Colossians 2:4-8
2:4 I say this so that no one will deceive you through arguments
that sound reasonable.
2:5 For though
I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, rejoicing to see
your morale
and the firmness of your faith in Christ.
Warnings Against the Adoption of False Philosophies
2:6 Therefore, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him,
2:7 rooted and built up in him and firm in your faith just as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
2:8 Be careful not to allow anyone to captivate you through an empty, deceitful philosophy that is according to human traditions and the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.