{"id":5415,"date":"2024-12-31T06:20:55","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T11:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biblestudyradio.org\/?p=5415"},"modified":"2024-12-31T06:20:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T11:20:55","slug":"colossians-program-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblestudyradio.org\/?p=5415","title":{"rendered":"Colossians (Program #18)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-21\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudyradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/bible_light.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" \/>Colossians (Program #18) &#8211; Not To Be Deluded And Carried Off From Christ<\/p>\n<p>Nearly every believer in Christ loves to hear an eloquent speaker with a solid knowledge of the Bible deliver an inspiring and uplifting message.  Christians often elevate this aspect of the ministry to the highest degree as they measure the usefulness of a servant of the Lord.  Yet, Colossians contains the following warning in chapter 2, verse 4 says, &#8220;This I say that no one may delude you with persuasive speech.&#8221;, and verse 8, &#8220;Beware that no one carries you off as spoil through his philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the elements of the world, and not according to Christ.&#8221;\u00a0 What is it to be deluded with persuasive speech and be carried off according to the tradition of man?<\/p>\n<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Colossians (Program #18)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-12-31T06:20:55-05:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Colossians (Program #18) - Not To Be Deluded And Carried Off From Christ\r\n\r\nNearly every believer in Christ loves to hear an eloquent speaker with a solid knowledge of the Bible deliver an inspiring and uplifting message.  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