Christian Wisdom & The Bible
“The single minded person does away with spiritual & secular by making all things spiritual”
Wisdom is the ability to see life from God’s perspective and then to know the best course of action to take, Ecclesiastes 8:1, TLB. “How wonderful to be wise, to understand things, to be able to analyse them and interpret them. Wisdom lights up a man’s face, softening its hardness.”
We become wiser as we become more like Christ. Luke 2:40, NIV. “And the child grew and became strong; He was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon Him.”
We can ask for God’s wisdom to guide our choices.James 1:5, TLB. “If you want to know what God wants you to do, ask Him, and He will gladly tell you, for He is always ready to give a bountiful supply of wisdom to all who ask Him; He will not resent it.”
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True wisdom does not come from men’s philosophies and ideas. , Colossians 2:8, TLB. “Don’t let others spoil your faith and joy with their philosophies, their wrong and shallow answers built on men’s thoughts and ideas, instead of on what Christ has said.”
We become like the people we associate with. Proverbs 13:20, NIV. “He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
Peer pressure often leads to bad decision making. Matthew 14:9, TLB. “The king was grieved, but because of his oath, and because he didn’t want to back down in front of his guests, he issued the necessary orders.”
Peer pressure can lead to tragic consequences. Luke 23:23-24, TLB. “But they shouted louder and louder for Jesus’ death, and their voices prevailed. So Pilate sentenced Jesus to die as they demanded.”
Men’s philosophies and ideas can ruin your faith.Colossians 2:8, TLB. “Don’t let others spoil your faith and joy with their philosophies, their wrong and shallow answers built on men’s thoughts and ideas, instead of on what Christ has said.”
Wisdom begins when we ask God to be our supply.I Kings 3:9, NIV. “So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”
God offers practical wisdom to apply to life.Psalm 119:97-98, NIV.
“Oh, how I love Your law! I meditate on it all day long. Your commands make me wiser than my enemies, for they are ever with me.”
Trust in God, He will make you truly wise.Proverbs 1:7, NIV. “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.”
Wisdom in the Dictionary
1) The ability to discern or judge what is true, right, or lasting; insight.
2) Common sense; good judgment: “It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things” (Henry David Thoreau).
3) The sum of learning through the ages; knowledge: “In those homely sayings was couched the collective wisdom of generations” (Maya Angelou).
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