Colossians 2:13-14

Colossians 2:13-14

[13] And  dead  in  your sins  and  the uncircumcision  flesh,  hath he quickened together  with  him,  having forgiven  all  trespasses;  [14] Blotting out  the handwriting  of ordinances  that was against  which  contrary  and  took  it  out of  the way,  nailing  it  to his cross; 

What does Colossians 2:13-14 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Unbelievers are sinners by nature ("uncircumcision of your flesh," i.e, sinful nature), and practice ("transgressions," i.e, violations of God"s standards). Nevertheless, God has forgiven believers. He has cancelled our bill of debt. This is true if as Jews we violated the Law of Moses (special revelation). [1] And it is also true if as Gentiles we violated the law of God written on our hearts (general Revelation , Romans 2:14-15).
The Greek term translated "cancelled out" ( Colossians 2:14, exaleipsas) suggests the smearing of letters written on wax. [2] Our certificate of debt was hostile to us in that it hounded us through a guilty conscience and scriptural warnings. Christ erased the debt and removed the certificate. God crucified this certificate with Christ on the cross. The final phrase in Colossians 2:14 may be an allusion to the superscription above Jesus" cross.
"What the metaphor says is that Jesus took the damning indictment and nailed it to His cross-presumably as an act of triumphant defiance in the face of those blackmailing powers that were holding it over men and women as a means of commanding their allegiance. If there is an analogy here, it may lie in the fact that Jesus" own accusation was fixed to His cross. Just as His own indictment was fastened there, says Paul, so he takes the indictment drawn up against his people and nails it to His cross. His victorious passion sets them free from their bankruptcy and bondage." [3]
Christ really died as our substitute under the charge of the broken Mosaic Law, not under the supposed charge that He falsely claimed to be the King of the Jews. [4]