“Victory At The Cross”

Jesus came according to prophecy, He became the fulfillment of the law. Paul wrote, “For neither circumcision counts for anything nor uncircumcision, but keeping the commandments of God” (1 Corinthians 7:19 reads: For neither circumcision counts for anything nor uncircumcision, but keeping the commandments of God. ). Circumcision remained a controversy for the very early church, though the apostles clearly taught that such rituals were not necessary for Christians (Acts 11:1–18 reads: The apostles and the believers throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God. So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers criticized him and said, “You went into the house of uncircumcised men and ate with them.” Starting from the beginning, Peter told them the whole story: “I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision. I saw something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came down to where I was. I looked into it and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, reptiles and birds. Then I heard a voice telling me, ‘Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.’ “I replied, ‘Surely not, Lord! Nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’ “The voice spoke from heaven a second time, ‘Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.’ This happened three times, and then it was all pulled up to heaven again. “Right then three men who had been sent to me from Caesarea stopped at the house where I was staying. The Spirit told me to have no hesitation about going with them. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s house. He told us how he had seen an angel appear in his house and say, ‘Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter. He will bring you a message through which you and all your household will be saved.’ “As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit came on them as he had come on us at the beginning. Then I remembered what the Lord had said: ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’ So if God gave them the same gift he gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to think that I could stand in God’s way?” When they heard this, they had no further objections and praised God, saying, “So then, even to Gentiles God has granted repentance that leads to life.” ). Here, Paul notes that what circumcision does, physically, faith in Christ does, spiritually. In other words, what matters is knowing Christ, not physical circumcision.
Colossians 2:11, NLT it reads: “When you came to Christ, you were ‘circumcised,’ but not by a physical procedure. Christ performed a spiritual circumcision–the cutting away of your sinful nature.”
We will read in Colossians 2:6-15. Paul agonizes over the danger of believers being deluded or led away from God’s truth. He issues a “watch out” here so we will take notice. The danger is very real.

Colossians 2:6–15 describes Christ’s superiority in defeating sin. :Colossians 2:6-15 reads: As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving. Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power: In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ: Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead. And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
{Lets Pray}
Father God, I thank You and praise You that in Christ we have all that we need for life and godliness. I believe that together with other members of Your body we may earnestly contend for the truth of the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ and stand together.. united in Him, in love, for Jesus is the Anchor of our soul and the Rock upon Whom our faith is built. I thank You and praise You for the wise warnings of Paul to the Church of Jesus Christ. Guide us in being increasingly aware of the dangers of allowing the enemy of our soul to be deception of our heavenly rewards, by falling for foolish flattery, deceptive practices, worldly philosophies and other empty deceit of religious fakes. Keep me low at the cross and broken before You and safeguard me from developing any false humility or from becoming self-centered. Give us the determination to overcome all obstacles in our way. I thank You, praise You and give You all the glory in Jesus Precious Name Amen.