Col 2:10 And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:
Col 2:11 In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:
Col 2:12 Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
Col 2:13 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
Col 2:14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;
Col 2:15 And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
Col 2:10 And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:
1. Paul want us to understand that as followers of Christ we are also
2. This term is not referring to our state of spiritual
3. Rather it means that we don’t need anything other than the teachings of Christ to
4. Christ being the head of all principality and power is referring to his
Col 2:11 In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:
5. Circumcision was a
6.
7. This language is used spiritually throughout the New Testament calling our flesh the
Eph_4:22 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
Rom_13:14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
8. The circumcision of Christ is no longer a physical act but by faith we have been spiritually
Col 2:12 Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
9. Just as circumcision in the old testament was not the means of salvation but only a picture the same is true for
10. The first part of the picture of baptism is that the old man is dead and
11. The second part is that we are raised to walk in
Rom 6:11 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
12. So baptism is a picture of being dead to sin and resurrected to
13. It is
Rom 6:1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
Rom 6:2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?
Col 2:13 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
14. Paul is reiderating our spiritual condition to help us to see salvation isn’t simply trying to turn over a new
15. He is explaining that something
16. Our spirit has actually, not figuratively, been brought to life when we
17. At that moment we are forgiven of
Col 2:14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;
18. Verse 14 says there was a
19. But Jesus erased all the
20. Our sins being
1Pe_2:24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
Col 2:15 And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
21. This word spoiled means
22. When Christ rose from the grave he defeated any spiritual