Colossians 2:20 Meaning
Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,
Context Explained
18Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
19And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.
20Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,
21(Touch not; taste not; handle not;
22Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men?
Key Themes
Related Cross References
1 Timothy 4:8
Both verses discuss the value of spiritual discipline over physical practices.
Romans 12:1
Both passages encourage believers to offer their bodies as living sacrifices.
Galatians 5:17
The struggle between the flesh and spirit is echoed in both verses.
Source: Colossians 2:20