I think there's a difference between "blotting out" and "cancelled".

Cancelling has more to do with "the effects of" rather than the actually "existence
of".

Chad Bresson
Xenia, OH


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Chad: I fear that those who object to the terminology "blotted out" are found to be 
objecting to the very language of Scripture concerning the effect of Christ's 
crucifixion on the continued existence of Old Covenant Law.  Compare the beginning
of Col. 
2:14 (the end of which you had no objections to!):

"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"

This participle is rendered as follows in modern translations:

canceling - ESV
having canceled - NIV
having canceled out - NASB
having wiped out - NKJV
erasing - NRSV

I believe that a careful study of this word in the original will demonstrate that 
these translations are warranted.

Soli Deo Gloria,

John T. "Jack" Jeffery