THE COLOSSIANS 2 16 LIE EXPOSED

For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away [their] ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. — 2 Timothy 4:3-4 KJV

Apostle Paul

Following is a copy of a response to a devoted Christian. There are valuable lessons contained within this.

The context for my response, is that this person believes you can take any day and make it your personal sabbath.

She states….

However, I still stand on Colossians 2:16

My response…

That’s a common Scripture that is taken waaay out of context. To understand that verse you have to read from chapter 1

Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated [us] into the kingdom of his dear Son: IN WHOM WE HAVE REDEMPTION THROUGH HIS BLOOD, [EVEN] THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS: — Colossians 1:12-14 KJV

For it pleased [the Father] that in him should all fulness dwell; And, having MADE PEACE THROUGH THE BLOOD OF HIS CROSS, BY HIM to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, [I say], whether [they be] things in earth, or things in heaven. And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in [your] mind by wicked works, yet NOW HATH HE RECONCILED IN THE BODY OF HIS FLESH THROUGH DEATH, TO PRESENT YOU holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight: — Colossians 1:19-22 KJV

It is VERY clear that Apostle Paul is talking about the sacrifice of Christ and him being the perfect offering…

And it shall be the prince’s part [to give] burnt offerings, and MEAT OFFERINGS, and DRINK OFFERINGS, in THE FEASTS, and IN THE NEW MOONS, and IN THE SABBATHS, in all solemnities of the house of Israel: he shall prepare the sin offering, and the meat offering, and the burnt offering, and the peace offerings, to make reconciliation for the house of Israel. — Ezekiel 45:17 KJV

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]: — Colossians 2:16 KJV

Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body [is] of Christ. – Col 2:17

The verse you quoted is to do with offerings the believers not only kept the Sabbath they observed the feasts and the days in observance of what Christ commanded but they never presented sacrifices because they were in Christ, because Christ FULFILLED THE LAW OF SACRIFICE, which is also the reason there is no need to get circumcised…

“The teachers of religious law and the Pharisees are the official interpreters of the law of Moses. So practice and obey whatever they tell you, but don’t follow their example. For they don’t practice what they teach. — Matthew 23:2-3 NLT

Freedom From Human Rules

I think you will find that the rules being spoken of here were not human rules they were commandments given by YAH God himself…

As quoted by YAHushuWaH / Jesus himself the human rules came from the pharisees…

They crush people with unbearable religious demands and never lift a finger to ease the burden. — Matthew 23:4 NLT

We cannot cherry-pick scriptures which is what many ministries do and teach lies to people not making them disciples but making them workers of iniquity…

It’s eternally dangerous to take scripture verses out of the context they were written in.