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Col 2:16 Mh; ou
ti" uJma'" krinevtw ejn brwvsei kai; ejn povsei h] ejn mevrei eJorth'" h] neomhniva" h] sabbavtwn:
Col 2:17 a{ ejstin skia; tw'n mellovntwn, to; de; sw'ma tou' Cristou'.
Col 2:18 mhdei;" uJma'" katabrabeuevtw qevlwn ejn tapeinofrosuvnh~/ kai; qrhskeiva~/ tw'n ajggevlwn, a} eJovraken ejmbateuvwn, eijkh'~/ fusiouvmeno" uJpo; tou' noo;" th'" sarko;" aujtou',
Col 2:19 kai; ouj kratw'n th;n kefalhvn, ejx ou| pa'n to; sw'ma dia; tw'n aJfw'n kai; sundevsmwn ejpicorhgouvmenon kai; sumbibazovmenon au[xei th;n au[xhsin tou' qeou'.
Col 2:20 Eij ajpeqavnete su;n Cristw'~/ ajpo; tw'n stoiceivwn tou' kovsmou, tiv wJ" zw'nte" ejn kovsmw~/ dogmativzesqe…
Col 2:21 mh; a{yh~/ mhde; geuvsh~/ mhde; qivgh~/",
Col 2:22 a{ ejstin pavnta eij" fqora;n th'~/ ajpocrhvsei, kata; ta; ejntavlmata kai; didaskaliva" tw'n ajnqrwvpwn,
Col 2:23 a{tinav ejstin lovgon me;n e[conta sofiva" ejn ejqeloqrhskiva~/ kai; tapeinofrosuvnh~/ ªkai;º ajfeidiva~/ swvmato", oujk ejn timh'~/ tini pro;" plhsmonh;n th'" sarkov".
Col 3:1 Eij ou
sunhgevrqhte tw'~/ Cristw'~/, ta; a[nw zhtei'te, ou| oJ Cristov" ejstin ejn dexia'~/ tou' qeou' kaqhvmeno":
Col 3:2 ta; a[nw fronei'te, mh; ta; ejpi; th'" gh'".
Col 3:3 ajpeqavnete ga;r kai; hJ zwh; uJmw'n kevkruptai su;n tw'~/ Cristw'~/ ejn tw'~/ qew'~/.
Col 3:4 o{tan oJ Cristo;" fanerwqh'~/, hJ zwh; uJmw'n, tovte kai; uJmei'" su;n aujtw'~/ fanerwqhvsesqe ejn dovxh~/.
Col 3:5 Nekrwvsate ou
ta; mevlh ta; ejpi; th'" gh'", porneivan ajkaqarsivan pavqo" ejpiqumivan kakhvn, kai; th;n pleonexivan, h{ti" ejsti;n eijdwlolatriva,
Col 3:6 di j a} e[rcetai hJ ojrgh; tou' qeou' ªejpi; tou;" uiJou;" th'" ajpeiqeiva"º.
Col 3:7 ejn oi|" kai; uJmei'" periepathvsatev pote, o{te ejzh'te ejn touvtoi":
Col 3:8 nuni; de; ajpovqesqe kai; uJmei'" ta; pavnta, ojrghvn, qumovn, kakivan, blasfhmivan, aijscrologivan ejk tou' stovmato" uJmw'n:
Col 3:9 mh; yeuvdesqe eij" ajllhvlou", ajpekdusavmenoi to;n palaio;n a[nqrwpon su;n tai'" pravxesin aujtou'
Col 3:10 kai; ejndusavmenoi to;n nevon to;n ajnakainouvmenon eij" ejpivgnwsin kat j eijkovna tou' ktivsanto" aujtovn,
Col 3:11 o{pou oujk e[ni {Ellhn kai; jIoudai'o", peritomh; kai; ajkrobustiva, bavrbaro", Skuvqh", dou'lo", ejleuvqero", ajlla; ªta;º pavnta kai; ejn pa'sin
\\ 2:16 – *Therefore* do not let anyone judge you in hat you eat or drink or in religious feasts, or new moon festivals, or Sabbaths.
2:17 – which are a shadow of things coming, but the body is Christ’s.
2:18 – Let no one disqualify you who delights in humility and worship of angels, who has seen in great detail to no purpose becoming conceited in the understanding of his flesh,
2:19 – and not holding fast to the Head, from whom the whole body being supplied and knit together through the joints and bands, increasing with the increase of God.
2:20 – If you died with Christ from the principles of the world, why as living in the world do you submit to its rules and regulations?
2:21 – Don’t handle, don’t taste, don’t touch.
2:22 – which are all destined to destruction according to the commandments and teachings of men
2:23 – which such words indeed have shown wisdom in self-made religion and humility and severe discipline of the body, not of any value against the gratification of the flesh.
3:1 – *Therefore*, if you are raised with Christ, seek the above things, where Christ is seated on the right hand of God.
3:2 – Think on the above things, not on things concerning the earth.
3:3 – For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God
3:4 – When Christ, who is your life, will appear, then you also will appear with him in glory.
3:5 – *Therefore*, put to death your members, things belonging to the earth – fornication, immorality, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry
3:6 – through these things the wrath of God is coming [upon the sons of disobedience].
3:7 – in which also you formerly walked, when you lived in these things.
3:8 - But now you also lay aside these things - wrath, anger, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth
3:9 – Lie not to one another, stripping off the old man with his evil deeds
3:10 – and put on the new, renewing in knowledge according to the image of who created him
3:11 - where there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman; but Christ is all, and in all.
\\ *Exalt His Name; Live His Purpose*
/Colossians 2:16-23/
I. Introduction
A. Paul introduces his letter by commending the Colossians for their faith in Christ because it is evident to all.
B. He assures them that the Christ they received through Epaphras’ teaching is indeed sufficient for salvation and life.
C. Paul reminds them of Christ’s crushing blow on evil and sin through the cross.
D. Now, he is warning them to beware of the false teachers in their midst who are trying to distract them from Christ.
1.
These false teachers teach hollow philosophies because they are not fundamentally rooted in Christ.
2. Their false teaching is also deceptive because they are based on human commands and teachings (2:22)
E. Paul continues to encourage the Colossian believers that Christ alone is sufficient for salvation and godliness, and he cautions them to beware of teaching that is not centered on Him.
F. Look at the warnings in this passage and the corresponding encouragement Paul is giving to the Colossian church.
II.
Warning #1: A Christ-centered relationship does not judge or disqualify others (2:16-18a)
A. Be wary of any person or teaching that attempts to set man-made rules for purity and holiness and thinks negatively on those who do not live according to those established rules.
B. ILL
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Kids playing a game
a. Typically will have one child who is the “boss” – they come up with a game and make up all the rules that everyone else must abide by.
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All the other kids follow the rules, even those made up as the game progresses.
c.
But invariably there is one child who tries to buck the system and challenges the established rules.
d.
That is when a fight ensues between the “boss” and the rebel.
2. The false teachers at Colossae were like the bossy kid – establishing rules that everyone else had to abide by to be saved and holy.
a. Rules dealing with eating and drinking.
b. Rules dealing with festivals and celebrations.
3. Notice that Paul is not against established rules to help govern purity and holiness.
a. Paul himself was a man who “beat his body” so as not to disqualify himself for the prize.
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Instead, the issue for Paul was judgment and priorities.
1) Don’t put the same rules you put on yourself and expect those who are spiritual to keep the same rules.
2) If other people do not keep the same rules as I do, it does not necessarily mean they are not spiritual.
c. Wrong priorities – the false teachers put way too much emphasis on the rules
1) Paul says that these rules are shadows and the reality is found in Christ.
2) Shadows are real, but a shadow is an image that is connected or pointing to something.
3) The focus is not to be on the rules that make us pure and holy but on Christ who has already made us holy by His death, burial, resurrection.
4. The danger behind established rules for holiness and purity is PRIDE.
a.
We become in danger of worshipping our established rules more so than Christ.
b.
We become in danger of evaluating our spirituality upon how we abide by the rules, and then comparing ourselves with those who fail to abide by the rules.
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If the focus of our spirituality is self-discipline, self-awareness, self-fulfillment, self-esteem, self-actualization, or self-help – we usually wind up with a worship of SELF.
c.
Our only evaluation for holiness and purity is Christ.
C.
Application
1. Warning – Be wary of any person or teaching that attempts to set man-made rules for purity and holiness and thinks negatively on those who do not live according to those established rules.
a. Paul is not against established rules for the purpose of working out our submission to Christ and His Word.
b.
The issue for Paul is do not judge or disqualify others who don’t live out the Lordship of Jesus Christ exactly like you do.
2. Encouragement – Purity and holiness is found in Christ.
a.
By receiving the forgiveness of sin and submitting to the Lordship of Christ, we stand as holy before God thus restoring our relationship with Him.
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The rest of our lives then is spent learning how to center our lives solely on Him, living as the person we are in Christ.
1) Will that take the form of personal boundaries for holiness and purity?
Sure ought to!
2) However, the focus is not my rules but on Christ.
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