Wisdom and Understanding: Sources and Distinctions
Pursuing wisdom intentionally in humility, avoiding selfish ambition, and recognizing the two sources of wisdom from the world and God. The contrast between true wisdom and foolish ideas, highlighting the importance of living a good life rooted in humility and deeds.
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*Dont sweat the petty things; and dont pet the sweaty things. *I doubt, therefore, I might be. *If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you. *Men are from earth. Women are from earth. Deal with it. *Before man invented drawing boards, what did they go back to? *If you tried to fail, and succeed, which have you done? *If it weren t for electricity, we d be watching our TIVO on our flat-screens by candlelight. *Misery doesn t love company. Misery doesn t love anything. *It s true that you can t take it with you, but you ought to remember that how you got it may determine where you go. *The tongue weighs almost nothing, but so few people can hold it.
Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. Such "wisdom" does not come down from heaven but is earthly, W ise? unspiritual, of the devil. For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice. W ise?
W isdom must be pursued intentionally W isdom must be pursued intentionally by every believer. by every believer.
The fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom. ~Genesis 3:6 E ver since the G arden, there have been two sources of W isdom the E ver since the G arden, there have been two sources of W isdom - - the world world and and G od G od
Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn t worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. As a result, their minds became dark and confused. Claiming to be wise, they instead became utter fools. ~Romans 1:21f (NLT)
Two Distinctions... T rue W isdom is not baptized personal T rue W isdom is not baptized personal ambition T rue W isdom is not simply the accumulation of T rue W isdom is not simply the accumulation of knowledge ambition.. knowledge.. by his good life, by deeds done in the humility... envyand selfish ambition...
But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. ~James 3:17
H eavens W isdom practices H eaven s W isdom practices humility humility.. The trajectory of God s Wisdom is not inclined toward Dogmatism.
Submission is the ability to lay down the terrible burden of always needing to get our own way.... Frankly, most things in life are not nearly so important as we think they are. Our lives will not come to an end if this or that does not happen. If you will watch these things you will see, for example, that almost all church fights and splits occur because people do not have the freedom to give in to each other. We insist that a critical issue is at stake; we are fighting for a sacred principle. Perhaps that is true. Usually it is not. ~Richard Foster, The Celebration of Discipline
H eavens W isdom promotes what H eaven s W isdom promotes what matters matters.. every evilpractice God s Wisdom does not become preoccupied with petty things.
H eavens W isdom produces H eaven s W isdom produces peace peace.. Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from the heart. ~I Peter 1:22 The wisdom from above will deepen your relationships, not fragment them.
Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousness. ~James 3:18 peace peace
