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 2:8 I appreciate the above verse which the Apostle Paul has just dropped into a much larger section about the supreme status of Jesus Christ, the salvation he has accomplished for the people of God, and the charge to walk in Christ with obedient and grateful hearts. It is a helpful corrective and warning for all of us, no less so today than for the Colossians Paul has written to. There is a steady pull we all feel while on planet earth from various philosophies and worldviews. These varying perspectives on life really do form and shape our opinions about everything that IS : God, people, nature, good vs. evil, justice, goodness/righteousness, etc. Whatever worldview we adopt really does shape and form us as people, and how we are being formed tells us more...
Reflections on a life lived for King Jesus.