We celebrate Avery's
five month birthday today. I can’t wait to get out the cupcakes and see how she
does with them this time. She has been reaching for just about everything now.
So cute. I hope you have a great start to your week my friend.
David
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See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ.
Colossians 2:8
Never find yourself buying into some various form of information because it is labeled “truth” without first comparing it to the Word of God. There are so many philosophy and psychology classes out there teaching us what man thinks about pretty much everything there is to learn. But these are the traditions of men and the practices that man believes will bring about good things. According to the Apostle Paul all such deception is empty. This is not to say there are not valid teachings out there, God does give wisdom to man to explore and understand things in this world. But there is a lie that God does not exist and from that springs forth a river of deception.
We must also add that there are many who will try to sell you other truths about God that are not founded in Scripture. The only source of knowledge of God is from His Word, so that is where we should always go. We find out there that our Lord is Holy, Righteous, Just, full of mercy and abounding in love. He is not dependent on anything or anyone, for He created all things. Jesus came to show us who God is and display His love.
So we are to be taken captive by Christ rather than the principles of this world. I remember from my college classes when we studied this passage, those principles could mean many things. The most common belief is that the passage refers to those things which darkness and evil dwells in, and by which all chaos will come. Those spiritual things which make so much sense to man might be very dangerous. Watch carefully what you are learning in this world, allow the Spirit to guide you as you walk so you will not be filled with deception, but rather walk in the Truth.
David
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See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ.
Colossians 2:8
Never find yourself buying into some various form of information because it is labeled “truth” without first comparing it to the Word of God. There are so many philosophy and psychology classes out there teaching us what man thinks about pretty much everything there is to learn. But these are the traditions of men and the practices that man believes will bring about good things. According to the Apostle Paul all such deception is empty. This is not to say there are not valid teachings out there, God does give wisdom to man to explore and understand things in this world. But there is a lie that God does not exist and from that springs forth a river of deception.
We must also add that there are many who will try to sell you other truths about God that are not founded in Scripture. The only source of knowledge of God is from His Word, so that is where we should always go. We find out there that our Lord is Holy, Righteous, Just, full of mercy and abounding in love. He is not dependent on anything or anyone, for He created all things. Jesus came to show us who God is and display His love.
So we are to be taken captive by Christ rather than the principles of this world. I remember from my college classes when we studied this passage, those principles could mean many things. The most common belief is that the passage refers to those things which darkness and evil dwells in, and by which all chaos will come. Those spiritual things which make so much sense to man might be very dangerous. Watch carefully what you are learning in this world, allow the Spirit to guide you as you walk so you will not be filled with deception, but rather walk in the Truth.
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