Forget Philosophy, Only Jesus, Can Save!

Colossians 2:8 says “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”. From this verse we understand that though Philosophy is a very important subject, compared with the knowledge of God, it is “vain”. For instance, philosophy says that there is an element of truth in every rumour. But it is not until you have been the victim of a maliciously false rumour that you know that philosophy is vain. Philosophy also says that the voice of the people is the voice of God, but we know from when the people spoke in Babel under Nimrod or in the wilderness when they asked Aaron to fashion a god for them that that philosophy is also vain. So what are we to do? Isaiah 28:16 teaches that “this is what the Sovereign LORD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation; the one who relies on it will never be stricken with panic”. Reliance on philosophy will ultimately lead to panic. Socrates, the greatest philosopher that ever lived, faced panic at his trial and execution. But when Jesus was being tried and executed, He was clear minded enough to even pray for His persecutors because He had the assurance that God would deliver Him. Can you have such an assurance with philosophy? Only Jesus can save.