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The lecturer states she “would contend that only a believer is able to truly love wisdom as God created us to love.” Do you agree or disagree? Explain.
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The world’s view (non-believers) of love and wisdom doesn’t come close to the true love and wisdom that believers experience. True love and wisdom come from God. God is love. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.
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Yes, I agree. Our minds were created by God in a specific and delicate way. Only through His truths and path to understanding will we be fully capable of reaching true wisdom. He put a love for and longing for wisdom within us. As it says in Proverbs 9:10, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.” As we believe in Him and seek His truth, we long to know more and grow in understanding.
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I agree. Wisdom is the ability to show discernment and reflect moral judgement and reproach even in one’s own life. Someone who loves God will want to apply true wisdom to their own life and sometimes that means correction. A person would openly welcome correction or pruning through Wisdom if the love and adoration of God was their top priority.
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I agree with her statement that “only a believer can truly love wisdom the way God created us to love.” I’d never really thought about this until she said it in her lecture, but Wisdom comes from God, so we only truly “see” truth, beauty, and wisdom with the eyes of Christ. For those who don’t know God, they are only able to see part of the picture, but as Christian believers, we can see and understand the depth of God’s love and have a love for wisdom otherwise unattainable.
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“For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.” Proverbs 2:6
I do agree that “only a believer is able to truly love wisdom as God created us to love”. Since all wisdom and truth come from God, those who seek wisdom, but do so without faith and belief in God will not find it. Seeking God first is the only way to understanding. Loving God is the only way to truly love wisdom.