Colossians 2:8
In pondering what to write this week and after much meditation while reflecting on society as a whole and the many false doctrines I felt compelled to talk about the humanist philosophies and doctrines.
In our scripture text, Paul warned the Colossian church to be on guard against all philosophies, religions, and traditions that teaches human existences and functioning independently from God. The false teachings that was occurring during Paul’s day was those teachers wanting to replace Christ’s centrality and His supremacy in creation, revelation, redemption and the church. Also, these false teachers were attempting to refute Christ as God’s Son, and lastly these false teachers wanted to discredit the fruit of the Spirit in the believer’s life once in Christ. This leads to a question, what is one of the greatest philosophical threats to Biblically based Christianity today? The answer is “secular humanism”. It is often referred to as the theory of evolution; it’ has an “underlying philosophy and accepted religion in secular education, government and society in general” (commentary KJV).
In an effort to make clear the humanist teachings, research led me to our scripture text commentary (Quotes and partial paraphrasing commentary KJV); therefore, let’s examine these philosophical teachings in detail which are:
(a) The universe and all that exists is made of matter that happened by chance.
(b) It further teaches that humanity was not created by God but mankind is the product of evolution.
(c) It refutes the belief in God who is personal, infinite and their teachings down play the notion that the Bible was written by inspired men of God.
(d) It teaches that “knowledge come from human discovery and that human reason determines the appropriate ethics of society, therefore making humanity the ultimate authority as it relates to moral choices.
(e) It also “seeks to modify or improve human behavior through education, redistribution of wealth, modern psychology or human wisdom.”
(f) It teaches that moral standards are not absolute but relative and is determined by what makes people happy, bring them pleasure or seems good for society according to the goals set by its leaders, thereby rejecting Biblical values and morals. (KJV Commentary partial paraphrase).
(g) It considers human self-fulfillment and satisfaction to be the highest good in life.
(h) Finally, it maintains that people should learn to cope with death and difficulties in life without belief or being dependent on God.
The question now becomes when did the misrepresentation of the facts begin? The misrepresentation of the facts or lie can be traced to Satan as recorded in Genesis 3:5 when he states in part that “humans can be like God” and they will have the ability to decide for themselves what is good and evil. From that time forward, humanity has been seeking to be “as gods,” and function independently from God our creator. Jeremiah 10:10-11 states, “all those who seek to be gods “shall perish from the earth, and from these heavens.” The antichrist will suffer the same fate as recorded in 2 Thessalonians 2:4.
Closing this dialogue with this question, what should all Christian leaders, pastors and parents be teaching our young people? Biblical facts are what all Christian leaders, pastors and parents should be teaching our young people which are:
(a) There is a God who has existed from the beginning of time. He was there in the beginning and He is Alpha and Omega.
(b) Jesus Christ is His Son who gave His life on Calvary’s cross for the sins of the world and by accepting Jesus as God’s Son in faith they are assured of eternal live.
(c) The Bible is the inspired Word of God and it is infallible, “it is for reproof, it is for correction, profitable for doctrine, and instructions in righteousness” (2 Timothy 3:16).
(d) Man did not evolve from evolution as humanist teach, but he was created in the “image and likeness” of God (Genesis 1:26).
Finally, teach our children Biblically sound doctrine that is based on Jesus Christ so they will know the truth.
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