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[2] {mystery of God}
The "mystery of God" is Christ, as incarnating the fulness of the
Godhead, and all the divine wisdom and knowledge for the redemption
and reconciliation of man.
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[1] {intruding into those things}
The errorists against whom Paul warns the Colossians, and against
whom, in principle, the warning has perpetual significance, were
called "Gnostics," from gnosis, "knowledge." These Gnostics "came
most keenly into conflict with the exalted rank and redeeming rank of
Christ, to whom they did not leave His full divine dignity, but
assigned to Him merely the highest rank in the order of spirits,
while they exalted angels as concerned in bringing the Messianic
salvation."--H.A.W. Meyer. Paul's characteristic word in Colossians
for the divine revelation is epignosis, i.e. "full knowledge."
# Col 1:9,10 3:10
as against the pretended "knowledge" of the errorists. The
warnings apply to all extra-biblical forms, doctrines, and customs,
and to all ascetic practices.