The Spoiled Pastor
Cory Griess, a professor at Protestant Reformed Theological Seminary, warns seminary students and pastors against syncretism—the dangerous blending of biblical Christianity with worldly philosophies and unbiblical teachings—using Colossians 2:8-10 as his text. He emphasizes the particular vulnerability of ministers who regularly encounter subtle, pseudo-Christian deceptions in the information age and calls for discernment in distinguishing God's truth from corrupted alternatives.
"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. For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in him…" -- Colossians 2:8-10a The text is a warning to all God's people. Yet, at the beginning of another academic year of the PRC Seminary it is a warning especially to the seminary students preparing for ministry. In the text, the apostle Paul warns the Colossians...
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