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Q. Did Yeshua nail the Law to the Cross?

Col 2:14-15

(14) blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and has taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross.

This is understood by many to be the Law of YHVH that has been nailed to the cross. This implies that the Law of YHVH is against us and is our enemy. But is this the case? You have to read the previous verse because this is only the second half of the sentence:

Col 2:13-14

And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses, blotting out the handwriting of ordinances (the decree) that was against us, which was contrary to us, and has taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross.

The Colossians’ were gentiles and this is seen in the phrase ‘uncircumcision of your flesh’. This means that they have never been “under the Law of YHVH” but was under sin. So how can He nail a Law to the cross they were not obeying? What did Yeshua then nail to the cross? The decree that stood against us (all humans) because of sin we allowed in our lives. The Greek word for “ordinance” is the word “dogma” and means ‘decree’ that a king will write in order to sentence someone to death. The decree that stood against us was the penalty for sin, which is death.

This decree existed at the time of Adam when man committed the first sin, and the Law or Torah defines what sin is. So in other words; He did not take away the definition of sin, ignoring sin completely, for if He had done so, Yeshua died in vain. No someone had to die and fulfil the decree that was against man because of sin. This act of Yeshua, of dieing on the cross, is to pay for the sin that was committed. He made a payment by His blood so that we can be set free from the consequence of sin, not the Law or Torah of YHVH. The Law defines YHVH’s Holiness. Without the Law we would not know what YHVH is like and which things He preferes and which things He hates. Here is the same verse but from the Scriptures translation.

Col 2:13-14

And you, being dead in your trespasses1 and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses, Footnote: 1Eph. 2:1. (14) having blotted out the certificate of debt against us – by the dogmas (decree) – which stood against us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the stake.

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