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Complexity that Confirms Truth

I've posted other verses of Scripture that seem to contradict each other previously, but recently thought of these two. Paul states in Col 2:23, " Such regulations ["Do not touch, taste, or eat..."] indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-imposed worship, their false humility and their harsh treatment of the body, but they lack any value in restraining sensual indulgence." Yet, in 1 Cor 9:27 he explains, " No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize."

Again, I won't explain the verses, but you should be able to read each in context and get the point, as well as discern how to integrate both of them.

What I did want to say is whenever I find verses like this, my initial reaction is: "Amazing! The wisdom of God is profound, multi-layered, and applicable to multiple areas of life. His Word is not some simplistic "how-to" book of self-help or effective human living. There is depth to truth. This complexity validates the Bible in my eyes.