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Job 28:28 says, “And [God] said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
There has been a focus of late on what our institutions of learning should provide their students with. Up to this point, it was commonly believed that these institutions of learning are just that…institutions of learning. But it seems that those whom we normally would not associate with learning as far as God is concerned, have tried to expand the boundaries to acquiring knowledge beyond what is needed to live under God, in effect maybe to cause some to turn away from Him.
And some who go to these institutes of learning may already be predisposed toward behavior which turns them away from God, so they would be willing to listen to those who, while not saying outright perhaps, may encourage them and confirm their assumptions and assure them that there are others who believe in the same immorally depraved things that they believe, so it is OK to go out into the world amidst those who truly are God-fearing and offer to them alternatives that defy God himself.
Jesus warned us to judge not, that we be judged, but the corollary to that is to judge others as we would want others to judge us. So, if we are to rightfully judge others, we should have enough wisdom to discern right from wrong under God and proceed accordingly. Anyone who strives to make judgments under God has a big responsibility.
Traditionally, institutes of learning have been set up to impart knowledge that can be used to make a positive difference in the world, that would satisfy these institutes’ moral objectives. It seems lately that others have different ideas on what these institutes should provide for their students’ learning. They insist, for instance, that these institutes should invite speakers who have aligned themselves with hate groups and with individuals who, despite what Galatians 3:28 says, put themselves above others as if they were to be regarded as a master race. They wish that these speakers be in front of an audience in these institutes and spew their hatred and visions of superiority.
But we have also seen that the Bible is timeless. The things the Bible has taught when it was written 2,000 to 5,000 years ago, holds true today. So, what 2 Timothy 3:16 said about the Scriptures 2,000 some-odd years ago, that they are for our teaching, reproof, correction and training in righteousness, still applies today.
So if we were to narrow it down to one passage in the Bible that would be appropriate in terms of those who may wish to speak at institutes of learning to spew their hatred and visions of superiority, what would it be? How about Proverbs 10:8 which says, “The wise of heart will receive commandments, BUT A BABBLING FOOL WILL COME TO RUIN”? So, if institutes of learning, who wish to impart knowledge that students may use to live with and promote values under God, could they accomplish that by inviting babbling fools to speak to the students and to others in the audience?
First comes knowledge, then comes wisdom. Without knowledge, it would be impossible to have wisdom since wisdom, the ability to discern between things, cannot be acquired unless you first learn those things that would require you to discern between, i.e. the wisdom to know the difference.
What will students learn from the babbling fools? Will they have acquired enough knowledge up to that point, that they have the wisdom to see that the babbling fools speaking to them in auditoriums are just that, and as such they are to be avoided? Or will some of these students, not having acquired enough knowledge to exercise wisdom, believe that the babbling fools are showing them a new way of seeing things and of living, perhaps, and since they are speaking at the institute the students are attending, the institutes themselves are promoting this? Or will some of these students have the wisdom to realize that their institutes have put these babbling fools in front of them to make them aware that beyond what they read in the books and other media, and what they hear from their professors, are really bad people out there that they must be aware of?
But we must be mindful that the Bible tells us, in 2 John 10, not to let into your house a person who does not bring the teachings of the Bible. Clearly, things like hatred and visions of superiority are not teachings that are found in the Bible. If you do not let these people into your house, should you let them into your institutes of learning?
Look at it another way: There are found in the gutter in the streets things that you wouldn’t want to bring into your house. Why then, for that matter, would you want to see babbling fools in a place of learning?
There has been a focus of late on what our institutions of learning should provide their students with. Up to this point, it was commonly believed that these institutions of learning are just that…institutions of learning. But it seems that those whom we normally would not associate with learning as far as God is concerned, have tried to expand the boundaries to acquiring knowledge beyond what is needed to live under God, in effect maybe to cause some to turn away from Him.
And some who go to these institutes of learning may already be predisposed toward behavior which turns them away from God, so they would be willing to listen to those who, while not saying outright perhaps, may encourage them and confirm their assumptions and assure them that there are others who believe in the same immorally depraved things that they believe, so it is OK to go out into the world amidst those who truly are God-fearing and offer to them alternatives that defy God himself.
Jesus warned us to judge not, that we be judged, but the corollary to that is to judge others as we would want others to judge us. So, if we are to rightfully judge others, we should have enough wisdom to discern right from wrong under God and proceed accordingly. Anyone who strives to make judgments under God has a big responsibility.
Traditionally, institutes of learning have been set up to impart knowledge that can be used to make a positive difference in the world, that would satisfy these institutes’ moral objectives. It seems lately that others have different ideas on what these institutes should provide for their students’ learning. They insist, for instance, that these institutes should invite speakers who have aligned themselves with hate groups and with individuals who, despite what Galatians 3:28 says, put themselves above others as if they were to be regarded as a master race. They wish that these speakers be in front of an audience in these institutes and spew their hatred and visions of superiority.
But we have also seen that the Bible is timeless. The things the Bible has taught when it was written 2,000 to 5,000 years ago, holds true today. So, what 2 Timothy 3:16 said about the Scriptures 2,000 some-odd years ago, that they are for our teaching, reproof, correction and training in righteousness, still applies today.
So if we were to narrow it down to one passage in the Bible that would be appropriate in terms of those who may wish to speak at institutes of learning to spew their hatred and visions of superiority, what would it be? How about Proverbs 10:8 which says, “The wise of heart will receive commandments, BUT A BABBLING FOOL WILL COME TO RUIN”? So, if institutes of learning, who wish to impart knowledge that students may use to live with and promote values under God, could they accomplish that by inviting babbling fools to speak to the students and to others in the audience?
First comes knowledge, then comes wisdom. Without knowledge, it would be impossible to have wisdom since wisdom, the ability to discern between things, cannot be acquired unless you first learn those things that would require you to discern between, i.e. the wisdom to know the difference.
What will students learn from the babbling fools? Will they have acquired enough knowledge up to that point, that they have the wisdom to see that the babbling fools speaking to them in auditoriums are just that, and as such they are to be avoided? Or will some of these students, not having acquired enough knowledge to exercise wisdom, believe that the babbling fools are showing them a new way of seeing things and of living, perhaps, and since they are speaking at the institute the students are attending, the institutes themselves are promoting this? Or will some of these students have the wisdom to realize that their institutes have put these babbling fools in front of them to make them aware that beyond what they read in the books and other media, and what they hear from their professors, are really bad people out there that they must be aware of?
But we must be mindful that the Bible tells us, in 2 John 10, not to let into your house a person who does not bring the teachings of the Bible. Clearly, things like hatred and visions of superiority are not teachings that are found in the Bible. If you do not let these people into your house, should you let them into your institutes of learning?
Look at it another way: There are found in the gutter in the streets things that you wouldn’t want to bring into your house. Why then, for that matter, would you want to see babbling fools in a place of learning?