Colossians 2:16 - The Sabbath is no longer binding

Therefore no one is to act as your judge in regard to food or drink or in respect to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day-(Colossians 2:16).

1. Brown: On Colossians 2:16, Here Paul argues that the Jewish law (the legal demands) were cancelled in the death of Christ (v. 14), and therefore the Jewish food regulations and religious calendar are not binding on the Christian. Included in this ritual was the Jewish sabbath observance. These observances, Paul claims, pointed to a spiritual reality fulfilled in Christ (NIDNTT 3:410, Sabbath).
2. EDNT: Questions concerning the Sabbath also play a role in the religious disputes in the church at Colossae (Col 2:16). Like festivals and new moons sabbath observance is only a shadow of what is to come (2:17; cf. the similar argument in Gal 4:9f) (EDNT 3:222, sabbaton).
3. Kittel: With liberation from bondage to the stoixeia tou kosmou the dogmata are also set aside so that the Christian community is definitely freed from the Sabbath commandment - no matter whether this is based on the supposed necessity of the Law to salvation or on the controlling power of cosmic forces (footnote #236). This footnote reads, Cf. R. 14:5f. The Roman church obviously included both Jewish Christians who clung to the Sabbath and Gentile Christians who did not keep it. Sabbath observance can be allowed by the apostle when it is not viewed as if obedience to the Law were necessary to salvation (TDNT 7:30, Sabbaton).

I would like for anyone to supply a lexicon (not your opinion or a citation from a commentary) that demonstrates Colossians 2:16 does not refer to the Sabbath.

Hector wrote:

I would like for anyone to supply a lexicon (not your opinion or a citation from a commentary) that demonstrates Colossians 2:16 does not refer to the Sabbath.

Yes, the verse certainly pertains sabbath day, but no one can conclude about the meaning of the verse without using contextual analization. The whole matter rests in this verses, saying...


And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;
Having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath:
Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body of Christ.

Obviously, the sabbath, the drinks, the meat, the new moon, spoken in this issue are all attributed to the hand written ordinances, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; . Clearly, the verses never speak about the Moral Law or the Ten Commandments, where the Seventh-day sabbath declared. Otherwise, it speak about the sabbath which the ordinances also contains.

The key to understanding Colossians 2:16 is found two verses earlier in Colossians 2:14. The key phrase is, “Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances.” The Greek word for blotting is “exaleipho”, pronounced “ex-al-i'-fo”. Strong's dictionary gives the definition; “to smear out, that is, obliterate (erase tears, figuratively pardon sin): - blot out, wipe away.” The next keyword in this verse is “handwriting” and the Greek word is “cheirographon”, pronounced “khi-rog'-raf-on” and the definition is, “something handwritten (”chirograph”), that is, a manuscript (specifically a legal document or bond (figuratively)): - handwriting.” And the last and final very important word we need to look at is “ordinances”, Greek word is “dogma”, pronounced “dog'-mah” and the Strong's definition is “a law (civil, ceremonial or ecclesiastical): - decree, ordinance.”

What kind of law? Are all laws in the Bible pertains to the Ten Commandments? No. The Bible supplies two types of law, one written in a book by the finger of Moses, and the other written in the tables of stones. But in this verses, the issue was clear, that Paul speaks about the "handwritten ordinances" which Thayer defined as the rules and requirements of the law of Moses; carrying a suggestion of severity and of threatened judgment.

So what was nailed to the cross as Paul explains in verse 14? The “Law of Moses,” which is also called the “Mosaic Law”, the “Book of the Law” and as we have just seen by the definition given by the KJV Bible, the “Ordinances.” Yes, the ordinances also speak of sabbaths like the annual sabbath, the 8 sabbaths, the sabbath of the cultivated land, an so on...

3 lexicons teach the Sabbath is no longer binding.

your lexicons explain the verse very out of context

Lexicons define words. You don't like the definitions so of course you reject them.

You used the word "explain" in your last post. Define it please with documentation because opinions are ok when it comes to choosing things like one's favorite ice-cream but when it comes to the Bible they won't do.

Where are the opinions in my first post? Point them...

Lexicons not just define words, personal opinions of the writers were also inserted.

Herte is the definition of a lexicon:

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/lexicon

No opinions there.

No opinions? Really?


3.
Kittel: With liberation from bondage to the stoixeia tou kosmou the
dogmata are also set aside so that the Christian community is definitely
freed from the Sabbath commandment - no matter whether this is based on
the supposed necessity of the Law to salvation or on the controlling
power of cosmic forces (footnote #236). This footnote reads, Cf. R.
14:5f. The Roman church obviously included both Jewish Christians who
clung to the Sabbath and Gentile Christians who did not keep it. Sabbath
observance can be allowed by the apostle when it is not viewed as if
obedience to the Law were necessary to salvation (TDNT 7:30, Sabbaton).

Underlined parts which made the law lightly regarded in the subject of salvation are totally personal opinions of the writer.

Yes, there's sabbath mentioned in the Pauline texts but what kind of Sabbath is it? The Seventh day Sabbath recorded in the Decalogue? Obviously, that's a baseless opinion.

Thanks for your opinion that what is written in this dictionary is an opinion.

The mere fact that you can't defend them is because they are just opinions of other person...not yours/

The mere fact that you can't cite any lexicon/dictionary to support your position reveals all you have is just your opinion.
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You dodged this from one of my previous posts:

You used the word "explain" in your last post. Define it please with documentation because opinions are ok when it comes to choosing things like one's favorite ice-cream but when it comes to the Bible they won't do.

The mere fact that I'm not always basing from the lexicons is because some of the explanations are against the context of the subject and even contradict plenty of verses.
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What do you want me to use aside of "explain"?

1. Thanks again for your opinion.
2. I want you to cite a source for the meaning of the word "explain". You used it so supply a source that defines it....no opinions please.

explain: to give the reason for or cause of

What is your source(s) for that reference?

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/explain

You won't accept the dictionaries I cited so I don't accept yours.

hahaha... ok.. its fine. Next time, if you don't want me to use dictionaries, don't use lexicons. I will not accept that.

You will use dictionaries but tell me not to use lexicons when lexicons are dictionaries.

lexicons include self explanation about the verse and not just the Greek or Hebrew translation of a certain word. While dictionary just define words.

Not true. There are times when dictionaries do more than "just define words".

Kung naabolish na ba ang Sabbath, ibig bang sabihin nito wala na ito, as in extinct na? Kasi pag extinct na kahit na isang species nun wala ka ng makikita, di ba?

Kelan ito na-extinct?