Tag: spiritual discernment
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The Trap of Strong Wills – Colossians 2:23
Colossians 2:23 Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh. Paul now pulls the curtain back. These practices look wise. They sound disciplined. They appear humble. They even seem spiritual because they involve self denial.…
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A Wasted Life – Philippians 3:19
Philippians 3:19 Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.) Paul now pulls back the curtain. He has wept over them. He has warned about them. Now he describes them. Their end is destruction. The word carries the idea of ruin, of waste.…