‘We Do Not Have To Be Captivated.’
Colossians 2:8.
a) We are to see to this.
b) That no one takes us captive by philosophy.
c) That no one takes us captive by empty deceit.
d) That no one takes us captive:-
1- According to human tradition.
2- According to the elemental spirits of the World.
3- Not according to Christ.
(This QT strongly reminds me that I Do Not Have To Be Captivated)
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‘Our Full Need Of New Life In Christ.’
Ephesians 2:1-2.
a) We were dead in our trespasses and sins. (All of us)
b) We once walked in trespasses and sins.
c) We were living according to the World system.
d) We were following the “prince of the power of the air”. (Most of us never really knew or understood this when we were still in darkness)
e) This “prince” is the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience.
(This Second one clearly reveals to me My Full Need Of New Life In Christ)
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Chris.
Human tradition, which is sometimes called “culture”, is not something good. Sometimes people who are proud of their human tradition attempt to use it to preach the Gospel of Christ. Did Jesus Christ do such a thing? No, He rebuked Jewish tradition strongly even though He was a born Jew. We should be very careful and thoughtful before we use fallen culture as a Gospel tool.
