Stressing the need to have tight control over what we allow ourselves to think about, Paul stated: “We are overturning reasonings and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God; and we are bringing every thought into captivity to make it obedient to the Christ. ”
Uzsvērdams, cik svarīgi ir sekot tam, par ko mēs ļaujam sev domāt, Pāvils norāda: ” Mēs apgāžam spriedumus un augstus prātojumus, kas paceļas pret zināšanām par Dievu, un sagūstām it visas domas, lai tās būtu paklausīgas Kristum. ”