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Corinthians 3:18
NKJV
Let no one
deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this age, let him
become a fool that he may become wise.
NLT
Stop deceiving yourselves. If you think you are wise by
this world’s standards, you need to become a fool to be truly wise.
What!?!?! To be wise I
have to be a fool. Sounds confusing,
doesn’t it? When you read this in
context with the verses around it, Paul is talking about rejecting worldly
wisdom as the beat all to end all. Worldly
wisdom will tell you a lot of lies and we must capture each thought that comes
into our head and look at it through a gospel lens.
For example, living together before marriage. The world says go ahead and try it before you
buy. What a lie! God says that is sin. We must examine everything that comes before
us through the gospel filter and reject the things that are contrary to what
God teaches us. That’s the application
of wisdom.
Fact is, we can have a lot of worldly wisdom; and there is
nothing wrong with that. It’s important
for us to know stuff, to have knowledge.
But what’s more important is for us to have Godly wisdom. Godly wisdom is the seeking to know God
better. The more revelation we have of
God’s Word, the more the world will consider us fools. I personally think I would rather be a fool
to the world than in agreeance with it.
Be a fool,
cej
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