Such regulations indeed have an appearance of wisdom …
Summary: Paul’s letter points us to a test for determining if a religious rule or regulation truly honors God.
If we are going to be able to recognize the kind of “rules” that Paul is talking about, we need to pay close attention to the clues Paul gives us. His first clue is that “Such regulations [aka ‘rules’] … have an appearance of wisdom …”
What does that mean?
Interestingly, the Bible has a lot to say about “wisdom.” The first thing to know about wisdom is this:
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