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Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. | Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy <ref>Transliteration: ''philosophia'' | ||
Pronunciation: fil-os-of-ee'-ah</ref> and vain deceit <ref>The Aramaic can be translated “strips you naked.”</ref><ref>The Greek states “takes you captive”</ref>, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. <ref>Paul is talking about human wisdom and logic as opposed to spiritual truth ([[Galatians 4:3]]). These principles are sometimes expressed in rule-based religion and self-help philosophy, but since they are the fruit off the forbidden tree, they enslave and curse us.</ref><ref>King James Version (KJV)</ref> | |||