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Wisdom Of World God
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Hi, I'm Dave DeWitt, and today I'd like to talk about the difference between the wisdom
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of the world and the wisdom of God.
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What I want to do is list without comment 30 differences between the wisdom of the world
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and the wisdom of God, and for the wisdom of God, I'll list a couple of Bible references.
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All right, here we go.
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Number one, worldly wisdom says everything evolved naturally.
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Godly wisdom says everything was created supernaturally, Genesis 1.1, Psalm 104, 5-9, Matthew 19.4.
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Number two, worldly wisdom says there's no such thing as sin, only malevolence, and people
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are basically good.
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The problem is just ignorance, and the solution is education.
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Godly wisdom says the heart is more deceitful than all else and desperately sick, and all
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have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, Jeremiah 17.9 and Romans 3.23.
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Number three, worldly wisdom says there can be value in religious forms themselves, like
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icons and liturgies.
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Godly wisdom says there's no value in religious forms themselves, Isaiah 1.11-15, Jeremiah
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10.2-8, and John 4, the woman at the well.
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Number four, worldly wisdom says pride is a virtue.
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Godly wisdom says pride is a sin, Isaiah 66.1-2, 1 John 2.16.
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Number five, worldly wisdom says we don't need to be perfect.
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Godly wisdom says we do need to be perfect, Matthew 5.48, Ephesians 5.27.
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Number six, worldly wisdom says love your friends such as those in your own group.
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Godly wisdom says love your enemies, Matthew 5.43-47.
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Number seven, worldly wisdom says your efforts, or the government, will supply your needs.
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Godly wisdom says God supplies your needs, Matthew 6.25-26.
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Number eight, worldly wisdom says I should change others to my way of thinking.
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Godly wisdom says I should change myself to God's way of thinking, Isaiah 6.6, 2 Corinthians
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10.5.
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Number nine, worldly wisdom says truth is relative.
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What's true for one is not necessarily true for others.
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Godly wisdom says truth is absolute.
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What's true for one is true for everybody, Romans 1.18 and 9.25.
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Number ten, worldly wisdom says fear lots of things, but don't fear God.
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Worldly wisdom says fear God, Ecclesiastes 3.13, Matthew 10.28.
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Number eleven, worldly wisdom says good religious leaders bring peace.
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Godly wisdom says good religious leaders cause conflict, Matthew 10.34, 37, 2 Corinthians 7, 8, 10.
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Number twelve, worldly wisdom says to save yourself.
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Godly wisdom says to lose yourself, Matthew 16.25.
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Number thirteen, worldly wisdom changes continually.
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Godly wisdom never changes, Malachi 3.6, Hebrews 13, 8, James 1.17.
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Number fourteen, worldly wisdom says it's good to be wealthy.
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Godly wisdom says it's good to be poor, Luke 6.29, 58, Philippians 3.8.
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Number fifteen, worldly wisdom says I give to someone because it's good for them.
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Godly wisdom says I give to someone because it's good for me, Matthew 12.42-43, Luke 6.38.
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Number sixteen, worldly wisdom says you can keep some things a secret.
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Godly wisdom says every secret will be revealed, Luke 12.2-3, Romans 2.16.
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Number seventeen, worldly wisdom says there are many ways to God.
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Godly wisdom says there's only one way to God, John 14.6, Acts 4.12.
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Worldly wisdom says unity is when we tolerate each other's viewpoint.
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Godly wisdom says unity is when we agree with God, 1 Corinthians 1.10, 1 Timothy 6.3-5.
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Nineteen, worldly wisdom concerning sex says if it feels good, do it.
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Godly wisdom says sex is only for heterosexual marriage, Acts 15.29, 1 Corinthians 7.1-5.
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Number twenty, worldly wisdom says we should not let people take advantage of us.
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Godly wisdom says we should let people take advantage of us, Luke 6.29, 1 Corinthians 13.7.
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Number twenty-one, worldly wisdom says people come and go, institutions live on.
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Godly wisdom says institutions come and go, but people live on, Matthew 25.46, 1 Corinthians 15.
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Number twenty-two, worldly wisdom says love's a two-way street.
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Godly wisdom says love's a one-way street, Matthew 5.46, 1 Corinthians 13.
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Number twenty-three, worldly wisdom says the Bible's a 2,000-year-old book not relevant
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for our progressive society.
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Godly wisdom says the Bible's a relevant, living, active word of God, 2 Timothy 3.16, Romans 15.4, Hebrews 4.12.
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Number twenty-four, worldly wisdom says to take care of yourself first, look out for number one.
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Godly wisdom says regard one another more important than yourselves, Philippians 2, 3, and 4.
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Number twenty-five, worldly wisdom encourages revenge.
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Godly wisdom says to leave revenge up to God, Romans 12.19.
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Number twenty-six, worldly wisdom says a leader is someone who is followed.
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Godly wisdom says a leader is one doing the most giving, Mark 9.35, 1 Peter 5.1-3.
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Twenty-seven, worldly wisdom says you should fix your mistakes.
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Godly wisdom says you should confess your sin, Psalm 38.18, Proverbs 28.13, 1 John 1.8-10.
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Number twenty-eight, godly wisdom says moral tolerance is a virtue.
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Godly wisdom says moral tolerance leads to sin, Romans 3.10-18, Revelation 2.20.
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Number twenty-nine, worldly wisdom says the world is progressively getting better.
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Godly wisdom says the world is progressively getting worse, 2 Timothy 4.3-4.
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Number thirty, worldly wisdom says this earth is our home, our mother, we should take care of it, make it a better place.
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Godly wisdom says believers are aliens on earth with citizenship in heaven, Philippians 3.20.
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Well, thanks for listening. If you would like my paper on the subject, it's available on our website, relationalconcepts.org.
