Monday, May 5, 2025
SPOILED
Col
2:6-8
6 As ye have therefore
received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:
7 Rooted and built up in
him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein
with thanksgiving.
8 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and
vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and
not after Christ.
The Greek word for “spoiled” is sulagogeo and means to be lead
away as booty. During any riot or war, no property is safe from looting.
Windows are smashed and doors are splintered to reveal treasure for the taking.
In this same way Satan uses every opportunity to spoil those who are not on guard.
One of Satan’s ploys is philosophy. Dr. Barnes, in his
notes, describes philosophy as “plausible systems” of human
thought. It
might be this way, or it could be that way! One pictures the statue of The
Thinker
with his elbow on his knee and his chin in his hand pondering the imponderable.
The Greeks were very fond of philosophy.
Acts
17:21
21 (For all the Athenians
and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but
either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)
This philosophy was maintained by plausible arguments without any basis; ideas
dreamed up from thin air. If adopted as guiding principles of life a man would
be lead astray from real answers and true solutions. If enough people believe a
lie over a very long time that lie becomes a tradition. One must be careful, however, not to replace a
tradition with a new lie.
Paul urged his audience to “walk” in Christ.
This is from the Greek word peripateo which means “to walk all
about, to live or to deport oneself as a follower. It is a lifestyle that
is first intentional and then automatic.
Dear
Lord, let me guard against long held traditions that are in error. Let me be
cautious of newly introduced lies as well. Let me walk about as a follower of
Christ purposefully until it becomes automatic. AMEN
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