Saturday, January 23, 2010

Old Testament nailed to the Cross?

I have seen mutiple Bible believing Christians say on Y!A that the Old Testament is nailed to the cross.





Christians get this idea from Col. 2:13b-14:





Col 2:13-14 NASB





';He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our transgressions, having canceled out the certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us, which was hostile to us; and He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. ';





The phrase ';certificate of debt'; is many times understood as the Old Testament.





NASB has ';certificate of debt'; and it is translated in various ways in differnet translations:





NIV: written code


KJV: handwriting of ordinances


NKJV: handwriting of requirements


NRSV: the record





The greek word is ';cheirographon';. This term refers to ';a document esp. a note of indebtness, is written in one's own hand as proof of obligation.';^1





So when you understand this properly in the context the reference is not to the Old Testament but to an I.O.U. of sins.Old Testament nailed to the Cross?
Not I.





but I certainly do understand their thinking.Old Testament nailed to the Cross?
No one is answering your question because you aren't really asking anything.
So what's your question?
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