Colossians 2:16-19

January 27, 2007

2:16 Therefore do not let anyone judge you with respect to food or drink, or in the matter of a feast, new moon, or Sabbath days – 2:17 these are only the shadow of the things to come, but the reality is Christ! 2:18 Let no one who delights in humility and the worship of angels pass judgment on you. That person goes on at great lengths about what he has supposedly seen, but he is puffed up with empty notions by his fleshly mind. 2:19 He has not held fast to the head from whom the whole body, supported and knit together through its ligaments and sinews, grows with a growth that is from God.

Remember that Paul is still addressing Christian believers to warn them about paying attention to false teachers who try to foist their empty notions on them to make them feel quilty. Their defense, and ours, is to give all of our heart to Jesus and Him alone. The “inspired” religious observances of the false teachers are just shadows compared to the reality that is Christ. God give me wisdom to know the difference! -sdg-

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