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**NeroASERCH** · 05-21-2012, 01:01 PM

Is it folly to be wise or not?

ECC 1:18 For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

1CO 1:19: "For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent."

Yes....we must be wise...but wise in the eyes of God and not wise in the eyes of man!

It is dangerous to just quote one or two verses from the Bible and disregard the preceding verses and/or the whole context of what Jesus, the apostles or the prophets are telling us.

For example, in 1 Corinthians 1:19, it says: For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent - we have to look at the preceding verses: 1 Corinthians 1:17-18 which say: For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect. For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

The context here is that people - meaning many 'wise people like scientists, philosophers' belittle the preaching of the gospel of Jesus' sacrificial death on the cross. Instead, they believe in their own world foolish 'wisdom' that they are merely the bi-products of monkeys or apes.

So, get the context right first.....one should have the wisdom from God. When King Solomon was asked by God what he wanted most, his reply was for God to give him the wisdom because only wisdom from the above can give him the much needed resource to rule his kingdom. And with that God-given wisdom granted to him, King Solomon, had indeed ruled his kingdom bringing peace and properity to his subjects. If King Soloman himself claimed to he tbe second wisiest man that had ever lived on this earth, no one would dare to claim to be the first! [Perhaps foolish people liie Doggie, Fishy, some rotten rojak scientists or those who are drifted from the truth would stand up and claim there are the wiisiest, and I can't think of any others.]

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NeroASERCH Join Date Jul 2006 Posts 5,147 Senior Member	Is it folly to be wise or not? ECC 1:18 For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. 1CO 1:19: "For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent." Yes....we must be wise...but wise in the eyes of God and not wise in the eyes of man! It is dangerous to just quote one or two verses from the Bible and disregard the preceding verses and/or the whole context of what Jesus, the apostles or the prophets are telling us. For example, in 1 Corinthians 1:19, it says: For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent - we have to look at the preceding verses: 1 Corinthians 1:17-18 which say: For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect. For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. The context here is that people - meaning many 'wise people like scientists, philosophers' belittle the preaching of the gospel of Jesus' sacrificial death on the cross. Instead, they believe in their own world foolish 'wisdom' that they are merely the bi-products of monkeys or apes. So, get the context right first.....one should have the wisdom from God. When King Solomon was asked by God what he wanted most, his reply was for God to give him the wisdom because only wisdom from the above can give him the much needed resource to rule his kingdom. And with that God-given wisdom granted to him, King Solomon, had indeed ruled his kingdom bringing peace and properity to his subjects. If King Soloman himself claimed to he tbe second wisiest man that had ever lived on this earth, no one would dare to claim to be the first! [Perhaps foolish people liie Doggie, Fishy, some rotten rojak scientists or those who are drifted from the truth would stand up and claim there are the wiisiest, and I can't think of any others.]
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