Sunday, November 24, 2013

God's wisdom vs. wisdom of the world

Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet

Prov. 4:11 ... I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.

God's wisdom:  Phil. 2 ... Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. 4Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. 5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 6Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: 7But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant (to God), and was made in the likeness of men: 8And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. (obedient unto God unto death)

This is completely opposite direction to wisdom of the people of this world who are led by their own fleshly desires.  Their desire is to exalt themselves above other people.  They exalt themselves by their physical appearance ... or by intellectual ability, ability to earn degrees ... or by various physical skills such as athletes.  They take pride in their own accomplishments.

But we are told to be like Christ, making ourselves of no reputation ... not trying to be something special in the eyes of other humans ... accepting the death of Christ and being crucified to this world through Christ ... being hidden from this world through Christ that we may later reign with Christ ...

Col. 3 ... If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. 2Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.  3For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. 4When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
5Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: 6For which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience: 7In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.
8But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. 9Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; 10And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:


As you can see from this, the wisdom of God is completely opposite from the wisdom of man.

God shows us to avoid fornication ... No place in New Testament where fornication is approved by God.

Adultery is not a way to a better life but a way of death as God teaches.

Pursuit of riches is dangerous and foolish.  We are told to flee from this pursuit.  I Tim. 6 ... But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. 8And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. 9But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.  11But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. 12Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.



Jesus says you can't serve God and mammon.  Mt. 6:24

All along we are shown in Bible the wisdom of God ... That wisdom is opposite from those things humans do to get ahead.  Often parents teach their children to get ahead by wisdom of man.  So sometimes we learn the wrong way at an early life.

But when God reveals Himself to us we begin to see another way, the wisdom of God.  And we give up the previous way in order to serve God in His wisdom.

Some people never see this and they stumble about in the darkness of humans and the way of life of humans.  Some think they do good only to find later their good was not good but only a way of getting ahead in the flesh.

Prov. 4:19 ... The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.


Sometimes the people who think they are doing good are really doing wicked things because their works are not authored by God. (wicked means: those who are likely to do harm to another)  Often their "good" works are not good but rather do harm.  They do not turn man to God and the Word of God.  They teach man to enjoy his own flesh.

Jesus will turn these good working people away at the day of judgment.

Mt. 7 ... Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23And then will I profess unto them,  I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. 

So when you do the wisdom of God you choose HIS wisdom in the matter at hand rather than wisdom of the flesh of man.