Colossians 2:4. "And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words."
ENTICING WORDS. It is not uncommon for perceived failures in others to be an attempt to excuse ourselves. We hear something passed along from some brothers, then set about some story to tell That puts others down so we can put ourselves up and lay on them unfounded charges, That have no basis in fact but are used with swelling words that make things seem enlarge'd.
Some think they have secret knowledge that sets them above all others. They may even use enticing words that exalts them in the eyes of their brothers. The truth of the matter is that the knowledge God intends is accessible to all in Christ. Through the Holy Spirit we can openly learn all we need for spiritual light.
Some will have us believe all that is physical is bad, and we must rise above The others who live in these bodies of clay before we can know that we have The new life imparted by the Spirit of God; they talk about "out of the body experiences" As proof of their spirituality in the things of God, and our need of their special influences.
They overlook the fact that Christ lived in a body, and our life will be like His. God is the One who gave us these bodies of flesh, and uses us in our bodies to bless Those still outside of the family of God and in Christ's name bid them to come in. Even though we live in a fleshly body, we are able to abstain from sin.
Some with enticing words may say, Christ only seemed like a human. Because He was God, He could not become man, it only seemed like that to them Who saw the things He did and heard the words He said, and were convinced He was truly God. Those who use enticing words would say He was a spirit, His real feet never on earth trod.
But the scriptures are clear, God was truly here in this world as both God and man. He never stopped being God while here on earth, and He did things only God can. As God in human flesh, He became the God-Man, He is forever the only one of His kind. As man He could identify truly with us; as God He could read every mind.
There are things about the Lord we can never fully understand; they do not impede our faith. Evidences are there of His human and divine nature; what they do is reveal the fullness of His grace That brought God here in the Person of Christ, and as the only sinless one of our race Took our place on the cross, and in a day to come we will look upon His real face.
"Gracious God, my Father: as I step into this Gospel series, I am feeling quite inadequate to express the Gospel in a relevant way to those who are younger and have been taught to be skeptical. I am asking Thee to open my lips and fill them words fitly spoken. Use Thy servant in this work in body, soul and spirit. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen."