Hebrews 10:1; Hebrews 4:1-11; Hebrews 8:5; Hebrews 9:9; John 1:17; Matthew 11:28; Matthew 11:29
Which are a shadow of things to come - See the notes at Hebrews 8:5 ; Hebrews 10:1 , note. They were only a dim outline of future things, not t...
Which are a shadow of things to come; but the (z) body [is] of Christ. (z) The body as a thing of substance and physical strength, he sets against s...
An Urgent Warning against a Degrading Theosophy. Let them not be led away by false reasonings, however persuasive. They must think of Paul, despite...
17. Which are a shadow of things to come. The reason why he frees Christians from the observance of them is, that they were shadows at a...
DISCOURSE: 2179 THE NATURE AND USE OF THE TYPES Colossians 2:17 . Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ . MAN is natu...
Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ. Which are a shadow - All these things were types, and must continue in force till...
Which are a shadow, &c.— "Which things were only a shadow or type of things that were to come, and which are now actually come; Christ being th...
Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ. Things to come - blessings of the Christian covenant. Compare "ages to come"...
The False Teaching and its Refutation 4-15. Hold fast to Christ the All-sufficient Saviour. Paraphrase. '(4) I emphasise these truths about Chr...
In Christ they have all in reality which they think they have in Judaism. This v. might almost serve as a text for the Epistle to the Hebrews, which...
(16-19) To the warning against speculative error succeeds a warning against two practical superstitions. The first is simply the trust in obsolete Je...
Which are a shadow... but the body ( the substance ) is of Christ. — The spirit of the passage is precisely that of the argument which runs throu...
Chapter 2 WARNINGS AGAINST TWIN CHIEF ERRORS, BASED UPON PREVIOUS POSITIVE TEACHING Colossians 2:16-19 (R.V.) "Let no man therefore judge you....
Avoiding Errors Colossians 2:13-23 The reiteration of the prepositions in and with emphasizes our close identification with our Savior. Such we...
If for a moment we glance back at the passage beginning with 1:24 and ending with 2:3, we find reference to a threefold mystery: the first, the Churc...
(16) Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of a holy day, or of the new moon, or of the Sabbath days: (17) Which are a s...
BODY AND SHADOW ‘Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.’ Colossians 2:17 To every one naturally, that is, till the...
Which are a shadow of things to come ,.... By Christ, and under the Gospel dispensation; that is, they were types, figures, and representations of s...
Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ. Ver. 17. Which are a shadow ] And so a sign of Christ, obscurely and imperfect...
Let no man, therefore , &c. Seeing these things are so, and the ceremonial law is now abolished, let no one, who is in a bigoted manner attached...
CHRIST THE SOURCE OF WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE (vs.1-10) In verse 1 the unselfish faith and love of the apostle shines beautifully. He was as deeply c...
The Glory of the Christian Economy. A. D. 62. ...
Which are a shadow of things to come; which, as they were but obscurer representations or shadowy resemblances of future benefits procured by Chris...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Colossians 2:16 . Let no man therefore judge you. —They could not well prevent an adverse judgment being given on...
Colossians 2:1 . For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in...
Colossians 2:6 . As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: Do not go away from him. You have received him; keep to...
Colossians 2:6 . As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: That is, keep on as you began. Christ was enough for yo...
Colossians 2:1 . I would that ye knew what great conflict I have, in the inward feelings of my heart and wrestlings of prayer, for you, and for t...
EXPOSITION Colossians 2:1-51 SECTION IV . THE APOSTLE 'S CONCERN FOR THE COLOSSI . AN CHURCH . So far the contents of the...
Warning against a false righteousness of works:
which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
Which are but a lifeless shadow; but the body, the substance, is of Christ.
17 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.