Colossians 2:14 Cross References

Colossians 2:14

14: He canceled the record that contained the charges against us. He took it and destroyed it by nailing it to Christ's cross.

For Christ himself has made peace between us Jews and you Gentiles by making us all one people. He has broken down the wall of hostility that used to separate us.
By his death he ended the whole system of Jewish law that excluded the Gentiles. His purpose was to make peace between Jews and Gentiles by creating in himself one new person from the two groups.
Together as one body, Christ reconciled both groups to God by means of his death, and our hostility toward each other was put to death.

Yes, the old requirement about the priesthood was set aside because it was weak and useless.

When God speaks of a new covenant, it means he has made the first one obsolete. It is now out of date and ready to be put aside.

I have swept away your sins like the morning mists. I have scattered your offenses like the clouds. Oh, return to me, for I have paid the price to set you free."

You have died with Christ, and he has set you free from the evil powers of this world. So why do you keep on following rules of the world, such as,

He personally carried away our sins in his own body on the cross so we can be dead to sin and live for what is right. You have been healed by his wounds!

Christ said, "You did not want animal sacrifices or grain offerings or animals burned on the altar or other offerings for sin, nor were you pleased with them" (though they are required by the law of Moses).
Then he added, "Look, I have come to do your will." He cancels the first covenant in order to establish the second.

"I--yes, I alone--am the one who blots out your sins for my own sake and will never think of them again.

This is an illustration pointing to the present time. For the gifts and sacrifices that the priests offer are not able to cleanse the consciences of the people who bring them.
For that old system deals only with food and drink and ritual washing--external regulations that are in effect only until their limitations can be corrected.

Think of it this way. If a father dies and leaves great wealth for his young children, those children are not much better off than slaves until they grow up, even though they actually own everything their father had.
They have to obey their guardians until they reach whatever age their father set.
And that's the way it was with us before Christ came. We were slaves to the spiritual powers of this world.
But when the right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject to the law.

Then the priest will write these curses on a piece of leather and wash them off into the bitter water.

I will say, `Rebuild the road! Clear away the rocks and stones so my people can return from captivity.'"

Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love. Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins.

The king shouted for the enchanters, astrologers, and fortune-tellers to be brought before him. He said to these wise men of Babylon, "Whoever can read this writing and tell me what it means will be dressed in purple robes of royal honor and will wear a gold chain around his neck. He will become the third highest ruler in the kingdom!"
But when all the king's wise men came in, none of them could read the writing or tell him what it meant.

On April 17 Haman called in the king's secretaries and dictated letters to the princes, the governors of the respective provinces, and the local officials of each province in their own scripts and languages. These letters were signed in the name of King Xerxes, sealed with his ring,

For this lawlessness is already at work secretly, and it will remain secret until the one who is holding it back steps out of the way.

Do not ignore their guilt. Do not blot out their sins, for they have provoked you to anger here in the presence of the builders."

Zechariah and Elizabeth were righteous in God's eyes, careful to obey all of the Lord's commandments and regulations.

Now go ahead and send a message to the Jews in the king's name, telling them whatever you want, and seal it with the king's signet ring. But remember that whatever is written in the king's name and sealed with his ring can never be revoked."

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