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And if you

fill

your intellect

with wisdom and knowledge in Christ

and continue

to keep it full

you will be protected.

Look at v.4-5

‘I say this in order that no one may delude you with plausible arguments.

For though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the firmness of your faith in Christ.’

Paul is teaching

that the reason

he gives us the treasure map

of wisdom and knowledge

is so that no one

may delude

or deceive

you

with plausible arguments.

Which means

arguments

that are persuasive

and that seem good.

But if you fill

your intellect

with Christ

you will be

united

through God’s Word

full of joy

and firm

in your faith.

In other words

by filling your intellect

with Christ’s Word

you will be secure

and solid

like a wall.

But you must

also

continue

to maintain

those walls

by keep

your intellect

full

of Christ.

And temptation is real

There is a real temptation

to overspend

when grocery shopping.

So the best way

to save money

when you go grocery shopping

is not

a groceries list

or to use cash.

Those are good techniques

but they are not the best.

Here is the best:

Eat

before

you go to the grocery store.

There’s a reason

that there are all these random things

to buy

at the checkout.

Everything from more candy

drinks

gum

and snacks.

But if you’re already full

then you won’t even look

at them.