March 9, 2008 9:01 AM
Sam wrote:
Why all this talk about Wisdom? In the NIV, I count (using my Excel Spreadsheets) 206 verses with the word 'Wisdom' in it, and 232 verses with the word 'Wise' in it. ANd in Proverbs alone, there are 111 of these 438 verses. That's an incredible amount of times Wisdom or Wise are mentioned in our Bible. The Word 'Love' is found in 671 verses, not that much more than these two words. So, why the big push? Why is it important to be wise, or to gain wisdom? The "Book Of Wisdom", once part of 'the bible' (Rik, note the small 'b'), which is also known as the book of the "Wisdom of Solomon", in included in the deuterocanonical books. It existed as part of 'the bible' from the second century until the 16th when the Roman Catholic church determined that it conflicted with teachings of the 'afterlife' of Ecclesiastes, although both books were probably written by Solomon. Solomon, argueably the most wise man of all, except Jesus, asked God for Wisdom vice wealth. God was so overjoyed with this request, that He gave him both. I believe that Wisdom IS something that we should try to obtain. To quote an unknown student of Socrates, "Wisdom doesn't have the most perfect definition. Wisdom is gained through life experiences and is then applied to life situations. Most of the time, younger people lack wisdom because they lack the life experiences." Wikipedia defines this word, Wisdom, as "having gained knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding, along with a capacity to apply these well. So, with these two thoughts in mind, knowledge, understanding, experience and application are all important for us to answer the call to the 'invitation' of Proverbs 9. The wiser we become (the more we learn, understand and apply) the quicker we will develop "The fear of the Lord". Again, though, I ask my original question...why all this talk about Wisdom? Is it NECESSARY for salvation? Do unwise people go to Heaven? I'm not going to answer these two questions, but let ya'll determine the correct responses after reading Proverbs 9. Solomon, Socrates and several other 'wise' men of history have their opinions....what's yours? Reply to this
Why all this talk about Wisdom? In the NIV, I count (using my Excel Spreadsheets) 206 verses with the word 'Wisdom' in it, and 232 verses with the word 'Wise' in it. ANd in Proverbs alone, there are 111 of these 438 verses. That's an incredible amount of times Wisdom or Wise are mentioned in our Bible. The Word 'Love' is found in 671 verses, not that much more than these two words. So, why the big push? Why is it important to be wise, or to gain wisdom?
The "Book Of Wisdom", once part of 'the bible' (Rik, note the small 'b'), which is also known as the book of the "Wisdom of Solomon", in included in the deuterocanonical books. It existed as part of 'the bible' from the second century until the 16th when the Roman Catholic church determined that it conflicted with teachings of the 'afterlife' of Ecclesiastes, although both books were probably written by Solomon. Solomon, argueably the most wise man of all, except Jesus, asked God for Wisdom vice wealth. God was so overjoyed with this request, that He gave him both. I believe that Wisdom IS something that we should try to obtain. To quote an unknown student of Socrates, "Wisdom doesn't have the most perfect definition. Wisdom is gained through life experiences and is then applied to life situations. Most of the time, younger people lack wisdom because they lack the life experiences."
Wikipedia defines this word, Wisdom, as "having gained knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding, along with a capacity to apply these well. So, with these two thoughts in mind, knowledge, understanding, experience and application are all important for us to answer the call to the 'invitation' of Proverbs 9. The wiser we become (the more we learn, understand and apply) the quicker we will develop "The fear of the Lord". Again, though, I ask my original question...why all this talk about Wisdom? Is it NECESSARY for salvation? Do unwise people go to Heaven? I'm not going to answer these two questions, but let ya'll determine the correct responses after reading Proverbs 9. Solomon, Socrates and several other 'wise' men of history have their opinions....what's yours?
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