Colossians 26-8:13-23 - "Paul is concerned that we not fall intofalserighteousness based onreligious rules.Hes already discovered that to be a dead-end (see his own experience described in Phil. 3:6-9). The problem Paul is addressing here is that we might replace therealitywith theshadow.We might commit ourselves to rites rituals, rules traditions, even strict regimes that involve self denialall of whichseemto make us holyrather than energetically pursuing the true righteousness found in Christ alone.

He is also concerned that those who are holding to hollow and deceptive philosophies which depend on human traditions and the elemental spiritual forces are judging the people who are not (see Col. 2:16-19). In other words, in this church religious legalists are putting pressure on those who are not legalists to become legalists to prove their genuine commitment to Christ through legalism!"

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