Colossians 2:8-14
"Good Friday"
Gospelcom Bible Gateway

^"8Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ. ⁹For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; ¹⁰and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power.¹¹In Him you were also circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the sins of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, ¹²buried with Him in baptism, in which you also were raised with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead. ¹³And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses, ¹⁴having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross."

INTRODUCTION:

A.Tetelastai - Means it is finished, paid in full

B. Graham Scoggie said, "If you cut the Bible anywhere, it bleeds."

C. All throughout the Scripture the verse point towards the death of Christ

1. Gen 22 - Abraham and Isaac

2. Number 21 - MOses lifts up a serpent and if they looked upon the cross they woud live.

3. Isaiah 53 - wounded for our trangression..by

4. Psalm 22 - Crucifixion 100 of years before it was invented by the Persina govt and perfected by the ROman government

D. One third of all we know of Jesus is in the last week of his life. Only 4 chapters of are devoted to the first 30 years of his life while 85 chapters deal with the last 3.5 years of his life. Out of the 85 chapters 25 deal with the final week. OUt of the 25 13 deal with the last day.

E. out of 579 verses in the four gospels brings our focus to the last days of Jesus

F. Revelation says he is the "lamb that was slain before the foundation of the earth."

G. This means that is was no surprise to God but was known long before the earth was ever created.

I.Every ceremony has been completed (Colossians 2:8-13)

A. Two Circumcision and Baptism are listed

B. They can be good or dangerous

1. Good - They point towards a truth

2. Dangerous - They think that it is something that they have done to be right before God

C. The idea that there is nothing that "I" do to merit salvation is a foreign concept to man

D. What did circumcision mean to the Jew? (cf. Deut 30:6)

E. What does baptism mean to the Christian?

F. How can both of these be good and how can they be dangerous?

G. How have all of these ceremonies been completed (Colossians 2:16)

II. Every requirement that needs to be met is deleted (Colossians 2:14)

A. At the top of the cross was a plaque that stated "This is Jesus of Nazareth the King of the Jews."

B. The certificate of debt was nailed to a cross signifying that all of the things that we have done that causes us to live in guilt and shame and have committed against a holy God is now nailed to the cross and has been taken out of the way in the certificate of debt. Jesus has paid it all, sin has left his crimson stain, He washes white as snow.

C. What did tetelestai mean?

1. By servants

2. By priests

3. By merchants

4. By artists

D. How did Jesus use this word on the cross?

APPLICATION:

1. Will you accept Jesus as having made payment in full forgiving you of all your sin?

2. Take a few moments and write down those things in your life that you have asked the Lord help in. Those besetting sins that you have asked him to take and nail to the cross and take away from you.

3. If you do not yet know the Lord and want to then pray...."Lord Jesus, I need You. Thank You for dying on the cross for my sins. I open the door of my life and receive You as my Savior and Lord. Thank You for forgiving my sins and giving me eternal life. Take control of the throne of my life. Make me the kind of person You want me to be."

MEMORY VERSE FOR THIS WEEK:

Colossians 2:8 "Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ