No love of wisdom Wisdom is the principal
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No “love of wisdom”? “Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom; yea, will all thy getting get understanding. Exalt her, and she will promote thee; she will bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her. She will give to thy head a chaplet of grace; a crown of beauty will she deliver to thee” (Prov. 4: 7 -9) Are you against Philosophy? Wisdom from God: “Get wisdom, get understanding; forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth” (Prov. 4: 5) Tradition of men: “Take heed lest there be anyone that maketh spoil of you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ” (Col. 2: 8)
The Wisdom We Seek and Receive I Corinthians 2: 6 -16
What is the Wisdom We Seek? (I Cor. 2: 7) • First spoken in a MYSTERY (hidden) what God FOREORDAINED before the ages (Rom. 16: 25) • For OUR GLORY (Eph. 1: 10 -11, Rom. 8: 29 -30; 18) • Salvation in Christ from our sins – our glorious inheritance in heaven
How Has God Imparted His Wisdom (I Cor. 2: 10 -13)? • NOT through the thinking and experience of men (v. 9) • Through the SPIRIT OF GOD 10) • Searches the Deep things of God – Revealed (v. 10 -11) • Received by the APOSTLES – stewards of the MYSTERY – speaking and teaching (v. 12 -13, I Cor. 4: 1, Jn. 16: 13, Eph. 3: 3 -6) (v.
Who Does Not Seek this Wisdom? (I Cor. 2: 6, 8) • Seeks GLORY from men – not from God (Jn. 5: 42 -44) • Do not seek TRUTH (Mk. 11: 27 -33) • Caught up with POWER – like RULERS have (v. 6, I Cor. 1: 26 -27, 4: 610) • Do not see the LORD OF GLORY in the Suffering Jesus – FOOLISHNESS (v. 8, 14)
Who Can Receive this Wisdom? (I Cor. 2: 6, 15) • The SPIRITUAL – willing to be led by the Spirit- JUDGING according to MIND OF CHRIST (v. 15, Gal. 5: 16, 18) • The MATURE – Putting to death the carnal (v. 6, I Cor. 3: 1 -3, Gal. 5: 2224, Rom. 8: 12 -14, Jms. 3: 13 -18)
Does the glory and power of Worldly Wisdom last? God’s Eternal Wisdom leads us to Eternal Glory Living According to the Spirit Revealed Gospel is Wise before God The Wisdom We Seek and Receive Decision Time: Will you become a “FOOL” before the worldly wise so you can be TRULY WISE before God? (I Cor. 3: 18)
