Colossians Part IX - Let No One Judge You (2:16-23)
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Date:
9/11/2011
Type:
Sunday Sermon
Price:
FREE
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The question is not whether we will judge; the question is on what basis, by what standard, will we judge something to be praiseworthy or despicable, righteous or unrighteous, good or bad. And it is this question which Paul forces the Colossians to answer. The false teachers in Colosse were endeavoring to judge the Colossians for their behavior based on a false standard – portions of that standard were a holdover from the ceremonial laws of the OT while portions were simply human traditions derived from the tradition of the elders. But both standards are false standards for those in Christ – and so Paul urges the Colossians to refuse to be held captive by them. So what can we learn from his exhortation?
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Stuart Bryan attends St. David's Anglican Church in Post Falls, Idaho and is currently an STM student at Trinity Anglican Seminary in Ambridge, PA. For 17 years, he served as senior pastor of Trinity Church in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. He and his wife, Paige, have been married since college and have been blessed with seven grown children (four biological and three adopted internationally) and many... read more
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