It exalts itself or lifts itself up against the knowledge of God. So the phrase “high thing” means a wall or barrier set up to block revelation of God’s word from entering in.

Bulwark means an embankment or barricade. The Greek word for “high thing” is Hupsoma, which means an elevated structure such as a barrier, rampart, or bulwark. Casting down every “high thing” that exalts itself against the knowledge of God.

The phrase “high thing” is also used in this passage. The truth of the word then becomes ineffective in our life, because we are now believing in something that is not in line with the word of God.

We depart from Bible truth about the finished work of Christ and embrace rationalizations. We theorize that it’s God’s will to heal sometimes and sometimes it isn’t. These scriptures are making reference to the work of Christ at Calvary.īut then someone gets sick and fails to get healed and we begin to create rationalizations. It must have been God’s will for us to be healthy and whole. Notice that both scriptures are in the past tense. In 1 Peter 2:24 it says that by His stripes you were healed. The Bible says in Matthew 8:17 that Jesus took our infirmities and bare our sicknesses. We desperately need to know the difference between the two. Many of the things we believe as Christians are based on rationalizations, rather than truth. I believe an even better rendering is rationalizations. He uses the phrase” casting down imaginations.” What is an imagination? The word comes from the Greek word “logismos” which means logic, reasonings, or reckonings. Let’s look at the other words mentioned in this passage. The more we receive it the freer we become. We continue in the word so that we can receive God's truth. He said “If you continue in my word.” The word “if” is key here. John 8:32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. John 8:31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed It is the truth of God’s word that will make us free. That’s what is a spiritual stronghold is generally believed to be referring to. So in this context a stronghold would be a system or pattern of thinking that is contrary to the truth of God’s word. What are these fortresses or strongholds trying to keep out? They are designed to keep out revelation of the word of God. A fortress, of course, is a strong defense built to keep something out. The weapons of our warfare are mighty to the pulling down of fortresses. The Greek word translated here as “strongholds” means fortresses or fortified places.

And he says in verse 4 that the weapons of our warfare are mighty through God to the pulling down, or destruction, of these things. In many ways they refer to the same thing, since they all have to do with thoughts. Paul, the author of this letter to the Corinthians, is talking about four related things: strongholds, imaginations, high things, and thoughts. What is this passage of scripture talking about? If we look closely we can understand. 2 Corinthians 10:3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:Ģ Corinthians 10:4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds )Ģ Corinthians 10:5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ

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