Do not be denied the revelation of Christ and the power of His resurrection in you! The Sons and Daughters of GOD are meant to walk in its fullness as a bright light to the nations.
As I wrote in the last two blogs, Paul explained in Colossians chapter 1 that we:
Already have the inheritance of Christ (v12
We have already been delivered from darkness (v 13)
We have already been translated into the Kingdom of HIS dear Son (v 13)
We have already have redemption (v14)
We have already been reconciled (v 21-22)
We already have Christ in us, the hope of glory (v 27)
27 Living within you is the Christ Who floods you with the expectation of glory! This mystery of Christ, embedded within us, becomes a heavenly treasure chest of hope filled with the riches of glory for his people, and God wants everyone to know it!
We are to know the mystery, fully understand it, and then fully be persuaded that this mystery will operate in our individual lives and we appropriate it. FATHER wants us to know this as a certainty!
Paul then wrote by The Holy Spirit in Colossians chapter 2:
16 So why would you allow anyone to judge you because of what you eat or drink, or insist that you keep the feasts, observe new moon celebrations, or the Sabbath? 17 All of these were but a prophetic shadow and the evidence of what would be fulfilled, for the body is now Christ!
Some past teachings promoted keeping the feasts, observing new moon celebrations, or the Sabbath as though if we were obedient in doing those events, Jesus would somehow bring a new level of anointing in the future. Paul dispelled these teachings because the no longer apply to us for we are under the New Testament, not the Old.
He already went to the cross and shed His Blood. He already rose from the dead by the power of His Resurrection. Those Old Testament Laws don’t apply to us since He fulfilled the Law. We are to be guided by the commandments of Love. Jesus is not on the cross. He is not in the tomb but now is seated at the Right Hand of FATHER. How many churches promote the cross versus the Throne? He is alive, not dead! Shouldn’t those crosses be replaced with Him seated on His Throne?
18 Don’t let anyone disqualify you from your prize! Don’t let their pretended sincerity fool you as they deliberately lead you into their initiation of angel worship. For they take pleasure in pretending to be experts of something they know nothing about. Their reasoning is meaningless and comes only from their own opinions. 19 They refuse to take hold of the true source.
But we receive directly from Him, and His life supplies vitality into every part of His body through the joining ligaments connecting us all as one. He is the Divine Head who guides His body and causes it to grow by the supernatural power of God.
This is a very important warning to us, especially with all the teachings found on the Internet. We must let The Holy Spirit guide us as we read and listen to various sites. I know of no true expert in The Gospel except The Holy Spirit. The rest of us are students until we are fully mature as Sons and Daughters.
20 For you were included in the death of Christ and have died with Him to the religious system and powers of this world. Don’t retreat back to being bullied by the standards and opinions of religion— 21 for example, their strict requirements, “You can’t associate with that person!” or, “Don’t eat that!” or, “You can’t touch that!” 22 These are the doctrines of men and corrupt customs that are worthless to help you spiritually. 23 For though they may appear to possess the promise of wisdom in their submission to God through the deprivation of their physical bodies, it is actually nothing more than empty rules rooted in religious rituals!
When some belief promotes an obligation or a ritual in order to gain something in the future associated with the “spiritual”, beware. We already have the anointing in us awaiting our appropriation. Religion promotes the future at the expense of the present. Their future never occurs and they always rationalize why it did not happen. This is what faulty reasoning and opinions do.