Colossians 2:16

"Having stripped the principalities and the powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it."

Key Reflection

In Colossians 2:15, Paul describes how Christ conquered spiritual adversaries such as demons and evil spirits (principalities and powers), publicly displaying their defeat through his crucifixion. This victory ensures that believers are no longer under the dominion of these forces but are free to serve God.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 16. Let no man therefore judge you. See Barnes "Ro 14:10,13". The word judge here is used in the sense of pronouncing a sentence. The meaning is, "since you have thus been delivered by Christ from the evils which surrounded you; since you have been freed from the observances of the law, let no one sit in judgment on you, or claim the right to decide for you in those matters. You are not responsible to man for your conduct, but to Christ; and no man has a right to impose that on you as a burden from which he has made you free." In meat. Marg., for eating and drinking.

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