Bible Math Colossians 2:16-23

Bible Math Colossians 2:16-23 Tom Shepherd NTST658: Colossians & Philemon Spring 2014 Our Procedure of Study Note the locadon in the broader outline Present the thesis statement Outline the passage of study Translate as we go Exegete the passage ApplicaDon to today Place in the Outline A. Theology ch. 1-2 1. IntroducDon 1:1-14 2. Christ hymn 1:15-20 3. Paul s ministry 1:21-2:5 4. Christ s fullness 2:6-15 5. ResisDng error 2:16-23 1

Thesis for Col 2:16-23 If you add on to Jesus you subtract from Him. Outline of Col 2:16-23 A. Don t let someone condemn 2:16-17 1. Premise Don t let them condemn 2. Content Food and Feasts 3. Support Shadow vs Body Outline of Col 2:16-23 B. Don t let someone disqualify 2:18-19 1. Premise Don t let someone disqualify 2. Content AsceDcism/vain worship 3. Contrast Growth from the Head 2

Outline of Col 2:16-23 C. You died, so why live under reguladons? 2:20-23 1. Premise You died, why live? 2. Content AsceDcism a. Examples of reguladons b. Perishables, teachings of people c. Appearances, not real help Compiling the Outline Pu^ng Paul with Paul and false teachers with false teachers The False Teachers Condemn ChrisDans regarding food and feasts Disqualify ChrisDans and want pracdce of ascedcism and worship of angels Want ChrisDans to submit to reguladons not touch, taste, handle Appearance of wisdom and piety 3

Paul s Teaching Food and feasts a shadow, Christ the substance Christ the Head unites the body and gives it growth You died with Christ out from under the evil forces Colossians 2:16 Μὴ οὖν τις ὑμᾶς κρινέτω ἐν βρώσει καὶ ἐν πόσει ἢ ἐν μέρει ἑορτῆς ἢ νεομηνίας ἢ σαββάτων Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in quesdons of food and drink, or with regard to a fesdval or a new moon or a Sabbath. Colossians 2:17 17 ἅ ἐστιν σκιὰ τῶν μελλόντων, τὸ δὲ σῶμα τοῦ Χριστοῦ. These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ. 4

Colossians 2:18 18 μηδεὶς ὑμᾶς καταβραβευέτω θέλων ἐν ταπεινοφροσύνῃ καὶ θρησκείᾳ τῶν ἀγγέλων, ἃ ἑόρακεν ἐμβατεύων, εἰκῇ φυσιούμενος ὑπὸ τοῦ νοὸς τῆς σαρκὸς αὐτοῦ, Colossians 2:18 Let no one disqualify you, insisdng on ascedcism and worship of angels, going on in detail about visions, puffed up without reason by his sensuous mind, Colossians 2:19 19 καὶ οὐ κρατῶν τὴν κεφαλήν, ἐξ οὗ πᾶν τὸ σῶμα διὰ τῶν ἁφῶν καὶ συνδέσμων ἐπιχορηγούμενον καὶ συμβιβαζόμενον αὔξει τὴν αὔξησιν τοῦ θεοῦ. 5

Colossians 2:19 and not holding fast to the Head, from whom the whole body, nourished and knit together through its joints and ligaments, grows with a growth that is from God. Colossians 2:20 Εἰ ἀπεθάνετε σὺν Χριστῷ ἀπὸ τῶν στοιχείων τοῦ κόσμου, τί ὡς ζῶντες ἐν κόσμῳ δογματίζεσθε; If with Christ you died to the elemental spirits of the world, why, as if you were sdll alive in the world, do you submit to reguladons Colossians 2:21-22 21 μὴ ἅψῃ μηδὲ γεύσῃ μηδὲ θίγῃς, 22 ἅ ἐστιν πάντα εἰς φθορὰν τῇ ἀποχρήσει, κατὰ τὰ ἐντάλματα καὶ διδασκαλίας τῶν ἀνθρώπων, 6

Colossians 2:21-22 Do not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch 22 (referring to things that all perish as they are used) according to human precepts and teachings? Colossians 2:23 23 ἅτινά ἐστιν λόγον μὲν ἔχοντα σοφίας ἐν ἐθελοθρησκίᾳ καὶ ταπεινοφροσύνῃ [καὶ] ἀφειδίᾳ σώματος, οὐκ ἐν τιμῇ τινι πρὸς πλησμονὴν τῆς σαρκός. Colossians 2:23 These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in promodng self- made religion and ascedcism and severity to the body, but they are of no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh. 7

2:16 The AcDon Μὴ οὖν τις ὑμᾶς κρινέτω Don t let someone judge you Κρίνω in Paul Most common in Rom, 1 Cor Common meanings: God or Christ will judge the world Decide, make a decision, consider 2:16 The AcDon Κρίνω in Paul Common meanings: Condemn someone NotaDon person to person, 2 nd singular or plural common Rom 2:1-3 Rom 3:6 Col 2:16 Special Case Rom 14:3-5 ἐσθίων τὸν μὴ ἐσθίοντα μὴ ἐξουθενείτω, ὁ δὲ μὴ ἐσθίων τὸν ἐσθίοντα μὴ κρινέτω, ὁ θεὸς γὰρ αὐτὸν προσελάβετο. Let not the one who eats despise the one who abstains, and let not the one who abstains pass judgment on the one who eats, for God has welcomed him. 8

Romans 14:4 4 σὺ τίς εἶ ὁ κρίνων ἀλλότριον οἰκέτην; τῷ ἰδίῳ κυρίῳ στήκει ἢ πίπτει σταθήσεται δέ, δυνατεῖ γὰρ ὁ κύριος στῆσαι αὐτόν Romans 14:4 Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make him stand. Romans 14:5. 5 Ὃς μὲν [γὰρ] κρίνει ἡμέραν παρ ἡμέραν, ὃς δὲ κρίνει πᾶσαν ἡμέραν ἕκαστος ἐν τῷ ἰδίῳ νοῒ πληροφορείσθω. One person esteems one day as beºer than another, while another esteems all days alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. 9

Special Case of Rom 14:3-5 Uses of κρίνω Condemn vs. 3-4 Decide vs. 5 Rom 14 and Col 2 Parallels Romans 14 Colossians 2 2 nd singular 3 rd singular Food and Days Counsel to reconcile No Jew/GenDle reference Food and Days Counsel to reject Reference to Sabbath Col 2:16 Content Therefore Food and drink Feast, new moon, Sabbath 10

The Role of the Sabbath Sabbath clearly a belief from Judaism Numerous Sabbaths Weekly Sabbath rooted in CreaDon and RedempDon Ceremonial Sabbaths linked with annual fesdvals How the Feasts Are Noted in OT Most common references: Num 28-29 1 Chron 23:29-31 2 Chron 2:4 2 Chron 8:12-13 2 Chron 31:3 Neh 10:33 Ezek 45:13-17 Ezek 46:1-15 Ref Cul:c Ref Num 28-29 Yes Morning evening 1 Chron 23 Yes Morning evening 2 Chron 2 Yes Morning evening Order of Feasts Referenced Every Sabbath Beginnings of months Feasts Sabbaths New moons Feasts Sabbaths New moons Feasts 2 Chron 8 Yes Each day Sabbaths New moons Feasts 2 Chron 31 Yes Morning evening Sabbaths New moons Feasts Neh 10 Yes ConDnual Sabbaths New moons Feasts Ezek 45 Yes Implied daily Feasts New moons Sabbaths Ezek 46 Yes Sabbaths New moons Feasts Morning by morning 11

CharacterisDcs We NoDce Always culdc reference Always 4 component parts daily, Sabbath, new moon, annual feasts Always plural Typical order from daily to yearly Contrasts with Col 2 OT References Colossians 2 Always culdc reference No culdc reference 4 components 3 components Plural Daily, Sabbaths, New Moons, Feasts Singular Feast, New Moon, Sabbath Ezek 45 and Col 2 Ezekiel 45 Colossians 2 CulDc reference No culdc reference 4 components 3 components Plural Daily implied, Feasts, New Moons, Sabbaths Singular Feast, New Moon, Sabbath 12

Hosea 2:11 Hebrew 4+1 ו ה ש ב ת י 3+1 כ ל מ ש ו ש ה 2 ח ג ה 3 ח ד ש ה 3+1 ו ש ב ת ה 3+1+1 ו כ ל מ וע ד ה Hosea 2:11 English And I will put an end to all her mirth, her feasts, her new moons, her Sabbaths, and all her appointed feasts. Hosea 2 and Col 2 Hosea 2 Colossians 2 No culdc reference No culdc reference 3 components 3 components Singular Feast, New Moon, Sabbath Singular Feast, New Moon, Sabbath 13

Colossians 2:17 17 ἅ ἐστιν σκιὰ τῶν μελλόντων, τὸ δὲ σῶμα τοῦ Χριστοῦ. These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ. ExplanaDon of Col 2:17 RelaDve pronoun + present verb Shadow of things to come Shadow and body Parallel to Heb 10:1 Dawn of the Eschaton ExplanaDon of Col 2:17 Body of Christ Problem of parallel to first part of sentence Church? Supremacy of Christ 14

Parallel of Col 2:17a,b Which are a shadow of things to come, But the body of Christ. ExplanaDon of Col 2:17 The church? Supremacy of Christ Paraphrase of Col 2:17 Those OT feasts and services point forward like shadows to some greater reality. That greater reality casdng a shadow from the light of the Eschaton is Christ Himself. 15

Paraphrase of Col 2:17 This reality is no phantom or wisp of smoke. It is the real risen Christ and we are connected to Him as His body, every bit as real as He is. The QuesDon of the Seventh- day Sabbath Evidence to the contrary Context of the heresy Contrasts in Sabbaths Seventh- day Sabbath Established at CreaDon Part of 10 commandments Memorial of CreaDon, RedempDon Weekly Ceremonial Sabbaths Established at Sinai Part of ceremonial law PoinDng forward to Christ Annual 16

The QuesDon of the Seventh- day Sabbath Evidence to the contrary Context of the heresy Colossians 2:18 18 μηδεὶς ὑμᾶς καταβραβευέτω θέλων ἐν ταπεινοφροσύνῃ καὶ θρησκείᾳ τῶν ἀγγέλων, ἃ ἑόρακεν ἐμβατεύων, εἰκῇ φυσιούμενος ὑπὸ τοῦ νοὸς τῆς σαρκὸς αὐτοῦ, Colossians 2:18 Let no one disqualify you, insisdng on ascedcism and worship of angels, going on in detail about visions, puffed up without reason by his sensuous mind, 17

Colossians 2:19 19 καὶ οὐ κρατῶν τὴν κεφαλήν, ἐξ οὗ πᾶν τὸ σῶμα διὰ τῶν ἁφῶν καὶ συνδέσμων ἐπιχορηγούμενον καὶ συμβιβαζόμενον αὔξει τὴν αὔξησιν τοῦ θεοῦ. Colossians 2:19 and not holding fast to the Head, from whom the whole body, nourished and knit together through its joints and ligaments, grows with a growth that is from God. ExplanaDon of Col 2:18-19 Contrast of ideas 2:18 False teachers follies 2:19 What they have missed 18

Summary of 2:18... they were emphasizing ascedc pracdces, perhaps with the intendon to induce visions; they were giving a great importance to angels that they seemed to worship; they included the content of their visions in their teaching; and they became so arrogant in their boasdng about their visions that they finally revealed an a^tude more worldly than spiritual. Roberto Bedenas, new SDA commentary, Col 2, p. 42 The Contrast of Col 2:19 The unity The growth The cause Colossians 2:20 Εἰ ἀπεθάνετε σὺν Χριστῷ ἀπὸ τῶν στοιχείων τοῦ κόσμου, τί ὡς ζῶντες ἐν κόσμῳ δογματίζεσθε; If with Christ you died to the elemental spirits of the world, why, as if you were sdll alive in the world, do you submit to reguladons 19

ShiÀ in Col 2:20 First two parts of passage Change to 1 st class condidonal ShiÀ to Colossian experience Contrast to false ways Colossians 2:21-22 21 μὴ ἅψῃ μηδὲ γεύσῃ μηδὲ θίγῃς, 22 ἅ ἐστιν πάντα εἰς φθορὰν τῇ ἀποχρήσει, κατὰ τὰ ἐντάλματα καὶ διδασκαλίας τῶν ἀνθρώπων, Colossians 2:21-22 Do not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch 22 (referring to things that all perish as they are used) according to human precepts and teachings? 20

Colossians 2:23 23 ἅτινά ἐστιν λόγον μὲν ἔχοντα σοφίας ἐν ἐθελοθρησκίᾳ καὶ ταπεινοφροσύνῃ [καὶ] ἀφειδίᾳ σώματος, οὐκ ἐν τιμῇ τινι πρὸς πλησμονὴν τῆς σαρκός. Colossians 2:23 These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in promodng self- made religion and ascedcism and severity to the body, but they are of no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh. Col 2:21-23 AsceDcism s Failure The commands Fire insurance The fudlity The false hope 21

Thesis for Col 2:16-23 If you add on to Jesus you subtract from Him. 22