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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 lecturer states she “would contend that only a believer can truly love wisdom as God created us to love.” I agree with her statement because internalizing scripture provides the knowledge that God has given as a guide in everyday life experiences, and reading scripture or quoting scripture shows that we treasure the words and wisdom that God has shared with us. He did this because he loves us, and we demonstrate appreciation for this gift by passing it on as we would a family heirloom. As Christian educators, our enthusiasm and passion for scripture fill a classroom as we infuse scripture into our lessons, conversations, and relationships.
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The lecturer can back this statement with scriptures. I am reminded of James 3:13-18. “Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.” In sum, God as the author of love demonstrates to us that wisdom that causes strife and is without love is not of His origin. But true Godly wisdom is an expression of his nature (fruits of the spirit) and his all-encompassing love.
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Yes, believers, who accept and follow the teachings of their faith, are in a better position to understand and love true wisdom as God intended. Believers may contend that spiritual discernment is necessary to grasp the deeper, spiritual dimensions of wisdom, and only those who have faith possess this discernment.
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Agree. God is the author and provider of truth and the giver of wisdom. We must seek Him and He will give us wisdom if we ask.
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I would agree if I were referring only to Biblical wisdom.
I do think non-believers can appreciate wisdom, philosophy, and education without God. I’d even say, many use that as their god/self-sufficiency.
However, back to Biblical wisdom, of course you can’t truly appreciate it without a love and understanding of God. You can’t truly love a masterpiece of art if half of the piece is missing—to understand all the intricacies every inch of the artwork must be there. As our love and understanding (wisdom) of Christ grows, our appreciation of all he does and creates grows.