End Times Prophecy Report

WISDOM: Wisdom of the World or the Wisdom of God?

WHOSE WISDOM?

THE WORLD’S OR GOD’S?

“For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.”
—1 Corinthians 3:19

PART ONE – INTRODUCTION

When talking about wisdom, there are two very different standards: the world’s and God’s. Those who are true believers know that the world’s wisdom is so much foolishness.  Those in the world cannot understand God’s Word and think it to be foolishness. Paul summed it up nicely.

“For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.”
–1 Corinthians 1:18

In fact, the first part of Paul’s first epistle to the Corinthians had a lot in it about why the world–no matter how intelligent–could not understand the Bible.

“But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.”
—1 Corinthians 2:14

(This may be why so many in the Church today cannot discern between the things of God and the things of the world; why they do not know the difference between the Holy Spirit and counterfeit spirits.)

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The world, like a headstrong teenager, thinks it knows everything which is important.  God, creator of the world and all that is in it, laughs at the arrogance of the world and the men who pretend to be so smart.

“He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.“
—Psalm 2:4-5

So, how does one proceed?

End Times Prophecy Report thought it might be a good idea to take a look at various bits and pieces of “wisdom” and compare what God’s Word has to say with what the world has to say.  These will include bits of knowledge from the past as well as the “current wisdom,” “conventional wisdom’ and other knowledge.

The world’s wisdom which is on display at so many “quote websites” which feature worldly wisdom gleaned from Great Men will also be considered.

After a thorough comparison of the world’s wisdom and God’s wisdom, perhaps the answer to the question “Whose wisdom is of value?” can be ascertained–at least for the believer.

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by Jeremiah Jameson
–with Mondo Frazier

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