We need not DO anything except repentantly believe.ģ) Peter Pett states, “Paul now stresses that because of the victory of Jesus Christ on the cross all ritual requirements has been done away.”ī.

“Therefore” refers to the previous section.ġ) Christ gave us many Spiritual Provisions.Ī) He gave us a new circumcision (v.11-12)Ĭ) He enabled our victory over sin (v.15)Ģ) Therefore, these provisions from Christ are all that we need for salvation. Transition: In this section, Paul warns the Colossae believers and us of three things we must not do. We are saved by repentant faith in Christ alone. Paul wrote in Romans 3:20, “Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.” We are not saved by what we DO. It is part of the human nature to want to “DO” something to make us acceptable to God. Introduction: False religions and cults attract people by the religious activities they do. In a new foreword, Stanley Corngold vividly describes the intellectual and biographical milieu of Kaufmann's provocative book.15 January 2017 PM – Colossians 2:16-23 – Col16 – Scott Childs The resulting exploration of the faiths of a nonbeliever in a secular age is as fresh and challenging as when it was first published. Beginning with an autobiographical prologue that traces his evolution from religious believer to 'heretic,' the book touches on theology, organized religion, morality, suffering, and death-all examined from the perspective of a 'quest for honesty.' Kaufmann also subjects philosophy's faith in truth, reason, and absolute morality to the same heretical treatment. Although he considered himself a heretic, he was not immune to the wellsprings and impulses from which religion originates, declaring it among the most vital and radical expressions of the human mind. A first-rate philosopher in his own right, Kaufmann here provides the fullest account of his views on religion. “Originally published in 1959, The Faith of a Heretic is the most personal statement of the beliefs of Nietzsche biographer and translator Walter Kaufmann.

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