – intruding into the things he has seen (among you) – without cause is puffed up by his fleshly mind, 18. not deriving his authority from the Head from Whom all the Body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, becomes great with the increase of God.”
Verse 18 is the continuation of Paul’s admonition of verse 16,
Verse 16:
“Do not you let anyone judge / condemn you in eating and drinking, in fact in regard to (eating and drinking) of feast – whether of month’s, or of Sabbaths’ (– weekly occurrence –)
17. which things are (but) a shadow (still) of things a-coming, the body indeed of Christ’s (Own).”
The admonition comes in two parts, first the positive, affirming ‘advice’ or ‘solace’ (2:2) of verse 16, which then after its explanation in verse 17 is placed in contrast with the negative rebuff of verse 18 to 19a.
(The division of verses between 18 and 19 unfortunately came not as neatly as between verses 16 and 17.)
Paul’s warning speaks for itself, and clearly presupposes different entities, the Church and the world, in conflict.
The Church derives its power and authority, vitality and growth, from the Head which is Christ (2:10, 1:18), the hope of glory (1:27). The world, haughty in its might and rule of deceit and pretence, seeks to spoil (destroy) the Church (2:8).
The Church is free and its members freemen of Christ; the world is captive of religious verbosity and excessiveness.
The Church celebrates its rest obtained in Christ; the world boasts its own wisdom and will-worship.
The world very religiously revels in self-inflicted misery; the Church celebrates by faith in love, Sabbaths feasting the triumph of God in Christ.
The world is empty, trying to fill the void with pride; the Church with joy and thankfulness receives of the fullness of God in Him.
Now hear Paul explain this contrast writing to the Colossian Believers, promising them to act as their representative, their paraklehtos, their advocate at law on earth, the while Jesus Christ is seated Advocate of all believers at the right hand of the power and authority of God in heaven:
“Do not you let anyone judge / condemn you in eating and drinking, in fact in regard to (your eating and drinking) of feast – whether of month’s, or of Sabbaths’ (– weekly occurrence –)
17. which things are (but) a shadow of things still a-coming, the body indeed of Christ’s (Own). Allow no one who wishes judgement against you, (who) with affected humbleness and angelic piety – intruding into the things he has seen (among you) – without cause is puffed up by his fleshly mind, 18. not deriving his authority from the Head from Whom all the Body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, becomes great with the increase of God.”
Now is that the abrogation of the Sabbath, or its confirmation once for ever Christian?
Its confirmation once for ever not in these verses here, but in the very event of Jesus Christ dying and rising from the dead, exalted and glorified, Lord of God’s Finishing of All His Works, Son of Man Lord of the Sabbath.
Hence the Sabbath Day of Christian Worship of God the Creator Redeemer.
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