And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses; Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to His cross; And having spoiled principalities and powers, He made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it (Colossians 2:13-15)
Before your repentance and regeneration in Christ, your spirit was dead and you lived under the authority of death. And although God knows everyone by name, because of your uncircumcised state, you were (spiritually) dead to God and didn’t belong to Him.
Your carnal mind was enmity against God and your trespasses, which derived from your sinful nature of the flesh (your evil nature, depraved nature) separated you from God. Because as long as someone stays uncircumcised, the sinful nature of the flesh shall be present and shall reign, causing the person to persevere in sin and unrighteousness and live separated from God.
Quickened together with Christ
And you hath He quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. But God, who is rich in mercy, for His great love wherewith He loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: That in the ages to come He might shew the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us through Christ Jesus (Ephesians 2:1-7)
But by faith in Jesus Christ and regeneration in Him, you are circumcised in the circumcision of Christ and you have put away the sinful flesh through baptism and have been risen from the dead in Him and quickened with Him. Because of that, the power of sin and death is broken over your life.
All your trespasses; all your sins and iniquities have been forgiven and done away, because the handwriting of ordinances that was against you, which was contrary to you, was blotted out
You are no longer a trespasser of the law; a sinner, but you have been made righteous in Christ and have received God’s nature and shall fulfill in Him the law (Romans 3:31 (Read also: Is man able to fulfill the law?)).
Jesus Christ has spoiled principalities and powers and made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it
Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out. And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto Me (John 12:31-32)
When you were united with Christ and become one with Him through the cross, you were acquitted from all your trespasses and the punishment for your trespasses.
Jesus Christ took all your trespasses upon Himself at the cross. Christ has carried the punishment you deserved because of your trespasses at the cross. And because of His great love, Christ has also carried the capital punishment for your trespasses and entered Hades (hell) for you, so that you wouldn’t see the death.
The devil thought he was victorious and that the Son of God was in his power, but Christ had to come under his power; his rulership, since fallen man was under the rulership of the devil (Read also: ‘The head of the devil bruised because the heel of Jesus was bruised‘).
By carrying the sin in His flesh at the cross, Jesus carried all the trespasses of fallen man and those, who would believe in Jesus Christ the Son of God and Saviour of mankind and would make Him Lord of their lives, would be cleansed by His blood from all their trespasses and be redeemed from the power of sin and death.
By His blood and His redemptive work, Jesus Christ has spoiled principalities and powers and made a shew of them openly triumphing over them in it
The adversary the devil still walks about as a roaring lion
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about, seeking whom he may devour (1 Peter 5:8)
Although Jesus has spoiled principalities and powers and made a shew of them openly triumphing over them in it and has the keys of hell and death, the devil and the principalities and powers of the kingdom of darkness are not cast in the eternal lake of fire yet.
This means that the devil is still the ruler of this world and the father of fallen mankind and as a roaring lion walks about seeking whom he may devour.
The devil is still a liar and a thief and he and his demons still go around to steal, kill and destroy (John 10:10 (Read also: ‘The throne of satan‘)
Only those, who are born again in Christ and have become a new creation and are circumcised in the circumcision of Christ by putting off the sins of the flesh through baptism, don’t belong to the devil anymore, but they are reconciled with God through Christ and by His blood and belong to God.
They are seated in Christ in the heavenly places and reign with Him over all principalities, powers, rulers of the darkness of this world, and spiritual wickedness in high places (a.o. Matthew 12:29, Luke 11:22, Ephesians 1:20; 6:12).
The devil has no power (authority) over them and can’t accuse them anymore, because of the crucifixion of the flesh they are redeemed from the power (authority) of the kingdom of darkness and sin and death and don’t belong to him anymore and all their trespasses have been forgiven.
The devil can bring back sins from your former life into your remembrance and accuse you with these sins, but if you know who you are in Christ and know the Word and know that all your sins have been forgiven, he will not succeed, because you will put him to silence with the truth of the Word.
The devil can’t accuse you anymore
Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in Me. But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave Me commandment, even so I do (John 14:30-31)
If you renew your mind with the Word of God and put off the old man and put on the new man and stay in Christ and walk after the Word and the Spirit, the devil shall not be able to accuse you, because he can’t accuse you with anything. If you live according to the will of God, there’s nothing he can accuse you of.
Ofcourse the devil will do everything in his power to stop you from preaching the gospel of Christ and bring the Kingdom of God to the people and win souls. The devil will do everything he can to win you back for himself and his kingdom.
He shall accuse you and tempt you to sin through his lies, seductions, and obstacles in the flesh and make you a slave of sin again. He will do everything in his power to accomplish his mission.
But as long as you love God with all your heart and be faithful to God and stay in Christ; the Word and keep His commandments, he shall not be able to touch you and accomplish his mission.
Jesus has spoiled principalities and powers and triumphed over them, therefore the devil and the principalities and powers of darkness have no power (authority) over you, unless you give them power (authority) by submitting yourself to them again and listen to them and do what they want to do and persevere in sin.
‘Be the salt of the earth’
