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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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I agree. I think that when we are saved and have come to the knowledge of Jusus sacrifice on the cross for us, the Holy Spirit indwells us and gives us wisdom and discernment that people that do not know the Lord don’t have thus enabling us to truly appreciate God’s wisdom and to keep on seeking Him and His Word as we grow in Him
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Yes, I agree with her statement. Psalm 110:10 reads, “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding.” Proverbs 14:27 also says, “The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, that one may turn away from the snares of death.” A believer who has tasted and seen that the LORD is good (Ps 34:8) is only able to love wisdom because he or she loves the Source of all wisdom — Jesus Himself. Jesus is “the wisdom of God” (1 Cor 2:24), “in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge” (Col 2:3). An unbeliever does not truly love wisdom because he or she is rejecting Jesus who is the Source and Fountain of all wisdom. True wisdom in Jesus Christ is “foolishness” and a “stumbling block” to unbelievers (1 Cor 1:23), but it is the very “power of God” to believers (1 Cor 1:24).
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Yes I definitely agree. If we are not believers then how can we understand and love wisdom as our God intended us too? It is a beautiful thing to see all things through His view. I believe He created us in his image to love wisdom and expand on the bedrock of His teachings.
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I believe the lecturer is coming from a solid standpoint. I appreciate how she goes about focusing on the word philosophy and then connects that with this statement. Christ has called us to: “Love our neighbor as ourselves,” and to “Love one another just as Christ loved us.” In the same way that we mimic Christ in love for others, expressing that through Christian Education, we should also mimic His love for wisdom. Though Christ is omniscient, He still went to His Father’s house to learn and fellowship with Him. We too should love Godly wisdom and desire to grow in it.
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I would agree with the lecturer. As she stated, God is the bedrock. He is where our truth begins. Everything we do is because of Him.
