[jkl1122]

In Col 2:14, Paul talks about the fact that Christ saved us with His sacrifice, "Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us". In continuing that thought, Paul is telling the Christians there that they should let no one judge them for keeping or not keeping the old ways (Col 2:16-17). Logically, if no one is going to judge us on keeping the old holy days, then there can be no requirement to keep them.

[Uri’el-2012]

Logically, if no one is going to judge us on keeping the old holy days, then there can be no requirement to keep them.

Very poor Exegesis.

B'shem Y'shua
chuck

[Netizen]

Logically, if no one is going to judge us on keeping the old holy days, then there can be no requirement to keep them.

Or God could be washing His hands of those that refuse His Commandments. He did say He was giving us a choice between Life and death.

[DouglasKC]

In Col 2:14, Paul talks about the fact that Christ saved us with His sacrifice, "Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us". In continuing that thought, Paul is telling the Christians there that they should let no one judge them for keeping or not keeping the old ways (Col 2:16-17).

Again I disagree with your interpretation of scripture.

Col 2:14 having canceled out the certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us, which was hostile to us; and He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross.

This is the NASB version. Notice how "handwriting of ordinances" is "certificate of debt". The greek word translated both of these ways refers to a handwritten record of a debt that is owed. In this case, it refers to the death penalty we all earn. This debt against us, the death penalty, was nailed to the cross with the death of Christ.

Further, Paul said twice what the issue was in Colossians. The issue wasn't whether or not one should observe God's holy days. The church was told that it should be doing something else...observing the commandments and doctrine of men:

Col 2:8 See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ.

Col 2:22 (which all refer to things destined to perish with use)--in accordance with the commandments and teachings of men?

Since the holy days and their observation was mandated in the bible by God and since the only bible Paul and the Colossians had was the "old" testament, then it's pretty hard to make the case that obedience to God's will as expressed in the bible is a "commandment or doctrine of men". Logically, if no one is going to judge us on keeping the old holy days, then there can be no requirement to keep them.