Colossians 2:6-10
January 15, 2007
Warnings Against the Adoption of False Philosophies
2:6 Therefore, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, 2:7 rooted and built up in him and firm in your faith just as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. 2:8 Be careful not to allow anyone to captivate you through an empty, deceitful philosophy that is according to human traditions and the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ. 2:9 For in him all the fullness of deity lives in bodily form, 2:10 and you have been filled in him, who is the head over every ruler and authority.
Thinking back on yesterday’s class, this warning may pinpoint a particular weakness of mine. We are studying the Westminster Confession of Faith and the Scriptures upon which it is based. Although no one that I am aware of is trying to “captivate me through an empty, deceitful philosophy,” I still find myself fascinated with the way the author of our study guide weaves in his own biases and prejudices, and I suspect that, as I expound on the lesson, I do the same. How can I avoid it?
Paul answers that question in vss. 6 and 7. Keep my life rooted and built up in Jesus Christ, a tall order when a bunch of ears are trained on what I have to say (silly people). But I know that it is my only hope, which is to forget myself and focus on God’s word in Scripture. -sdg-
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