Precious friends, for you prayerful/Careful consideration -
Please Be Very RICHLY Encouraged and Edified!:
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Proverbs tells us that
What is in view here is not knowledge for the sake of knowledge.
Nor is it the technical knowledge required for carrying out the duties
of one’s job or profession.
The subject of the Proverbs is the knowledge of God and His Ways
and how this knowledge is to be incorporated into the individual’s
day-to-day lifestyle. The Apostle Paul also points out that the
knowledge of God is essential to having a life-style that is
pleasing to God (see Col. 1:9-10).
When the knowledge of God is correctly applied to a person’s life, it is
transformed into “wisdom” which may be referred to as “skill for Godly
living.” Engineers, doctors, lawyers, and other professionals must study
for years to gain the knowledge to enable them to engage in the
practice of their chosen line of work.
But it is not until they actually begin putting into practice what they
have learned formally that they will become proficient at what they do.
And the same is true for the carpenter, electrician, athlete, teacher,
banker, cook, salesman, delivery driver, farmer, mechanic, etc., etc.
Knowledge about how to do something does no good until one
begins doing it.
If believers are going to demonstrate godliness in their lives, they
must first learn of God and His ways and then seek to live accordingly
by putting their knowledge into practice in their thoughts, words, and
actions. When we fear something we can flee from it, fight it, or submit
to it. Of course, we know that the believer has
Being Redeemed By The Blood of Jesus Christ, every believer is Made
Completely Acceptable to the Father in His Beloved Son (Eph. 1:5-7).
Being at Peace with God (Rom. 5:1), there is no need to fear His
judgment.
However, it is proper to bow our hearts and lives to Him in
appreciation of What Christ Has Done for us and to express
awe and utmost reverence for The Magnificence of His Very
Being. This can only be truly demonstrated through submission
to His Will.
Godly living is successful living, regardless of one’s social status or
material wealth. The way of “wisdom” and the way of “foolishness”
are contrasted in Proverbs to highlight the benefits of “wisdom living”
and explain the consequences of “foolish living,” i.e., living outside of
The Will of God.
In his letter to the Galatians, Paul contrasted these two ways of
living as walking in the flesh (foolish living) and walking in the
spirit (wisdom living) {see Gal. 5:19-26}. Below are some other
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(E Bedore) Wisdom of man vs WISDOM Of God
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GRACE And Peace...
Please Be Very RICHLY Encouraged and Edified!:
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The wisdom of man vs. The Wisdom Of God
Proverbs tells us that
“the fear of The LORD is the beginning of knowledge”
(Prov. 1:7).
What is in view here is not knowledge for the sake of knowledge.
Nor is it the technical knowledge required for carrying out the duties
of one’s job or profession.
The subject of the Proverbs is the knowledge of God and His Ways
and how this knowledge is to be incorporated into the individual’s
day-to-day lifestyle. The Apostle Paul also points out that the
knowledge of God is essential to having a life-style that is
pleasing to God (see Col. 1:9-10).
When the knowledge of God is correctly applied to a person’s life, it is
transformed into “wisdom” which may be referred to as “skill for Godly
living.” Engineers, doctors, lawyers, and other professionals must study
for years to gain the knowledge to enable them to engage in the
practice of their chosen line of work.
But it is not until they actually begin putting into practice what they
have learned formally that they will become proficient at what they do.
And the same is true for the carpenter, electrician, athlete, teacher,
banker, cook, salesman, delivery driver, farmer, mechanic, etc., etc.
Knowledge about how to do something does no good until one
begins doing it.
If believers are going to demonstrate godliness in their lives, they
must first learn of God and His ways and then seek to live accordingly
by putting their knowledge into practice in their thoughts, words, and
actions. When we fear something we can flee from it, fight it, or submit
to it. Of course, we know that the believer has
“not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have
received The Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba Father”
(Rom 8:15; also see II Tim. 1:7).
Being Redeemed By The Blood of Jesus Christ, every believer is Made
Completely Acceptable to the Father in His Beloved Son (Eph. 1:5-7).
Being at Peace with God (Rom. 5:1), there is no need to fear His
judgment.
However, it is proper to bow our hearts and lives to Him in
appreciation of What Christ Has Done for us and to express
awe and utmost reverence for The Magnificence of His Very
Being. This can only be truly demonstrated through submission
to His Will.
Godly living is successful living, regardless of one’s social status or
material wealth. The way of “wisdom” and the way of “foolishness”
are contrasted in Proverbs to highlight the benefits of “wisdom living”
and explain the consequences of “foolish living,” i.e., living outside of
The Will of God.
In his letter to the Galatians, Paul contrasted these two ways of
living as walking in the flesh (foolish living) and walking in the
spirit (wisdom living) {see Gal. 5:19-26}. Below are some other
comparisons from Paul’s Epistles:
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(E Bedore) Wisdom of man vs WISDOM Of God
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GRACE And Peace...
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