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Chapter 2 closed with- Let no one defraud you (18). Here the culprit is religious mysticism that replaces spiritual nourishment from Christ with empty (but exciting) religious experiences. You have in Christ all that you need. Beware substitutes!“The greatest philosophy ever produced does not come within a thousand leagues of the fathomless profundity of our …

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Let no one cheat you (8). Here the thief is man-made philosophy and tradition, pleasing to the world but rejected by the Lord. If you have all fullness in Christ, why substitute man’s empty philosophies? Warren Wiersbe, With the Word Gnosticism was perhaps the most dangerous heresy that threatened the early church during the first …

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Paul wrote to the Colossians, “You must never allow anyone to come between you and Christ. In Him is all wisdom and knowledge (v. 3) and all the fullness of God (v. 9), and you are complete in Him (v. 10). Why accept a substitute?” Let no one deceive you (4). Religious systems seem so …

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