Colossians 2:21-22
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Other commentaries on this verse
- John Gill - Exposition - Colossians 2
- John Gill - Exposition - Colossians 2:21
- John Gill - Exposition - Colossians 2:22
- Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary - Colossians 2
- Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Colossians 2:20-22
Colossians 2:21-22. (Touch not; taste not; handle not; which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men?
I have actually seen this text quoted as though it stood as a matter of teaching,-"Touch not; taste not; handle not;"- whereas the apostle here means, "Why are ye subject to such ordinances of men when Christ has set you free from them all? If, with a view to the good of your fellowmen, you choose not to touch, or taste, or handle, you will act very wisely; but, as far as your own conscience is concerned, do not submit to any merely human regulations as to your manner of life,"