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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Colossians 2:12

Verse 12 12.Buried with him, in baptism. He explains still more clearly the manner of spiritual circumcision — because, being buried with Christ, we are partakers of his death. He expressly declares that we obtain this by means of baptism, that it may be the more clearly apparent that there is no advantage from circumcision under the reign of Christ. For some one might otherwise object: “Why do you abolish circumcision on this pretext — that its accomplishment is in Christ? Was not Abraham,... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Colossians 2:13

Verse 13 13.And you, when ye were dead. He admonishes the Colossians to recognize, what he had treated of in a general way, as applicable to themselves, which is by far the most effectual way of teaching. Farther, as they were Gentiles when they were converted to Christ, he takes occasion from this to shew them how absurd it is to pass over from Christ to the ceremonies of Moses. Ye were, says he, dead in Uncircumcision. This term, however, may be understood either in its proper signification,... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Colossians 2:14

Verse 14 14.Having blotted out the hand-writing which was against us. He now contends with the false apostles in close combat. For this was the main point in question, — whether the observance of ceremonies was necessary under the reign of Christ? Now Paul contends that ceremonies have been abolished, and to prove this he compares them to a hand-writing, by which God holds us as it were bound, that we may not be able to deny our guilt. He now says, that we have been freed from condemnation, in... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Colossians 2:15

Verse 15 15.Spoiling principalities. There is no doubt that he means devils, whom Scripture represents as acting the part of accusing us before God. Paul, however, says that they are disarmed, so that they cannot bring forward anything against us, the attestation of our guilt being itself destroyed. Now, he expressly adds this with the view of shewing, that the victory of Christ, which he has procured for himself and us over Satan, is disfigured by the false apostles, and that we are deprived... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Colossians 2:16

Verse 16 16.Let no one therefore judge you. What he had previously said of circumcision he now extends to the difference of meats and days. For circumcision was the first introduction to the observance of the law, other things (384) followed afterwards. To judge means here, to hold one to be guilty of a crime, or to impose a scruple of conscience, so that we are no longer free. He says, therefore, that it is not in the power of men to make us subject to the observance of rites which Christ has... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Colossians 2:17

Verse 17 17.Which are a shadow of things to come. The reason why he frees Christians from the observance of them is, that they were shadows at a time when Christ was still, in a manner, absent. For he contrasts shadows with revelation, and absence with manifestation. Those, therefore, who still adhere to those shadows, act like one who should judge of a man’s appearance from his shadow, while in the mean time he had himself personally before his eyes. For Christ is now manifested to us, and... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Colossians 2:18

Verse 18 18.Let no one take from you the palm. (389) He alludes to runners, or wrestlers, to whom the palm was assigned, on condition of their not giving way in the middle of the course, or after the contest had been commenced. He admonishes them, therefore, that the false apostles aimed at nothing else than to snatch away from them the palm, inasmuch as they draw them aside from the rectitude of their course. Hence it follows that they must be shunned as the most injurious pests. The passage... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:8

Beware lest there shall be some one who maketh you his spoil through his philosophy and empty deceit ( Colossians 2:4 , Colossians 2:18 , Colossians 2:23 ; Ephesians 4:14 ; 1 Timothy 6:20 ; 1 Corinthians 2:1 , 1 Corinthians 2:4 ; Galatians 1:7 ; Acts 20:30 ). "Beware;" literally, see ( to it), a common form of warning ( Colossians 4:17 ). The future indicative" shall be," used instead of the more regular subjunctive "should be," implies that what is feared is too... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:8

A warbling against speculative deceivers. "Take heed lest there shall be any one that maketh spoil of you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ." Mark— I. THE NATURE OF THE PHILOSOPHY HERE CONDEMNED . It is philosophy inseparably connected with "vain deceit." There is a philosophy which is highly serviceable to religion, as it is the noblest exercise of our rational faculties; but there... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:8

Christ the Treasury of wisdom. I. WISDOM IS A TREASURE for THE GREATEST TREASURY . St. Paul agrees with Solomon. Both exalt wisdom. It is a mistake to suppose that the gospel discourages knowledge and sets a premium on folly. It disregards worldly wisdom just because it brings a higher wisdom. It uses what the world calls the foolishness of preaching in order that it may confound the worldly wise and enlighten the ignorant with the true wisdom of God. 1 . The treasury of... read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Colossians 2:12

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Colossians 2:13

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Colossians 2:14

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Colossians 2:15

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Colossians 2:16

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Colossians 2:17

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Colossians 2:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Colossians 2:8

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