What did Christ's finished work do to the rituals of religion?
Christ's finished work nailed all the rituals of religion to the cross. This completed act ended their governing role, so that doctrine for Gentiles is found in Paul's letters rather than in endless religious ritual, which leaves Christendom without power when neglected.
Les explains that in Colossians, Christ is the Creator and the Sustainer of everything, and His finished work nailed all the rituals of religion to the cross. He connects this to Romans chapter 9, verse 5, where Christ came concerning the flesh and is over all, God blessed forever. The context stresses that unless Christendom returns to the letters of Paul and recognizes the seat of doctrine for Gentiles, it will go on into darkness and become a Christendom without any power, the results of which are already being seen. Les also notes that as soon as man fell and sin entered, God stepped in with the remedy, the promise of a Redeemer.