Commentaries:
In these verses, Paul again warns the Colossians that they should not allow the pressures of the society in which they lived have any influence on their beliefs or practices and repeats his exhortation for them to look to the church alone for their spiritual nourishment and growth.
Earl L. Henn (1934-1997)
Are the Sabbath and Holy Days Done Away?
The philosophy of Gnosticism taught that everything physical was evil and that people could attain a higher spiritual understanding through effort. It was the type of philosophy that its adherents thought could be used to enhance or improve anyone's religion. In Paul's letter to the Colossians, we read of this same philosophy having an influence on the church there. It was characterized by strict legalism, a "taste not, touch not" attitude, neglect of the body, worship of angels, and a false humility (Colossians 2:18-23).
Earl L. Henn (1934-1997)
Does Paul Condemn Observing God's Holy Days?
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Galatians 4:9-10
Colossians 2:16-17
Colossians 2:18-23
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