Avoiding Philosophy & Empty Deceit (TMF:1016)

Monday, November 12, 2018
Peace to Live By: Avoiding Philosophy & Empty Deceit (TMF:1016) - Daniel Litton
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       If we turn back a chapter, to Colossians chapter 2, we read the following from the Apostle Paul: “Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ” (Colossians 2:6-8, ESV). So, when teachers present their own ideas on how to live, which do not line up with God’s Word, they can lead people down the wrong paths. These are teachings that may appear to be good on the surface, but really, when they are analyzed, they don’t stand firm in the Bible. Actually, as Paul says here, these are the doctrines of demons, for he says, “according to the elemental spirits of the world.” These “elemental spirits” are actually demonic spirits which guide the incorrect thoughts of the secular man.