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2 Korintus 10:5
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Kami mematahkan setiap siasat orang dan merubuhkan setiap kubu yang dibangun oleh keangkuhan manusia untuk menentang pengenalan akan Allah. Kami menawan segala pikiran dan menaklukkannya kepada Kristus,
menjatuhkan segala bicara orang, dan segala perkara yang melawan makrifat Allah, dan kami menawan tiap-tiap pikiran bertaat kepada Kristus;
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
down: Luke 1:51, Acts 4:25, Acts 4:26, Romans 1:21, 1 Corinthians 1:19, 1 Corinthians 1:27-29, 1 Corinthians 3:19
imaginations: or, reasonings
and every: Exodus 5:2, Exodus 9:16, Exodus 9:17, 2 Kings 19:22, 2 Kings 19:28, Job 40:11, Job 40:12, Job 42:6, Psalms 10:4, Psalms 18:27, Isaiah 2:11, Isaiah 2:12, Isaiah 2:17, Isaiah 60:14, Ezekiel 17:24, Daniel 4:37, Daniel 5:23-30, Acts 9:4-6, Philippians 3:4-9, 2 Thessalonians 2:4, 2 Thessalonians 2:8
bringing: Matthew 11:29, Matthew 11:30, Romans 7:23
every thought: Genesis 8:21, Deuteronomy 15:9, Psalms 139:2, Proverbs 15:26, Proverbs 24:9, Isaiah 55:7, Isaiah 59:7, Jeremiah 4:14, Matthew 15:19, Hebrews 4:12
the obedience: Psalms 18:44, Psalms 110:2, Psalms 110:3, Romans 1:5, Romans 16:26, Hebrews 5:9, 1 Peter 1:2, 1 Peter 1:14, 1 Peter 1:15, 1 Peter 1:22
Reciprocal: Numbers 32:27 - armed Deuteronomy 29:19 - though I walk Joshua 6:5 - and the wall Joshua 6:20 - the wall Judges 7:2 - too many 1 Samuel 17:39 - put them off Psalms 119:113 - hate Isaiah 2:14 - General Isaiah 14:2 - and they Isaiah 25:12 - the fortress Isaiah 41:15 - thou shalt Jeremiah 1:10 - to root out Jeremiah 3:17 - walk Jeremiah 7:23 - Obey Jeremiah 23:29 - like as Daniel 2:45 - without hands Hosea 7:15 - imagine Nahum 1:9 - do Zechariah 4:6 - Not Zechariah 9:10 - I will Zechariah 9:14 - blow Zechariah 10:4 - of him came forth Mark 2:6 - and reasoning Mark 7:22 - pride Luke 4:32 - General Acts 13:12 - being Romans 1:16 - for it is Romans 1:28 - as they did Romans 6:17 - but ye Romans 11:20 - Be Romans 15:18 - to make 1 Corinthians 4:20 - General 1 Corinthians 9:7 - goeth 2 Corinthians 6:7 - the power 2 Corinthians 7:15 - the obedience 2 Corinthians 9:13 - professed 2 Corinthians 12:7 - lest Galatians 3:1 - ye Galatians 5:7 - obey Ephesians 3:7 - by Colossians 2:8 - philosophy 1 Thessalonians 1:5 - but 2 Thessalonians 1:8 - and that Hebrews 11:8 - obeyed Hebrews 11:30 - General
Cross-References
These are the generations of the sonnes of Noah, Sem, Ham, and Iapheth: and vnto them were chyldren borne after the fludde.
The same began to be mightie in the earth, for he was a mightie hunter before the Lorde: Wherfore it is sayde, Euen as Nimrod the mightie hunter before the Lorde.
These are the children of Ham in their kinredes, in their tongues, countreys, and in their nations.
Unto Heber also were borne two sonnes: the name of the one was Peleg, for in his dayes was the earth deuided, and his brothers name was Iactan.
The kyng of Tharsis and of the Iles shall offer presentes: the kynges of Sheba & Seba shall bring giftes.
Wherefore prayse ye the Lorde in the valleys, euen the name of the Lorde God of Israel in the Iles of the sea.
Beholde, all people are in comparison of hym as a droppe of a bucket full, and are counted as the least thyng that the ballaunce wayeth: yea and the Isles he taketh vp as a very litle thyng.
The Isles sawe and did feare, and the endes of the earth were abashed, drewe nye, and came hither.
He shall not be pensiue nor carefull, that he may restore righteousnesse vnto the earth: and the gentiles also shall loke for his lawes.
Sing vnto the Lorde a newe song of thankesgeuing, blowe out his prayse from the ende of the worlde: they that be vpon the sea, and all that is therein prayse hym, the Isles and they that dwell in them.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Casting down imaginations,.... Or "reasonings"; the carnal reasonings of the minds of natural men against God, his providences and purposes, against Christ, and the methods of salvation, and every truth of the Gospel; which are all disproved, silenced, and confounded, by the preaching of the word, which though reckoned the foolishness and weakness of God, appears to be wiser and stronger than men; and whereby the wisdom of the wise is destroyed, and the understanding of the prudent brought to nothing:
and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God; every proud thought of the heart, every great swelling word of vanity, every big look, even all the lofty looks and haughtiness of men, with every airy flight, and high towering imagination, reasoning, and argument advanced against the Gospel of Christ; which is here meant by the knowledge of God, and so called, because it is the means of leading souls into the knowledge of God, even into a better knowledge of him than can be attained to, either by the light of nature, or law of Moses; to a knowledge of him, and acquaintance with him in Christ the Mediator, in whom the light of the knowledge of the glory of God is given; and with which knowledge of God eternal life is connected, yea, in this it consists; it is the beginning of it, and will issue in it.
And bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; or "carrying captive the whole understanding"; that is, so illustrating it with divine light, that it clearly sees Christ to be the alone, able, willing, full, and suitable Saviour, and so becomes obedient to him, both as a Saviour and a King; such an enlightened soul looks to him alone for life and salvation, ventures on him, and relies upon him, and is desirous and willing to be saved by him in his own way; he receives and embraces all his truths and doctrines with faith and love, and obeys them from the heart, and cheerfully and willingly submits to all his commands and ordinances; for though he is taken by the grace of God, and all his strong holds, reasonings, and high thoughts are demolished by the power of God in the Gospel, and he himself is carried captive, yet not against, but with his will, to be a voluntary subject of Christ, and cheerfully to submit to the sceptre of his kingdom.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Casting down imaginations - Margin, reasonings. The word is probably used here in the sense of device, and refers to all the plans of a wicked world; the various systems of false philosophy; and the reasonings of the enemies of the gospel. The various systems of false philosophy were so intrenched that they might be called the stronghold of the enemies of God. The foes of Christianity pretend to a great deal of reason, and rely on that in resisting the gospel.
And every high thing ... - Every exalted opinion respecting the dignity and purity of human nature; all the pride of the human heart and of the understanding. All this is opposed to the knowledge of God, and all exalts itself into a vain self-confidence. People entertain vain and unfounded opinions respecting their own excellency, and they feel that they do not need the provisions of the gospel and are unwilling to submit to God.
And bringing into captivity ... - The figure here is evidently taken from military conquests. The idea is, that all the strongholds of paganism, and pride, and sin would be demolished; and that when this was done, like throwing down the walls of a city or making a breach, all the plans and purposes of the soul, the reason, the imagination, and all the powers of the mind would be subdued or led in triumph by the gospel, like the inhabitants of a captured city. Christ was the great Captain in this warfare. In his name the battle was waged, and by his power the victory was won. The captives were made for him and under his authority; and all were to be subject to his control. Every power of thought in the pagan world; all the systems of philosophy and all forms of opinion among people; all the purposes of the soul; all the powers of reason, memory, judgment, fancy in an individual, were all to come under the laws of Christ, All doctrines were to be in accordance with his will; philosophy should no longer control them, but they should be subject to the will of Christ. All the plans of life should be controlled by the will of Christ, and formed and executed under his control - as captives are led by a conqueror. All the emotions and feelings of the heart should be controlled by him, and led by him as a captive is led by a victor. The sense is, that it was the aim and purpose of Paul to accomplish this, and that it would certainly be done. The strongholds of philosophy, paganism, and sin should be demolished, and all the opinions, plans, and purposes of the world should become subject to the all-conquering Redeemer.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 2 Corinthians 10:5. Casting down imaginations — δογισμους. Reasonings or opinions. The Greek philosophers valued themselves especially on their ethic systems, in which their reasonings appeared to be very profound and conclusive; but they were obliged to assume principles which were either such as did not exist, or were false in themselves, as the whole of their mythologic system most evidently was: truly, from what remains of them we see that their metaphysics were generally bombast; and as to their philosophy, it was in general good for nothing. When the apostles came against their gods many and their lords many with the ONE SUPREME and ETERNAL BEING, they were confounded, scattered, annihilated; when they came against their various modes of purifying the mind-their sacrificial and mediatorial system, with the LORD JESUS CHRIST, his agony and bloody sweat, his cross and passion, his death and burial, and his glorious resurrection and ascension, they sunk before them, and appeared to be what they really were, as dust upon the balance, and lighter than vanity.
Every high thing — Even the pretendedly sublime doctrines, for instance, of Plato, Aristotle, and the Stoics in general, fell before the simple preaching of Christ crucified.
The knowledge of God — The doctrine of the unity and eternity of the Divine nature, which was opposed by the plurality of their idols, and the generation of their gods, and their men-made deities. It is amazing how feeble a resistance heathenism made, by argument or reasoning, against the doctrine of the Gospel! It instantly shrunk from the Divine light, and called on the secular power to contend for it! Popery sunk before Protestantism in the same way, and defended itself by the same means. The apostles destroyed heathenism wherever they came; the Protestants confuted popery wherever their voice was permitted to be heard.
Bringing into captivity every thought — HEATHENISM could not recover itself; in vain did its thousands of altars smoke with reiterated hecatombs, their demons were silent, and their idols were proved to be nothing in the world. POPERY could never, by any power of self-reviviscence, restore itself after its defeat by the Reformation: it had no Scripture, consecutively understood; no reason, no argument; in vain were its bells rung, its candles lighted, its auto da fe's exhibited; in vain did its fires blaze; and in vain were innumerable human victims immolated on its altars! The light of God penetrated its hidden works of darkness, and dragged its three-headed Cerberus into open day; the monster sickened, vomited his henbane, and fled for refuge to his native shades.
The obedience of Christ — Subjection to idols was annihilated by the progress of the Gospel among the heathens; and they soon had but one Lord, and his name one. In like manner the doctrines of the reformation, mighty through God, pulled down-demolished and brought into captivity, the whole papal system; and instead of obedience to the pope, the pretended vicar of God upon earth, obedience to Christ, as the sole almighty Head of the Church, was established, particularly in Great Britain, where it continues to prevail. Hallelujah! the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth!
