Today’s Thought “Captor of My Soul” G. Ward

Colossians 2:8

See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.

Religion is synonymous with personal philosophy. It has become more relative to an individual choosing a varied, perhaps even wavering, set of values/morals delivered by those seemingly eloquent. Although very similar to Christianity, religion is with exclusivity/intolerance, promoting divisiveness while the Believer's message is an all-inclusive one with Christ as Head. Moreover, the transformational experience that asks Christ to reign supreme as Lord hates any self reliance found in them (*cf. Ro.7:14-25), desiring more to hide behind Perfection.