Tag: wisdom
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Rebuke of ministers that perish without the Cross
For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you. 1 Corinthians 1:11 KJV Contentions (from the KJV) Sounds rather serious doesn’t it? 1 Corinthians 1 – Contentions between Christians In our previous look at Paul’s first letter to…
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yāḏaʿ yāḏaʿ yāḏaʿ – Surely you know: יָדַע
Whatever.. Yada, yada, yada.. Someone tried to share some wisdom with you, perhaps a Proverb or something, and you stop them short. You THINK you understand OR more likely there is NO WAY that you can ever understand. Really, they speak a language you DON”T understand, perhaps Yiddish, or God-forgive, Hebrew. yāḏaʿ (yaw-dah’) – יָדַע…
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The Tongue is a Fire! – Speaking of Christians
If anyone thinks he is religious without controlling his tongue, his religion is useless and he deceives himself. James 1:26 CSB Contents of 3-part series We began this forum for freely speaking whatever is on your mind with the substance and consequences of speaking out in POLITICS. November in the U.S. is always a contentious…
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James – Teachers and Wisdom – 5
Worldly Wisdom~Biblical Wisdom Wisdom? σοφία sophia Who comes to mind when you read or hear the word, ‘wisdom?’ Perhaps Aristotle or Plato or maybe even Solomon come to mind. Did you wonder, who’s the smartest person I know? Perhaps a contest of quick recall or someone other than our letter writer comes to mind. Our…
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Banquet of the King in the House of Wisdom – 7
A casual quest for wisdom’s banquet We have explored wisdom in this series for the most part from the Bible’s book of Proverbs. Solomon’s fame, fortune and riches brought leaders to his court seeking ‘words of wisdom.’ I suppose they would ask: What can I learn about the success of this wise King? Perhaps if I…
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Banquet of the King in the House of Wisdom – 6
The Parable of the Wedding Feast Matthew 22: And again Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son, and sent his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they would not come. If…
