“...having 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”
(Colossians 2:14 NKJV)

we are not under the Law of Moses today

The context of this powerful passage speaks of Christ’s blessing to spiritually dead people: He makes them alive together with Him by forgiving their trespasses (Colossians 2:13).

Colossians 2:14 goes further: He wiped out (canceled) the handwriting of requirements (the certificate of debt, the decrees) against us. The word refers to a record of debts. Sinners owed an IOU that they could not pay. Jews had agreed to obey the law, but failed.

Ephesians 2:15 explains: “having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace.”

Jesus took the old Law out of the way, once for all removing it. This graphically affirms that because Christ was nailed to the cross, He can completely forgive our debt. The Mosaic Law was nailed to the cross with all its decrees. This passage clearly confirms that we are not under the Law of Moses today.

– Rick Duggin