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It's Not Just How You Say It,
It's What You Say
by Sarah Flashing
There are some things that have to be done,
tasks that are necessary for living. Going
to work, feeding the family, doing the
laundry...you see to it that these things
are done...you can't not do these things.
The scriptures provide many 'see to it's,'
and one in particular is found in Colossians
2:8-10:
See to it
that no one takes you captive by philosophy
and empty deceit, according to human
tradition, according to elemental spirits of
the world, and not according to Christ. For
in him the whole fullness of deity dwells
bodily, and you have been filled in him...
From this command is found many truths: 1)
You are responsible to protect your mind
from godless beliefs 2) You have the ability
to know the difference between the godly and
the godless 3) That to walk in him (v. 6-7)
involves our intellectual life 4) There is
nothing harmless about human-centered
philosophy 5) The deity of Christ is
important in our commitment to him in that
if he were not fully God bodily, our focus
would continue to be human-centered.
My point is that it is important to
carefully scrutinize the content of our
faith, living out a systematic theology. One
doctrine, one teaching of Scripture, will
have a relationship to other doctrines and
teachings in Scripture. Discovering those
relationships will assist you developing a
consistent Christian worldview. As a proper
and effective witness for Jesus, we
shouldn't be willing to live with
incoherence, and we should willingly analyze
new teachings, comparing them to what we
already know to be true. This is the spirit
of being a Berean.
Is it possible to welcome aspects of the
occult or the new age movement into our life
without directly contradicting the testimony
of Scripture? Is it possible to believe in
Jesus yet deny the resurrection as taught by
liberal theologians and other cults? Take,
as another example, the gospel. Adopting a
view of the gospel that is entirely focused
on curing social ills displaces the eternal
value of Christ's death and resurrection.
What we believe about the gospel matters as
it pertains to knowing God's truth and
communicating it rightly. Without the Good
News with eternal implications, is there
really anything good about the news?
In Paul's letter to the Colossians, he
exhorts the readers to behavior that is
grounded in wisdom and speech that is always
gracious (3:5-6). Paul never taught that the
content of what we express should be
compromised so as to avoid offense, rather
he taught that godliness should be expressed
in love. To put it another way: It's not
just how you say it, it's what you say.WFC
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The
Foundation for Women of Faith in Culture
exists to promote the life of the mind of
women in the church. If you are interested
in learning more about WFC or are looking
for a speaker for your next event, we would
be happy to hear from you.
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