People would misunderstand PAUL'S WRITINGS in the last days: "Even as our beloved brother Paul... hath written unto you... in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other Scriptures, unto their own destruction." 2 Peter 3:15-16.
If you're not repentant and if you don't have a change of heart, you're not going to make it to Heaven.
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Colossians 2:14-17 cannot be referring to the 7th day Sabbath for the following reasons:
#1. It uses the term "handwriting," yet the Sabbath commandment was written with God's finger.
#2. It uses the word "ordinances" and the Sabbath is not an ordinance.
#3. It uses the term "blotting out" whereas the Sabbath commandment was engraved on stone (therefore impossible to "blot out").
#4. If this is the correct interpretation of Paul's writings, then it undermines what he said elsewhere...
#5. It uses the term "against us." Not only is the Sabbath not against anyone --the Sabbath was made for man-- but when we compare this passage with Deuteronomy 31:26, we see that the "BOOK of the law" [instructions for how to keep the FEASTDAYS] "shall be a witness against thee."
#6. It says that it was nailed to the cross. This would contradict Matthew 24:20 if it were speaking of the Sabbath. It would also contradict Hebrews 4:9 which uses the Greek word "Sabbatismos" (a keeping Sabbath).
#7. It says "having spoiled principalities and powers," but yet if this is then talking about the Law of God (or even only one part of it) then it undermines God's entire system of government in Heaven.
#8. It says, "Let no man therefore judge you" whereas James 2:10-12 says that the Law of God (including the commandment to keep the Sabbath holy) will be the standard of character in the Judgement.
#9. It mentions "meats, drinks, holy days and new moons," which have nothing to do with the Sabbath!
#10. New moons are associated with annual featsdays (Psalm 81:3).
#11. Meat offerings are associated with annual feastdays and animal sacrifices.
#12. Drink offerings are associated with feastday [annual] sabbaths.
#13. It says that these things are shadows of Christ. But as already discussed, the Sabbath cannot be a shadow of Christ, (as all shadows of Christ point to the removal of sin), because the Sabbath was made before sin, in a perfect world.
There are moral laws, civil laws, health laws and ceremonial laws in what we commonly refer to as "the law." The civil law (which only governed the Jewish nation) was only for the Jews. Health laws are for everyone with a human body; (if you do not have a human body, you do not need to follow these). Ceremonial laws are for pre-cross believers. The Old Testament ordinances have been replaced in the New Testament with the Lord's Supper; and in like manner circumcision has been replaced with baptism. Moral laws such as "Thou shalt not steal" are for EVERYONE!
The Lovely Quote (copy and paste this):
"The world's Redeemer was treated as we deserve to be treated, in order that we might be treated as He deserved to be treated. He came to our world and took our sins upon His own divine soul, that we might receive His imputed righteousness. He was condemned for our sins, in which He had no share, that we might be justified by His righteousness, in which we had no share. The world's Redeemer gave Himself for us. Who was He? --The Majesty of Heaven, pouring out His blood upon the altar of justice for the sins of guilty man. We should know our relationship to Christ and His relationship to us. We are to trust God fully, and ask Him to supply the least as well as the greatest want. The Lord encourages our confidence; and the great proof of our union with Christ, and the best manifestation of our love to Him, is in yielding obedience to His claims. If you have love to Jesus Christ, which is an expression of the life of Christ in the soul, then you will do what He commands you. This is practical religion. Redeemed by the ransom money paid for your souls, you will go forth and show how much you love Jesus by obedience to His commandments. You are to bring forth fruit by doing His commandments, because you are branches of the living Vine. It is His prayer that His joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full." --The Review and Herald, March 21, 1893 paragraph 6