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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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Yes. I agree. “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.”(Proverbs 9:10, NIV). True wisdom begins with showing deep respect and honor for God. Only believers, who have a relationship with God through faith, can fully understand and appreciate the source of wisdom.
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I agree with the statement. The Bible states that true wisdom (not the world’s “wisdom”) comes from God alone. A person outside of a personal relationship with God would have no way to love anything that comes from Him – insofar as God loves it.
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All humans are created in the image of God. As such, we can all love and seek wisdom. It is our belief in God which guides us towards more godly wisdom.
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Yes. 1 Cor 3:19 says that worldly wisdom is foolishness in Gods sight, James 1:5 tells us to ask God for wisdom. Wisdom is of God, God is love, we love God for who He is. We as Christians trust God; so loving Godly wisdom is loving His perspective on everything. I need it, I desire it.
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I agree with that because only believers in Christ are spiritually alive and in tune with the true God of the universe who at His core is love. The love He gives us for Himself, for His word and His world and for others is a gift of His grace. He alone can open our eyes to truly see Him and His wisdom and to understand and appropriate it. Wisdom is knowledge applied correctly as God intended it to be applied. There is a “wisdom” of the world, but it is limited, short-sighted and tends to be self-centered. Many philosophers and sages down through the ages claimed to be wise or had others call them wise, but only those who knew and loved God had the depth of wisdom and the loving presence of the Holy Spirit in their lives to use that wisdom for the good of others instead of just “navel-gazing” or “pontificating.” The Word of God says that we are “dead” spiritually – “And you who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with Him…” (Col. 2:13) One who is spiritually dead is not able to understand or comprehend God, and since God our Creator is the source of all wisdom, it is only in Him that we can truly have the wisdom He wants to give us.
He warns us through Paul to “See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.” (Col. 2:8) Philosophy and wisdom of the world is corrupted, deceitful and leads us away from God because it does not submit itself to the truth of God, but is in rebellion against Him. Yes, there is the “common grace” all people share since we are all made in the image of God, so there may be touches of His truth in what people without God think, say and teach, but without the enlightenment of the Holy Spirit, it falls short of God’s Wisdom. His children love Him and therefore love His wisdom in a way that others cannot.