Colossians 2 Part 4

Colossians 2 Part 4

Pastor Scott Campbell

Part of Wed Night

June 19, 2024

Col 2:16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
Col 2:17 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
Col 2:18 Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
Col 2:19 And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.
Col 2:20 Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,
Col 2:21 (Touch not; taste not; handle not;
Col 2:22 Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men?
Col 2:23 Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.
1. As we close chapter 2 we read as Paul deals with a problem that we still face today,

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2. Legalism is putting demands and standards on others that can not be backed up

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3. Sometimes these are personal

preached as sin and sometimes they are doctrinal errors.
4. This is the type of

that Jesus warns us about in Matthew 7.
Mat 7:1 Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Mat 7:2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
5. Many times churches slip into legalism while trying to protect themself from

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Col 2:16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
6. At this time people were still concerned with keeping the

law.
7. Thes issue at hand here were the

laws not the moral laws.
8. Many jews in those days would put as much and sometimes more

on the ceremonial law than they did the moral law.
9. Jesus taught that these laws were never to have been equal in value in Mark 7 when he teaches what can

a man.
10. Because these are the teachings of Christ and he proved himself to be the Messiah his word is

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Col 2:17 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
11. Ceremonial laws and festivals were meant to be a

of the Christ.
12. However it is not the way in which we are made

to God because that was done in Christ himself.
Col 2:18 Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
13. By “voluntary humility” Paul means you

a certain way or do a certain thing just because someone told you it was right.
14. The word angels here is the same Greek word in 1 Corinthians 13 that means a

such as a pastor/leader.
15. Every church is in danger of the congregation

the pastor.
16. We may not fall at his feet but often put him on a

not just of respect but of praise.
17. Often times legalist force rules on to others that they have not seen in the scripture and their

gives them the false since its their obligation to do so.
Col 2:19 And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.
(Notice the word Head here has a capital H)
19. Not hold the Head or keeping the Head is referring to

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20. The prideful leader often has to

from the true doctrine of Christ to teach legalism.
21. Jesus is the head of all biblical teachings and sound doctrine so when we hold to his teachings we

and increase the church.
Col 2:20 Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,
Col 2:21 (Touch not; taste not; handle not;
Col 2:22 Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men?
22. When we died with Christ to the sins of the world we also died to our worldly

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23. Legalism come from this worldly nature that says we always have to

to be accepted by God.
24. Verse 21 is referring to specific ordinances that are no longer in affect while verse 22 says they have become

of men and not God.
Col 2:23 Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.
25. Legalism is only to make yourself look spiritual but does not produce spiritual fruit and only satisfies the

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