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To impose dogmas upon one; Wherefore if ye died with Christ (from) the elementary rules of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject [such as] to ordinances, traditions of men, or ceremonial law.
Why are you subjecting yourself to them imposing dogmas telling you; (Touch not; taste not; handle not;Which all are for corruption with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men?
To make long things short, the story goes like this:
Some faulse teachers from the Jews went to Galatia and tought christians there that they should keep ordinances and traditions from the Old Testament as well, if they wanted to be saved, like do not touch, eat, or handle specific things (as well as many other rules). Paul in his letter to Galatians dismisses those beliefs and urges believers to return back to the original true teachings that were given by him in the begining.
Hello J. Halli. You have probably read the whole of Colossians chapter 2 and in this chapter, the Apostle Paul gives a warning (the key verse being verse 8: "Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.").
As in the Church in those early days & in the Church now, there were teachers coming in with their 'own brand of Christianity', often mixed with Jewish Laws, customs, & traditions. So Paul is warning the Church to be aware of them who bring in these damnable teachings that don't align with what they have been taught by the apostles about the full worth of Jesus Christ. Instead, these teachers wanted to bind Christians to observances to maintain a piety, a cleanliness of body & spirit & self-effort to maintain a right standing before God. And this can never work because through Jesus' Death & Resurrection all who put their trust in Him have been set free from the Law that only brought death; and the vain commandments & traditions of men that may have some appeal-value, only put man back into bondage & self effort to be more acceptable to God. And this must not happen, because only through Christ are we accepted in Him ( Ephesians 1:3-6).
Such vain teachings are found in the writings of the Jewish rabbis and the ancient Jewish sect of the Essenes which were full of such precepts. Paul here, uses the language of these Jewish teachers in regard to various kinds of food and drink. "Why are ye subject to ordinances of various kinds, such as this - Touch not, taste not, handle not?" (vv20,21). These teachers want to prohibit you from even touching certain kinds of food, or tasting certain kinds of drink, or handling certain prohibited things; saying, that by doing so you will become defiled before God. This was not the teaching of Jesus & the apostles, but the teaching of carnal misguided men who, like the Pharisees, wanted to bring people back into bondage.
In Verse 22, Paul says, "Paul says which all are to perish with the using;)" All of these touch not, taste not, handle not, it's all about temporary things in the physical realm and they're going to perish anyway. And they are after the commandments and doctrines of men? So why do they do that?
In Verse 23, it says, "Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship," Ascetics like to make their form of religion public. They want people to see this form of "holiness" about their suffering, because they say the more you suffer, the holier you are. Continuing on in Verse 23, "Which is found in humility, and neglecting of the body; and not in any honor to the satisfying of the flesh."
It's not going to satisfy my flesh. And that was supposed to be some kind of a public declaration of holiness!
In Colossians Chapter 2, Paul addresses a few major groups of people that are not only in Christian cult form today, but they actually began back in Paul's day. The first group that we're introduced to in Colossians 2:8-10 is Gnosticism. Gnosko is the Greek word for knowledge. The Gnostics were people who had "special" knowledge beyond the scriptures, beyond anything man has known.
The second group are the legalists. And they are found in Colossiand 2:11-17. Now the legalists said that it's okay to believe in Jesus as the Messiah, but the men had to be physically circumcised.
The third group is found in Colossians 2:18-19, and they are the Mystics. We have Mysticism around today. We have Mystic Christians. Their main emphasis is that they receive the truth from God through visions and revelation.
And then the fourth group (Asceticism) which has the answer to your question, these are the Ascetics. The ascetics believed that one can purify the spirit by punishing the body. Now stop and think about that, because this is where all the false teaching gets exposed. How is me punishing my body doing any good for my spirit? They are two different realms. If I punish my body, I'm hurting my body. That's it! I don't get more spiritual by punishing my physical body.
Colossians 2:20-23 deals with Asceticism. Verse 20 -21 says, "Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances, (Touch not; taste not; handle not;"
So they said that you attain spirituality by self-neglect. "Don't touch that, or don't taste that! Paul in a couple of places said that the kingdom of God is not in meat and drink, but in spirit. The food comes in and the food goes out. That's it. It never touches your spirit. It has nothing to do with it! There isn't anything spiritual about it whatsoever!
I am running out of space, so I will send a Part 2
Why are you subjecting yourself to them imposing dogmas telling you; (Touch not; taste not; handle not;Which all are for corruption with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men?
To make long things short, the story goes like this:
Some faulse teachers from the Jews went to Galatia and tought christians there that they should keep ordinances and traditions from the Old Testament as well, if they wanted to be saved, like do not touch, eat, or handle specific things (as well as many other rules). Paul in his letter to Galatians dismisses those beliefs and urges believers to return back to the original true teachings that were given by him in the begining.
GBU
As in the Church in those early days & in the Church now, there were teachers coming in with their 'own brand of Christianity', often mixed with Jewish Laws, customs, & traditions. So Paul is warning the Church to be aware of them who bring in these damnable teachings that don't align with what they have been taught by the apostles about the full worth of Jesus Christ. Instead, these teachers wanted to bind Christians to observances to maintain a piety, a cleanliness of body & spirit & self-effort to maintain a right standing before God. And this can never work because through Jesus' Death & Resurrection all who put their trust in Him have been set free from the Law that only brought death; and the vain commandments & traditions of men that may have some appeal-value, only put man back into bondage & self effort to be more acceptable to God. And this must not happen, because only through Christ are we accepted in Him ( Ephesians 1:3-6).
Such vain teachings are found in the writings of the Jewish rabbis and the ancient Jewish sect of the Essenes which were full of such precepts. Paul here, uses the language of these Jewish teachers in regard to various kinds of food and drink. "Why are ye subject to ordinances of various kinds, such as this - Touch not, taste not, handle not?" (vv20,21). These teachers want to prohibit you from even touching certain kinds of food, or tasting certain kinds of drink, or handling certain prohibited things; saying, that by doing so you will become defiled before God. This was not the teaching of Jesus & the apostles, but the teaching of carnal misguided men who, like the Pharisees, wanted to bring people back into bondage.
(Part 2)
In Verse 22, Paul says, "Paul says which all are to perish with the using;)" All of these touch not, taste not, handle not, it's all about temporary things in the physical realm and they're going to perish anyway. And they are after the commandments and doctrines of men? So why do they do that?
In Verse 23, it says, "Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship," Ascetics like to make their form of religion public. They want people to see this form of "holiness" about their suffering, because they say the more you suffer, the holier you are. Continuing on in Verse 23, "Which is found in humility, and neglecting of the body; and not in any honor to the satisfying of the flesh."
It's not going to satisfy my flesh. And that was supposed to be some kind of a public declaration of holiness!
(Part 1)
In Colossians Chapter 2, Paul addresses a few major groups of people that are not only in Christian cult form today, but they actually began back in Paul's day. The first group that we're introduced to in Colossians 2:8-10 is Gnosticism. Gnosko is the Greek word for knowledge. The Gnostics were people who had "special" knowledge beyond the scriptures, beyond anything man has known.
The second group are the legalists. And they are found in Colossiand 2:11-17. Now the legalists said that it's okay to believe in Jesus as the Messiah, but the men had to be physically circumcised.
The third group is found in Colossians 2:18-19, and they are the Mystics. We have Mysticism around today. We have Mystic Christians. Their main emphasis is that they receive the truth from God through visions and revelation.
And then the fourth group (Asceticism) which has the answer to your question, these are the Ascetics. The ascetics believed that one can purify the spirit by punishing the body. Now stop and think about that, because this is where all the false teaching gets exposed. How is me punishing my body doing any good for my spirit? They are two different realms. If I punish my body, I'm hurting my body. That's it! I don't get more spiritual by punishing my physical body.
Colossians 2:20-23 deals with Asceticism. Verse 20 -21 says, "Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances, (Touch not; taste not; handle not;"
So they said that you attain spirituality by self-neglect. "Don't touch that, or don't taste that! Paul in a couple of places said that the kingdom of God is not in meat and drink, but in spirit. The food comes in and the food goes out. That's it. It never touches your spirit. It has nothing to do with it! There isn't anything spiritual about it whatsoever!
I am running out of space, so I will send a Part 2
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