“Beware lest any man spoil you through vain
philosophy and vain deceit after the tradition of man, after the rudiments of
the world, and not after Christ.” Col 2:8
By definition the word “spoil” that
is used here in the Greek is not in reference to being over indulged in
your desires, but instead means to be robed, plundered or
lead away, seduced from your faith and hope by man’s/worldly philosophy. The Grecian philosophy prevailed strongly in
Colossae causing them to rely rather on the deductive reasoning of man rather
than the truth of God’s word. In its vain deceit, it was mere fallacy and its
doctrines were established on plausible, not factual arguments. In addition to
the Grecian thoughts, Colossae was exposed to Jewish opinion and its religious
tradition that corrupted the gospel of Christ. There are two ways for one to be deceived. One
is to believe what isn’t true; the other is to refuse to accept what is true. Proverbs
15:4 says a tongue that brings healing is a tree/source of life, but a deceitful
tongue crushes the spirit. Don’t let man spoil/rob you of the life Christ has
for you by his vain thoughts or traditional efforts. Deception may give you
what you want for a season, but will always take away in the end. Let the world
be vocal, just labor in the Lord silently, and let the fruit thereof make its
own noise.
Don’t be deceived by the appearance
of things, show is not substance.
HSAY… Todd
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