Col. 2:11. "In putting off the body of the sins of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ." If this means the outward circumcision, with which Christ was circumcised, our sins are put off by Christ's circumcision, after the same manner as by our own baptism; that is, Christ's circumcision signifie... [ Continue Reading ]
Col. 2:16. "Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holy day, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days." This does not preclude the Sabbath. The word is "a feast." Col. 2:20... [ Continue Reading ]
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?" This world is not the contrary of the Church. Christ, after He rose from the dead, was no longer a proper inhabitant of this world, and therefore was n... [ Continue Reading ]