歌罗西位于土耳其西部的山谷，地处以弗所到幼发拉底河的贸易要道，因此人口混杂，有许多欧洲各地来的人在此定居。混杂的人口意味着许多不同宗教，形成一个多元化的城镇，而且各个宗教的势力都差不多，甚至彼此融合。在这样的环境中，基督徒难免也受到其它宗教影响。

因此，保罗提到，有两件原本是非基督徒才做的事，而现在却成为基督徒生活的一部份。其中一件是「守节日」，歌罗西教会的信徒已经开始守节期、初一和安息日。事实上，新约圣经里面没有任何基督徒节日的记录，甚至连圣诞节也没有。在现代，圣诞节的布置往往使基督被缩小成马槽里的婴孩而被轻看，基督失去了应有的份量。

新约也没有要我们过复活节，因为我们已经活在基督的生命中，天天都庆贺祂复活。就连守主日也不是新约的命令，新约说的是「不可停止聚会」，而非「不可停止守主日」。如果我们想把周日视为特别的日子，就守主日；如果我们想把每一天都视为主的日子，那也可以。

在歌罗西书的前半部，有五次提到「丰盛」一词。歌罗西人渴望得到丰盛，但假教师教导的是藉由各种宗教上的规范来得到丰盛，例如守割礼、守节日、守禁忌等。但保罗告诉歌罗西教会，真正的丰盛在基督里，「上帝本性一切的丰盛都有形有体地居住在基督里面」（2:9）。基督徒该如何达到丰盛的地步呢？不是靠守节日与禁忌这些外在的行为，而是要保持自己在基督里，因为「你们在他里面也已经成为丰盛」（2:10）。

因此，我们不要倒果为因，过圣诞节、过复活节、守主日、奉献等，不过是为了表达我们在基督里所拥有的丰盛，而不是要靠这些得到丰盛的生命。

简体圣经 | https://www.bible.com/bible/140/COL.2.RCUVSS

繁體聖經 | https://www.bible.com/bible/139/COL.2.RCUV

Colossae is located in a valley in western Turkey, situated along the trade route between Ephesus and the Euphrates Rivers. Because of this, the population is diverse, with many people from various parts of Europe settling there. The diverse population means many different religions, forming a diverse town where the influence of different religions is almost equal, even blending with one another. In such an environment, Christians are inevitably also influenced by other religions.

Therefore, Paul mentions two things that were originally only done by non-Christians but have now become part of Christian life. One of them is "observing festivals", and the believers of the Colossae church have begun to observe seasons, the first day, and the Sabbath. In fact, there is no record of any Christian holidays in the New Testament, not even Christmas. In modern times, Christmas decorations often reduce Christ to a baby in a manger and belittle his significance.

The New Testament also does not require us to celebrate Easter because we already live in Christ's life, celebrating his resurrection every day. Even observing the Lord's Day is not a commandment of the New Testament. The New Testament says " not neglecting to meet together," not "do not stop observing the Lord's Day." If we want to consider Sunday a special day, we observe the Lord's Day. If we want to consider every day as the Lord's day, that is also feasible.

In the first half of Colossians, the word "abundance" is mentioned five times. The Colossians long for abundance, but false teachers teach that abundance can be obtained through various religious regulations, such as circumcision, observing festivals, and observing taboos. But Paul tells the Colossian church that true abundance is in Christ, "for in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form" (2:9, NIV). How can Christians reach the point of abundance? Not by external behaviours such as observing festivals and taboos, but by remaining in Christ, because " in Christ you have been brought to fullness" (2:10, NIV).

Therefore, we should not confuse cause and effect. Celebrating Christmas, and Easter, observing the Lord's Day, offering, etc., are only expressions of the abundance we have in Christ, not means of obtaining an abundant life through them.

Reading the Bible | https://www.bible.com/bible/59/COL.2.ESV