A common misconception from Colossians chapter 2 is that the law of God was nailed to the cross. Some Christians have lightly dismissed the fourth commandment about resting on the seventh day almost entirely on the basis of this misconception. The New Living Translation (NLT) has cleared this up, stating it was the record of our sins that was nailed to the cross, not the law. Many theologians who don’t push the doctrine of seventh day Sabbath keeping come to the same conclusion as the NLT which says:

“You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all our sins.  He cancelled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross” Colossians 2:13-14

Whilst, it is true we as Christians are not under the law, it is too simplistic to say that therefore the Sabbath day has no relevance. Obviously we would never say this about the other nine commandments.

The short book, Made for Man, which can be read on this web-site deals with a whole host of objections to seventh day Sabbath observance that are loosely thrown around in the same way as this ‘nailed to the cross’ objection.

I exhort you to be brave and give the other side to this issue a fair hearing as a true Berean would.