A shadow of things to come, familiar words to many believers when speaking about the feast days and sabbaths. Paul's teachings on these things in Colossians 2:16-17 are among the more popular verses used to prove the Torah doesn't apply today. But is this claim true? What is the context of Paul's letter here? What are the "things to come" that the festivals and sabbaths are shadows of?
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“Let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath.” Paul's words in Colossians 2:16-17 are among the more popular verses used to prove the Torah doesn't apply today. But is this claim true? What is the context of Paul's letter here? Who was his opposition?
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In The Age to Come – How to Time Travel to the Future, we explore how the Spirit brings the future Kingdom into our present experience. Through the Spirit, believers are empowered for internal transformation, healing, unity, and worship. Though the Kingdom isn’t here in full, its power is already breaking into this age. This teaching shows how Scripture connects the promises of the age to come with the life we live right now—through the Spirit of God.
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What is Paul addressing in Galatians 4:8-11 when he talks about being enslaved to sabbaths and festivals? What are the “days and months and seasons and years” he says they need to turn away from? Let’s check out the context and see what we can find.
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Many believe and teach that following the Torah, the Law of God, is a form of bondage—that we are to be free from such things now that Messiah has come. Some even go so far as to say we do not have free will if we have to follow the Torah. Is it possible to have free will and still be obedient to the Law of God?
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