Colossians 2:12-14
1599 Geneva Bible
12 [a]In that ye are (A)[b]buried with [c]him through baptism, [d]in whom ye are also raised up together through the faith of the operation of [e]God, which raised him from the dead.
13 (B)[f]And you which were dead in sins, [g]and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, forgiving you all your trespasses,
14 [h]And putting out the (C)[i]handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, he even took it out of the way, and fastened it upon the cross,
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- Colossians 2:12 The taking away of an objection: we need not so much as the eternal sign which our fathers had, seeing that our baptism is a most effectual pledge and witness, of that inward restoring and renewing.
- Colossians 2:12 See Rom. 6:4.
- Colossians 2:12 So then all the force of the matter cometh not from the very deed done, that is to say, it is not the dipping of us into the water by a Minister that maketh us to be buried with Christ, as the Papists say, that even for the very act’s sake, we become verily Christians, but it cometh from the virtue of Christ, for the Apostle addeth the resurrection of Christ and faith.
- Colossians 2:12 One end of Baptism is the death and burial of the old man, and that by the mighty power of God only, whose virtue we lay hold on by faith, in the death and resurrection of Christ.
- Colossians 2:12 Through faith which cometh from God.
- Colossians 2:13 Another end of Baptism is, that we which were dead in sin, might obtain free remission of sins and eternal life through faith in Christ who died for us.
- Colossians 2:13 A new argument which lieth in these few words, and it is thus: Uncircumcision was no hindrance to you, why you being justified in Christ should not obtain life therefore you need not circumcision to the argument of salvation.
- Colossians 2:14 He speaketh now more generally against the whole service of the Law, and showeth by two reasons that it is abolished: First, to what purpose should he that hath obtained remission of all his sins in Christ require those helps of the Law? Secondly, because that if a man do rightly consider those rites, he shall find that they were so many testimonies of our guiltiness, whereby we manifestly witnessed as it were by our own handwriting that we deserved damnation. Therefore did Christ put out that handwriting by his coming and fastening it to the cross, triumphed over all our enemies, were they never so mighty. Therefore to what end and purpose should we now use those ceremonies, as though we were still guilty of sin, and subject to the tyranny of our enemies?
- Colossians 2:14 Abolishing the rites and ceremonies.
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