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Proverbs of a 40 yr old man
Human wisdom is proud and jealous. Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. It is the cause of disagreement and not peace. Where this wisdom is, there will be confusion. The ambition of man tends to destroy life with God. The works of this wisdom are bad and of no worth. No real benefit for the church can come from them. They do nothing to help Christians and build the church. These works just destroy the unity that ought to be there. The wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.” The LORD knows the thoughts of the wise; he knows they are worthless.” So let no one boast in men. For all things are yours, everything belongs to you, and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God. There is the true wisdom that comes from above. This wisdom that comes from God is so different. It is a gift from God. It is not what a person can achieve. It is not of this world. The wisdom of God is pure. It is clean and has no selfish ambition. It is holy, as God himself is holy. Its peace-making. It brings people closer together and nearer to God. It does not fight but brings peace. Its gentle. It is fair and kind. It knows the weakness of human beings and helps them. It does not insist on its own rights. It is always ready to help and not to blame. Open to reason. It is easy to approach it. It will listen to what other people say. Full of mercy and good fruits. It helps those who suffer. And it has sympathy for all those who are sad. It has the pity and the love to do good for them and all people. Fair to all. It shows respect for all people. It does not make distinctions. It does not do things from prejudice. It is sure about what is true. It has good standards that do not change. Real and sincere. It is honest. It does not pretend or act a part. It is sincere in all that it does and with all people. It does not work for its own benefit. To have the wisdom of God we need the mind of Christ. The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned. The spiritual person judges all things, but is himself to be judged by no one. “For who has understood the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?” But we have the mind of Christ.
Study James 3:17
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