Colossians 2:4 (KJV)
And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words.
I read just recently Philippians 4:6,
“Be careful for nothing…”
And noted that this lack of care is not meant to encourage laziness but rather trust. We are intended to be committed, hard-working, and mindful.
Referring to verse 1 of our chapter, Gill writes, “That he had such a conflict for them, and had told them of his care and fear on their account.” It’s not contradictory to teach people not to worry and, at the same time, to have a “care and fear on their account.”
Our world is indeed filled with beguiling voices. The Word of God calls them in verse 8, “…philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.”
It further accuses them in verse 18 of, “…intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind.”
We are not to be careful, anxious, or filled with worry. We can trust our all-powerful and all-knowing God. But we may be and should be concerned for others. We may be and should be aware of those beguiling voices. And we ought to, as the apostle did, use our voices to speak truth—speak the Word of God—to encourage, urge, edify, and remind those around us of the “[mysteries] of God, and of the Father, and of Christ; In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.”
Don’t fret, but do speak up.
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Beware the Words: Don’t Fret, But Do Speak Up
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The world is loud with enticing voices—philosophy, tradition, and vain deceit. But God has called us to trust Him and to speak truth boldly. You don’t have to stay silent when the lies are loud.
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