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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Y2K" data-source="post: 10867335" data-attributes="member: 35049">The apostle Paul, who may have been well-educated, see Paul of Tarsus and Judaism for details, wrote that Christians should beware that they are not taken captive by worldly philosophy (compare to sophistry or Hellenistic Judaism) that did not accord with Christ (Colossians 2:8). This same sentiment is given in the book of Proverbs, when it says "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;" (see Prov. 1:7) The book of Proverbs itself might be considered philosophical in nature as it is commonly referred to as "wisdom literature."  Thomas Aquinas, an influential Catholic philosopher, presented five arguments for God's existence in the Summa Theologica. Evangelical Christian apologist Norman Geisler composed an essay entitled "Beware of Philosophy: A Warning to Biblical Scholars," which exhorts Christians to beware philosophical systems that ultimately result in unorthodox theological views but also suggests that Christian scholars unite philosophical and theological studies so that unorthodox philosophies can be detected and eschewed. Many Christians understand the Bible to command the defense of the Christian faith when it says that one should "always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have" (1 Peter 3:15) . Some believers assert that a proper view of faith involves not simply accepting that what the Bible says is true, nor only trusting that God exists, but actually trusting in God and living a life in accordance with the teachings of Jesus Christ, citing as an example that Satan's mere knowledge of God is insufficient for his own salvation (James 2:19). <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/yes.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":yes:" title="Yes    :yes:" data-shortname=":yes:" /></blockquote>

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