Daily Bread - Oct 13 2006
Col 2:15 - "Abolishing the law of commandments in ordinances so that in Himself He created of the two one new man, making peace."
Paul calls the law of commandments the "certificate of indebtedness" in Colossians 2:14. These ordinances were abolished and blotted out when Jesus spoiled principalities and powers. The Law of Commandments, which is another name for the Law of Moses, was given to reveal the domination of Sin and its evil effects over man. Now through the power of the blood and death of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ the power of sin and death has been destroyed.
The testimony of condemnation that is contained within the Law has also been destroyed (2 Corinthians 3:7, 9). When we understand that the Law of Moses was revealed to Paul to be both the Law of Condemnation and the Law of Death we are enabled to understand that it was the witness against man because of his sinful state. Therefore, when the power of sin that dominated man was destroyed, the witness of condemnation against that sin was also destroyed.
God no longer deals with His covenant people as the sons of Adam but rather as His own sons. We are no longer held under the Law of Condemnation but have been brought into the glorious liberty of the sons of God. The relationship is not based upon a man who rebelled and sinned and thus must be condemned but of those who have been made righteous, holy, and pure through Christ Jesus. God interacts with us as heirs and coinheritors with Christ. We have been born of the Spirit and have been joined unto the Lord as part of His family. There is no place for the testimony of condemnation against the new creation which is complete in Christ Jesus.
Blessings,
Pastor Mark Spitsbergen
www.abidingplace.org
Friday, October 13, 2006
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Daily Bread - Oct 12 2006
Col 2:14 - "Wiping out the certificate of indebtedness the degrees that were set against us and took it out of the midst nailing it to the cross."
Certificate of indebtedness is translated from a Greek word that only appears one time in the Greek New Testament. The Greek word 'cheirographon' is defined by the Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament based on Semantic Domains as a word relating especially to financial accounts. One may conclude that Paul is either referring to the Law of God or to the record of man's sin that demanded the just penalty of death in order to clear it.
Now it is a well-established fact that the death of Christ Jesus on the cross was more about removing man's sin and offense than removing the Law of Moses. However, Paul plainly states that Jesus abolished the law at the time of His death as well (Ephesians 2:15). Therefore, we may conclude that Jesus both destroyed the debt of sin and the Law that was the testimony of condemnation against us when He died on the cross. Paul informs us that we are dead to the Law by the body (or crucifixion) of Christ in order that we may come into the New Covenant (Romans 7:4). In fact, Paul reveals that the affliction of sin that worked in us was connected to the law. He made the argument that it was through the revelation of the law that sin was revealed. Therefore, if the law was taken away, sin would also be taken away.
Paul is connecting the law of sin to the law of God. For, in fact, the law of God not only existed to reveal the law of sin but to bring a testimony of condemnation against it. We know that the consequence of man's sin resulted in death and thus the law of death began to govern mankind (Romans 5:12-15).
Yet Paul takes it one step further and reveals that the subsequent Law of Moses was also connected to the law of death. But now through the New Covenant the Law of sin and death has been replaced by the law of the Spirit of life that is in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:3).
Blessings,
Pastor Mark Spitsbergen
www.abidingplace.org
Col 2:14 - "Wiping out the certificate of indebtedness the degrees that were set against us and took it out of the midst nailing it to the cross."
Certificate of indebtedness is translated from a Greek word that only appears one time in the Greek New Testament. The Greek word 'cheirographon' is defined by the Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament based on Semantic Domains as a word relating especially to financial accounts. One may conclude that Paul is either referring to the Law of God or to the record of man's sin that demanded the just penalty of death in order to clear it.
Now it is a well-established fact that the death of Christ Jesus on the cross was more about removing man's sin and offense than removing the Law of Moses. However, Paul plainly states that Jesus abolished the law at the time of His death as well (Ephesians 2:15). Therefore, we may conclude that Jesus both destroyed the debt of sin and the Law that was the testimony of condemnation against us when He died on the cross. Paul informs us that we are dead to the Law by the body (or crucifixion) of Christ in order that we may come into the New Covenant (Romans 7:4). In fact, Paul reveals that the affliction of sin that worked in us was connected to the law. He made the argument that it was through the revelation of the law that sin was revealed. Therefore, if the law was taken away, sin would also be taken away.
Paul is connecting the law of sin to the law of God. For, in fact, the law of God not only existed to reveal the law of sin but to bring a testimony of condemnation against it. We know that the consequence of man's sin resulted in death and thus the law of death began to govern mankind (Romans 5:12-15).
Yet Paul takes it one step further and reveals that the subsequent Law of Moses was also connected to the law of death. But now through the New Covenant the Law of sin and death has been replaced by the law of the Spirit of life that is in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:3).
Blessings,
Pastor Mark Spitsbergen
www.abidingplace.org
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Daily Bread - Oct 11 2006
Colossians 2:14 - "Wiping out the certification of indebtedness, the opinions that were set against us and raised it from the midst nailing it to the cross."
The Greek word ‘exaleipho’ may be translated wiped out or destroyed. It first appears in the Septuagint in Genesis 7:4 when God revealed to Noah that he was going to destroy all of the inhabitants of the earth. It translates the Hebrew word ‘machah’ which means to erase, wipe out, or destroy. The Hebrew word ‘machah’ also translates the primary Greek word for ‘forgiveness’ in the New Testament ‘aphesis.’
Blessings,
Pastor Mark Spitsbergen
www.abidingplace.org
Colossians 2:14 - "Wiping out the certification of indebtedness, the opinions that were set against us and raised it from the midst nailing it to the cross."
The Greek word ‘exaleipho’ may be translated wiped out or destroyed. It first appears in the Septuagint in Genesis 7:4 when God revealed to Noah that he was going to destroy all of the inhabitants of the earth. It translates the Hebrew word ‘machah’ which means to erase, wipe out, or destroy. The Hebrew word ‘machah’ also translates the primary Greek word for ‘forgiveness’ in the New Testament ‘aphesis.’
Blessings,
Pastor Mark Spitsbergen
www.abidingplace.org
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Daily Bread - Oct 10 2006
Colossians 2:13 - "And you being dead in the trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh He has made you alive together with Him having pardoned all our trespasses."
The uncircumcision of the flesh describes the spiritually dead state of man dominated by sin. Paul gives a thorough explanation of this spiritual condition in Roman’s chapter 5 and 7. Because of the domination of sin over the nature and appetites of man, all unredeemed are dead in their trespasses and sins (Ephesians 2:1,5). Through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus the nature of sin is cut away like the foreskin of the flesh at the time of circumcision. Thus the power of sin is excised being permanently removed by the activity of God’s faith. Because of God’s grace, the mark or the new covenant is witnessed in our hearts by the inscription of the nature of God (Romans 8:4; 2 Cor 3:3; 2 Peter 1:5).
Blessings,
Pastor Mark Spitsbergen
www.abidingplace.org
Colossians 2:13 - "And you being dead in the trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh He has made you alive together with Him having pardoned all our trespasses."
The uncircumcision of the flesh describes the spiritually dead state of man dominated by sin. Paul gives a thorough explanation of this spiritual condition in Roman’s chapter 5 and 7. Because of the domination of sin over the nature and appetites of man, all unredeemed are dead in their trespasses and sins (Ephesians 2:1,5). Through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus the nature of sin is cut away like the foreskin of the flesh at the time of circumcision. Thus the power of sin is excised being permanently removed by the activity of God’s faith. Because of God’s grace, the mark or the new covenant is witnessed in our hearts by the inscription of the nature of God (Romans 8:4; 2 Cor 3:3; 2 Peter 1:5).
Blessings,
Pastor Mark Spitsbergen
www.abidingplace.org
Monday, October 09, 2006
Daily Bread - Oct 9 2006
Colossians 2:12 - "Being buried with him by baptism in whom also you are raised up through the activity of the faith of God which raised Him from the dead."
This refers to baptism into the death and identity of Christ and not water baptism. Paul makes it clear that the act of baptism is associated with the burial of Christ (Gal 3:27; Romans 6:4). Therefore, we may regard baptism as descriptive of one's total immersion into the identity of Christ both in crucifixion, death, buria,l and resurrection - a miracle that takes place by the activity of God's faith (Galatians 2:20; 6:14).
The Greek word 'baptismos' is found four times in the New Testament and should be rendered 'baptism' every time. Although 'baptismos' only occurs 4 times in the New Testament, its root word 'baptizo' occurs 80 times. The first time that the word 'baptizo' occurs in the Septuagint is in 2 Kings 5:14 and is translated by the Hebrew word 'tabal.' It is used in 2 Kings 5:14 in the story of Naaman to describe what he was to do in order to be made clean of his leprosy (dip seven times in the Jordan).
Blessings,
Pastor Mark Spitsbergen
www.abidingplace.org
Colossians 2:12 - "Being buried with him by baptism in whom also you are raised up through the activity of the faith of God which raised Him from the dead."
This refers to baptism into the death and identity of Christ and not water baptism. Paul makes it clear that the act of baptism is associated with the burial of Christ (Gal 3:27; Romans 6:4). Therefore, we may regard baptism as descriptive of one's total immersion into the identity of Christ both in crucifixion, death, buria,l and resurrection - a miracle that takes place by the activity of God's faith (Galatians 2:20; 6:14).
The Greek word 'baptismos' is found four times in the New Testament and should be rendered 'baptism' every time. Although 'baptismos' only occurs 4 times in the New Testament, its root word 'baptizo' occurs 80 times. The first time that the word 'baptizo' occurs in the Septuagint is in 2 Kings 5:14 and is translated by the Hebrew word 'tabal.' It is used in 2 Kings 5:14 in the story of Naaman to describe what he was to do in order to be made clean of his leprosy (dip seven times in the Jordan).
Blessings,
Pastor Mark Spitsbergen
www.abidingplace.org
Daily Bread - Oct 7 2006
Ephesians 2:2 - “According to that which you once walked in the course of this world according to the ruler the authority of the atmosphere, the spirit that now works in the sons of disobedience.”
The “spirit that now works in the sons of disobedience” is the demonic realm which has dominated men since the day that Adam sinned. The spirit that now works in the sons of disobedience is opposite of the Holy Spirit that works in the sons of God. This spirit of the world is the same power which Paul spoke of in Romans as “the motions of sins,” and “sin that dwells in me” (Romans 7:17); the power of sin entered into the world through Adam’s transgression and then passed upon all men (Romans 5: 12). Jesus was manifested to destroy the works of the devil and for all those who will believe in the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, this power and dominion of the Satanic realm has been destroyed (1 John 3:5; John 12:31; Hebrews 2:14). Jesus conquered Satan and now the church is commissioned to enforce His conquest.
Blessings,
Pastor Mark Spitsbergen
www.abidingplace.org
Ephesians 2:2 - “According to that which you once walked in the course of this world according to the ruler the authority of the atmosphere, the spirit that now works in the sons of disobedience.”
The “spirit that now works in the sons of disobedience” is the demonic realm which has dominated men since the day that Adam sinned. The spirit that now works in the sons of disobedience is opposite of the Holy Spirit that works in the sons of God. This spirit of the world is the same power which Paul spoke of in Romans as “the motions of sins,” and “sin that dwells in me” (Romans 7:17); the power of sin entered into the world through Adam’s transgression and then passed upon all men (Romans 5: 12). Jesus was manifested to destroy the works of the devil and for all those who will believe in the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, this power and dominion of the Satanic realm has been destroyed (1 John 3:5; John 12:31; Hebrews 2:14). Jesus conquered Satan and now the church is commissioned to enforce His conquest.
Blessings,
Pastor Mark Spitsbergen
www.abidingplace.org
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