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having blotted out the bond written in ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us: and he has taken it out that way, nailing it to the cross;
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Your Debt is Paid
Commentators explain that the "bond" or "handwriting" in this verse refers to a legal certificate of debt, like an IOU. This debt represents the impossible demands of God's Law, which stood against humanity as a record of our failure. Through Christ, God has completely "blotted out" or canceled this debt, forgiving all our trespasses.
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Colossians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Blotting out the handwriting. The word translated handwriting means something written by the hand, a manuscript; and here, probab…
Having blotted out (εξαλειψας). And so "cancelled." First aorist active participle of old verb εξαλειφω, to rub out, wipe off, era…
19th Century
Anglican
Blotting out the handwriting—that is, cancelling the bond which stood against us in its ordinances. The “handwriting” is …
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Baptist
Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead. An…
In the closing words of v.12 Paul mentioned God’s raising Christ from the dead. Now he assures his readers that in Christ they share the resurrecti…
16th Century
Protestant
Having blotted out the hand-writing which was against us (Colossians 2:14). He now contends with the false apostles in close c…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances Various are the senses interpreters give of these words; some think by th…
There is a philosophy that rightly exercises our reasonable faculties: a study of the works of God, which leads us to the knowledge of God and conf…
13th Century
Catholic
Above, Paul warned the faithful against the deceptions of worldly philosophers; here he instructs and warns them against those heretics who wanted …
