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NASB | Colossians 2:8 ¶ See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Colossians 2:8 ¶ See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception [pseudo-intellectual babble], according to the tradition [and musings] of mere men, following the elementary principles of this world, rather than following [the truth--the teachings of] Christ. |
Bible Question: So then he asked that if you take it as a historical book then what of cain's wife? |
Bible Answer: James - Your learned professor's question concerning the genesis of Cain's wife is more revelatory of scriptural ignorance than scriptural knowledge and of intellectual naivete more than sophistication or academic erudition. You might ask him whether he has ever considered the possibility that she, like Cain, was a descendent of Adam and Eve. After all, the Bible is clear that Adam had other sons and daughters (Genesis 5:4) and that he lived to the ripe old age of 930 years (Genesis 5:5), during which he along with his descendents could well have been fruitful and multiplied to a considerable extent so that it is not mathematically impossible by any means that the earth could have contained thousands of human beings by the time Adam died. Your professor's argument is old hat and is neither clever nor convincing. --Hank |