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Full Idea
Henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive.
Gist of Idea
Don't be tossed to and fro with every wind of doctrine, by cunning deceptive men
Source
St Paul (10: Ephesians [c.55], 4:14)
Book Ref
'The Bible', ed/tr. the Church [Collins 1950], p.564
A Reaction
One quoted to me by a learned religious friend, in response to Idea 23767. I sympathise. I find it extraordinary the nonsense that students of philosophy can be led into, when they swallow some specious argument.
Related Idea
Idea 23767 The winds of the discussion should decide its destination [Plato]
| 8138 | Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy [Paul] |
| 23766 | Don't be tossed to and fro with every wind of doctrine, by cunning deceptive men [Paul] |
| 19945 | Jew and Greeks, bond and free, male and female, are all one in Christ [Paul] |
| 5052 | When Gentiles follow the law, they must have the law written in their hearts [Paul] |
| 7572 | Power is ordained by God, so anyone who resists power resists God, and will be damned [Paul] |
| 20695 | God's eternal power and deity are clearly seen in what has been created [Paul] |