| Worlds Of Wisdom |
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Out of the heart flow the issues of life. Its the hidden man of the heart who is God's greatest concern and that is what ours should be as we learn His Language and learn to walk in His wisdom. His wisdom comes from Him and bears good, easy to be enjoyed, peaceable fruit. His wisdom can be seen outwardly in conduct and sincerity. There is a rest in the Wisdom of God knowing that He is in control. JAMES 3:13 & 17
(KJV)
13 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
(TLB)
If you are wise, live a life of steady goodness so that only good deeds will pour forth. And if you don't brag about them, then you will be truly wise!
(Phillips)
But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure and full of quiet gentleness. Then it is peace-loving and courteous. It allows discussion and is willing to yield to others; it is full of mercy and good deeds. It is wholehearted and straightforward and sincere. Are there some wise and understanding men among you? Then your lives will be an example of the humility that is born of true wisdom.
(Cressman)
The wisdom that comes from God is first utterly pure, then peace-loving, gentle approachable, full of tolerant thoughts and kindly actions, with no breath of favoritism or hint of hypocrisy Who among you is wise and knows about things? He should show what he knows by his good life. He will not be proud because he is wise.
First of all, when God makes people wise, they are holy. They do not fight. They are gentile. They listen to what other people say. They are very kind and do many things. They do not quarrel. They do not say what is not true. This is God's wisdom, this is God's Honey, ever in you, a well of water springing up into eternal life. Look at the ways of God's wisdom. "They are Holy". "They do not fight". "They are Gentle". "They listen". I like that. I like the fact that they listen. If they listen they listen to God, right? If they listen to God they hear God! If they listen to God, they hear God, if they hear God they know God, if they know God, they are known by God. Now that we have a good working definition of both kinds of wisdom, it's time for a question or two.
Which would you say generates "the wisdom of the world"? Which answer would cause envy, jealousy, strife, ambition, competition etc.?
Which would you say generates "the wisdom of the world"? Which answer would cause envy, jealousy, strife, ambition, competition etc.? Which would you say generates "the wisdom of the world"? Which answer would cause envy, jealousy, strife, ambition, competition etc.? |