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Col.2:16 Let no man therefore judge you in eating, or in drinking, or with respect to a feast day or a new moon or a Sabbath day, 2:17 which are a shadow of the things to come; but the body is Christ's.

What is the context of Paul's words here? The context is found in Paul's words within the book of Colossians, and the rest of the Greek writings, really there is no mystery in the plain meaning of Paul's words. Was God's children under the judgment of the old law covenant or not? The answer is either yes or no? But nothing in between as the unrighteous uses to gain an agenda. The agenda was simple that Paul fought against everywhere within the Greek writings those who wanted the enslavement of the old law, and its judgment of sin put upon the body of Christ, which were freed from the judgment of sin, its really that simple!

Galatians 5:1 Stand firm therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and don't be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.

Romans 8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death.

Romans 5:16 The gift is not as through one who sinned: for the judgment came by one to condemnation, but the free gift came of many trespasses to justification.

The power of the old law, the heavens and its earth for Jews had been stripped by God upon Christ resurrection into the new heavens and earth with the administering of the new covenant for his body member. Christ had conquered death, death from the judgment of the law created for sin, and not the righteous, Christ had overcame this world Satan has built upon death and its laws interwoven upon all the nations upon earth for what purposes? Punishment of sinful mankind, making them obey what they don't naturally want to obey. Sinner need laws to protect, and punish those wicked among them unlike those under the law of love whom obey because they love their neighbor.

1Tim.1:9 as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, 1:10 for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave-traders, for liars, for perjurers, and for any other thing contrary to the sound doctrine;

Rom.13:8 Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. 13:9 For the commandments, "You shall not commit adultery," "You shall not murder," "You shall not steal," "You shall not give false testimony," "You shall not covet,"{TR adds "You shall not give false testimony,"}{Exodus 20:13-15,17; Deuteronomy 5:17-19,21} and whatever other commandments there are, are all summed up in this saying, namely, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."{Leviticus 19:18}

The power of sin in the law, the law was one step toward the answer found in Christ the completion of God's works, where humans could come back to the Kings royal law of love by having there sins freely forgiven them as an act of God's love. All the glory of the law and its service with visual temples and priest effecting man to look good while in the present of holiness did not move Israel heart to love God in the secret place of their heart in their own closet, not seen by human eyes. No! Just as a person going to a fine restaurant puts on good manners while eating like a pig at home, so to are the religious putting on a show of good manner in a public place of worship, and yet acting like evil doers as home. God was having none of the lies of men, upon the truth, the Christ raised into heaven away from the pretense of men by various acts of eye worship in new moons and sabbath days where they could feel righteous in front of other humans seeking the same glory from men. Yes! The vessel of the old law was drained dry by the truth in Christ, where one must worship in Spirit and truth, not in show and go.

1 Corinthians 2:9 But as it is written, "Things which an eye didn't see, and an ear didn't hear, which didn't enter into the heart of man, these God has prepared for those who love him."{Isaiah 64:4}

Luke 11:34 The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore when your eye is good, your whole body is also full of light; but when it is evil, your body also is full of darkness.

Ephesians 6:6 not in the way of service only when eyes are on you, as men pleasers; but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

However, the bread of Christ is unleavened bread, not the good tasting stuff of the world full of yeast, the worship of Christ is not a show seen in religion, than, and now, it it is an act of Holy Spirit and its fruits not exciting the flesh, but refreshing the Spirit in comfort and quietness. No power does God's Holy Spirit have for the plans of this world, God does not put Holy Spirit into the plans of this world trampling the glory of God as mere dirt under its feet with no regard for the precious life of Christ Jesus.

1 John 2:15 Don't love the world, neither the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father's love isn't in him. 2:16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, isn't the Father's, but is the world's. 2:17 The world is passing away with its lusts, but he who does God's will remains forever.

Those having the life of Christ are no part of this world or false religion judgment of sins by laws for sinners. They are freed in Christ and under a pure worship found in the body of Christ, love, in this love of the Father comes the life of Christ doing works of freedom in the hearts of men and woman unseen and unheard of by the boisterous world of flesh.

Romans 8:9 But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if it is so that the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if any man doesn't have the Spirit of Christ, he is not his.

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