Christians: Since Colossians 2:16 Says To Let No Man Judge You As Respects ...?

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the word translated "feast" in the greek language is actually the word "moed" in the hebrew language.

the moeds of the Lord are those like "Passover", "Pentecost".. etc.

it was the moed of Passover when the children of Israel were yet in captivity in Egypt. when they put the blood of animals on the doorposts to prevent the death angel from killing any firstborn Israel. after that they left Egypt and went into the barren wilderness area.

it was the moed of Pentecost at the receiving of the commandments when Moses was up the mountain visiting with God while the children of Israel were at the bottom of the mountain carrying on in great sin.. Exod 32:4,5.

i believe the apostle Paul is saying in colossians 2, that Jews who have accepted Christ as their Messiah can keep the Jewish moeds. because they are the shadow of and speak of events that have to do directly with Jesus Christ.

at the moed of Passover was when Jesus was crucified, the Lamb of God to take away the sin of the world.

at the moed of Pentecost was when the 120 Messianic Jews received the promised Holy Spirit baptism with speaking in tongues.

the apostle Paul wrote of not receiving or putting judgment on believers about the moeds most likely because the gentiles had to give up their ungodly days of pagan celebration. so there arose an argument between the Messianic Jews and saved gentiles over it, the saved gentiles probably saying to the Messianic Jews "since we have to give up ours then you should have to give up yours.. because if you don't then your not saved like we are".

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as for your thinking that the colossians 2 scripture means that anyone can celebrate anything that they want to and not be judged for it... well, there have been many examples of people who have put scriptures together to make them say whatever they want to promote.

but that just becomes a "private interpretation" (2 Peter 1:20) that is not sanctioned of God.
 
. . . eating, drinking or a festival, does
that mean it is perfectly acceptable to Jesus if Christians participate in any festival we choose? Is it acceptable if we fashion a golden calf and use it to celebrate a holyday to Jesus next week?

For your convenience:
Colossians 2:16: "Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days." King James Version

Exodus 32:4, 5: "And he received the gold from their hand, and he fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made a molded calf. Then they said, "This is your god, O Israel, that brought you out of the land of Egypt!" So when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it. And Aaron made a proclamation and said, "Tomorrow is a feast to the Lord." New King James Version
 
No.

The context of those words shows that Paul, under inspiration, was writing about the festivals and dietary restrictions and other ordinances under the Mosaic law.

The point was being made that since Christ's death released Christians from adherence to the Mosaic Law, Christians could now have the freedom of conscience to live without rigid adherence to the old law and not allow themselves to be made to feel guilty by those who were still clinging to it.

However, the fact that Christians are no longer under the Mosaic law, does not mean that they live lawless lives. They still live by many of the principles that existed in the old law, such as avoiding idolatry, spiritism, stealing, lying etc. These are basic tenets of morality that God has always required of his worshippers - even before the nation of Israel, and the Mosaic law came into being.

Moreover, Christians out of love seek to make sure of what is pleasing to the Lord. (Ephesians 5:10) Idolatry is definitely displeasing to God and Christ. (1Corinthians 10:14; 2Corinthians 6:16-18)
 
My thoughts are not let any man judge you on these things because you are not doing these things. The Jews observed the Sabbath and new moons, they had a restrictive code of eating, and they observed certain festivals. The disciples of Christ would no longer be observing these things after his death and it was for no man to judge them for no longer observing them.
 
The opening “so” is important. It connects this thought with the previous thought in the verses before. Because Jesus won such a glorious victory on the cross, we are to let no one judge you in food or in drink or in other matters related to legalism. A life that is centered on Jesus and what He did on the cross has no place for legalism.

Food or in drink, or regarding a festival or a new moon or sabbaths, which are a shadow of things to come: The Old Testament law had certain provisions that are done away with in Jesus, regarding such things as food and sabbaths. It isn’t that those laws were bad, simply that they were a shadow of things to come. Once the substance - Jesus Christ - has come, we don’t need to shadow any more.

The point is clear: days and foods, as observed under the Mosaic Law, are not binding upon New Covenant people. The shadow has passed, the reality has come. So for the Christian, all foods are pure (1 Timothy 4:4-5) and all days belong to God.

Christians are therefore free to keep a kosher diet or to observe the sabbath if they please. There is nothing wrong with those things. However, they cannot think that eating kosher or sabbath observance makes them any closer to God, and they cannot judge another brother or sister who does not observe such laws.

As for your Exodus verse, there is a difference between celebrating a holy week to Jesus and proclaiming something you made and proclaiming, "This is your god ..."
 
My thoughts are not let any man judge you on these things because you are not doing these things. The Jews observed the Sabbath and new moons, they had a restrictive code of eating, and they observed certain festivals. The disciples of Christ would no longer be observing these things after his death and it was for no man to judge them for no longer observing them.
 
This is a contextual and circumstantial situation IMHO. God condemned them for the golden calf. Colossians is speaking of celebrating a festival to the Lord. For instances there is debate among believers as to whether or not it's ok to celebrate Christmas. I could perhaps make a strong argument as to why, as believers, we should NOT be celebrating any Christmas festivals. Yet a man comes to me and says, "I celebrate this day unto the Lord....for me it's all about Him and that's why I do it." Then can I condemn him and call him a fool? I'll leave that to the Lord. Some things are slightly gray and not so black and white.

So making an idol and bowing down to it and calling it your God whether literally ( golden calf ) or spiritually through actions ( worshipping your car, house, money, etc. ) is much different than celebrating a day unto the Lord.

I'll sum it up like this though. A good question that I have for a lot of Christians is why do you celebrate so many holidays that were derived from pagan festivals and yet you rarely see a protestant or catholic church celebrate any of the Jewish festivals.

Every year we see protestant churches celebrating these cloaked Halloween festivals....they just rename them "harvest festivals" and tell the kids to dress up in "nice" costumes. I think it's pathetic really...especially when it comes to a celebration that just happens to fall right at Halloween. So, hey, let's dress up in costumes. How convenient. I'm not so sure a Halloween party is as debatable as Christmas honestly....but we're growing in the grace and knowledge as we go. Press on.
 
I am not here to judge anybody. But I am hee to warn people about the end of this world MAy 21,2011. It will happen. Also if someone ask me a question or make a statement concerning the bible, I will try to answer it to the best of my ability that the Lord has given me. People do not want to hear the truth and I understand that. I was once there myself. But for the grace of God there goes I.
 
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