Description: Does Colossians 2:16 refer to the Ceremonial law, the Sabbath or the Ten Commandments, and what about the Jewish festivals? Do we still keep the feast holy days?
Never have I a heard a scripture like Colossians 2:16 get interpreted in so many different ways and it almost always has something to do with the relevance of the Sabbath or the Ten Commandments or both. But I have also seen it used to the opposite extremes where some Christians say that Colossians 2:16 is why we must still observe the various holydays and new moon festivals associated with the ceremonial law.
So what was Paul saying to the Colossians? Was he telling them all the Ten Commandments were nailed to the cross and they no longer have to love God with all their heart might and soul and love their neighbour as themselves? Or is Paul saying that the Seventh Day Sabbath has been nailed to the cross? This is the day God blessed and sanctified, the day that He told us to “ remember to keep it Holy ”, that one day a week that we are supposed to rest in Him by spending quality time with Him, family and other C
And now to the other end of the scale, there are others who believe Paul is saying not to let anyone sit in judgment on you if you choose to keep the various ceremonial holydays that pointed forward to the work that Jesus did on the cross for us through His death and resurrection. Could this be the truth? The final point for Colossians 2:16 is, some say Paul is also pointing out that we can eat and drink any food we desire, including the foods that God said were unclean (unhealthy) such as pork? So what is