LAB115 The Heart of the Christian Faith
Colossians 2:13-14
LAB115 The Heart of the Christian Faith
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Published May 17th, 2016
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Colossians 2:13-14
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And you,
And even though you
DEATH
who were dead
were dead
in your trespasses
in your transgressions
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the uncircumcision of your flesh,
in the uncircumcision of your flesh,
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God made
He nevertheless
LIFE
alive together with him,
made you alive with him,
RESULT
having forgiven us all our trespasses,
having forgiven all your transgressions.
MEANS
by canceling
He has destroyed what was against us,
the record of debt
a certificate of indebtedness
that stood against us with its legal demands.
expressed in decrees opposed to us.
This he set aside,
He has taken it away
nailing it to the cross.
by nailing it to the cross.
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Colossians 2:13-14
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καὶ ὑμᾶς
a And you,
And even though you
νεκροὺς ὄντας
who were dead
were dead
[ἐν] τοῖς παραπτώμασιν
in your trespasses
in your 27 transgressions
καὶ τῇ ἀκροβυστίᾳ τῆς σαρκὸς ὑμῶν,
and the uncircumcision of your flesh,
and in the uncircumcision of your flesh,
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συνεζωοποίησεν ὑμᾶς σὺν αὐτῷ,
God b made alive together with him,
he nevertheless 28 made you alive with him,
χαρισάμενος ἡμῖν πάντα τὰ παραπτώματα.
having forgiven us all our trespasses,
having forgiven all your transgressions.
ἐξαλείψας τὸ καθʼ ἡμῶν χειρόγραφον τοῖς δόγμασιν
by c canceling d the record of debt
He has destroyed 29 what was against us, a certificate of indebtedness 30
ὃ ἦν ὑπεναντίον ἡμῖν,
that stood against us with its legal demands.
expressed in decrees opposed to us.
καὶ αὐτὸ ἦρκεν ἐκ τοῦ μέσου
This he set aside, nailing it to the cross.
He has taken it away
προσηλώσας αὐτὸ τῷ σταυρῷ•
by nailing it to the cross.
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Study Questions 1. How many things did God do in Colossians 2:13–14 to save you from your sin? How many can you identify in just those two verses (John sees five)? He nailed the "record of debt" to the cross This enabled Him to set this record of debt aside which enabled Him to cancel this record of debt which enabled Him to forgive all our trespasses which enabled Him to bring us to life 2. Now try to define the relationships between them. How do the different actions relate to one another? Each thing God did could lead to the other, see above. Each thing could be only accomplished by the thing done before it. Therefore, God brought us to life by forgiving us of all our trespasses. He could forgive by canceling the record of debt. He could cancel by setting this record aside. He could set this aside by nailing it to the Cross of Jesus Christ. 3. Based on the previous verse ( Colossians 2:12 ), who can claim the forgiveness found in Colossians 2:13–14 ? Only those who through faith, believe that Jesus is the Christ, who was nailed to the Cross. And by this, ultimately could bring us to life through the Cross, and answer the ultimate problem of sin. Key Terms and Phrases Canceling (ESV), Destroyed (NET): The participle ἐξαλείψας (exaleipsas) is a temporal adverbial participle of contemporaneous time related to the previous verb συνεζωοποίησεν (sunezōopoiēsen), but has been translated as a finite verb because of the complexity of the Greek sentence and the tendency of contemporary English to use shorter sentences. For the meaning “destroy” see BDAG 344–45 s.v. ἐξαλείφω Biblical Studies Press, The NET Bible First Edition; Bible. English. NET Bible.; The NET Bible (Biblical Studies Press, 2005).
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