"We are human, but we don’t wage war as humans do. We use God’s mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments. We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God. We capture their rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ. And after you have become fully obedient, we will punish everyone who remains disobedient."
this week's passage, or part of it anyways... 2 Corinthians chapter 10......
love that we get two different versions in our Small Group ( SCC ) booklet ... this is the New Living Translation
so "human reasoning" "proud obstacles" "rebellious thoughts".... anyone know what Paul is speaking about there... sounds like a good description of "human nature" or "the flesh" to me ...
have seen Satan use those tendencies to blind us to truth... thankfully the weapons we have to fight with are God's mighty weapons, like the Sword, the Word of God.... a powerful one to expose the lies of the enemy..
Satan, as devious as he is, tries to use even the Word to deceive us, so we have to be really careful, can never just take something out of context, have to test any verse against other passages were the same topic is discussed...
it is heart breaking to see someone walking down a path that so obviously will lead to destruction... it has been said: "If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them if a large millstone were hung around their neck and they were thrown into the sea......"
so be sure that you take captive every thought to the obedience of Christ, and make sure you replace them with the TRUTH... "Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith......."
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