Philosophy and Ethics
Hollow and Deceptive Philosophy
- Colossians 2:8 (NIV)
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See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ.
- 2 Timothy 2:24-26 (NIV)
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And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. 25 Opponents must be gently instructed, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth, 26 and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will.
The Greek word: metamorphoō — used in the New Testament
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How to guard against deceptive philosophies.
The Greek word: metamorphoo in the New Testament is translated: transformed, transfigured. The transformation is a metamorphosis, a change into something completely different.
- Romans 12:2 (NIV)
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Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is —his good, pleasing and perfect will.
- Mark 9:2 (NIV)
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After six days Jesus took Peter, James and John with him and led them up a high mountain, where they were all alone. There he was transfigured before them.
- 2 Corinthians 3:18 (NIV)
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And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.