Wednesday showers of blessings come from Colossians 2:20-22 "If you died with CHRIST to the elements of this world, why do you live as if you still belonged to the world? Why do you submit to regulations: Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!'?......."
This statement is conditional. If you died with CHRIST to the elements of this world, why......" Paul states what should happen in this condition. Also taking into mind the false teacher's deception. He speaks of the fundamental theories of a non-Christian, fallen world. There is a possibility that he was also referring to demonic spirits. Paul clearly spoke about spiritual warfare and may have had this in mind to wrap up the final verses of the chapter. His statement is in the context of the difference between human-centered efforts, versus a CHRIST-centered reliance on GOD. The second part of his conditional statement is where Paul challenges them that if a person really believes that CHRIST is the focus and not the Law, why then would they continue to obsess over human rules and regulations? Why Colossian believers still lived like unbelievers. Instead of living by faith in their own ability, they were to walk by faith in CHRIST. If we reflect this to us, we can also get a challenge from this word. We are living by faith in our own abilities instead of walikbg by faith in CHRIST only. We feel like, faith alone is not enough. May the LORD help us on this matter. Amen.
Blessings and Shalom
Rev and Family
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