If He took the law out of the way, then sin is no longer a transgression of the law.
And so what was the true meaning here in Colossians 2:14? Let's read it, Colossians 2:13-14:
Colossians 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;
Colossians 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;
All right, I think that we would all agree that it was the Messiah who was actually nailed to the tree and not some list of commandments. And so what was actually meant here?
Well, let's remember, first of all, that it was the Messiah who became sin for us. In 2 Corinthians 5:21, it says:
2Corinthians 5:21 - He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, that we might become the righteousness of YHWH in Him.
On Him was laid the iniquity of us all. And so what was actually nailed to the cross or the tree? The Messiah is the one who was actually nailed to the tree, the Messiah who was made to be sin for us, the Messiah upon whom was laid the iniquity of the entire world.
Sin, therefore, was nailed to the tree, because the Messiah was nailed to the tree, having been made sin for us. Now bear with me on this point, while I explain further.
The Greek word translated "ordinances" in Colossians 2:14 is not the normal word for "law," which is "nomos" in the Greek, but it is the rare word "dogma," which is Strong's 1278.
Dogma, without exception, is always used in reference to the ordinances of men and is never used in the reference, any reference to Yahweh's law.
It is used in reference to Caesar's decrees in Luke 2:1 and Acts 17:7 and the apostolic decrees in Acts 16:4, which came from the ruling of the apostles in Acts 15.
Now, in Colossians, dogma is clearly speaking of men's commandments, because this is the very context of the entire chapter. In Colossians 2:8, Paul warns the Colossians against the philosophies which were very common in Greek culture.
He further identifies the dogmas coming out of these philosophies as worship of angels, touch not, taste not, handle not, voluntary humility, neglect of the body and will worship.
And so then he specifically identifies these things, these dogmas as commandments of men in verse 21, even calling them dogmatizo in verse 20, which is the word translated "ordinances of men."
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