2. The Vanity Of Life Under The Sun
Bold Honesty
The Vanity Of Life Under The Sun
Part 5 – The Balance Of Wisdom

3. ~ 1 Corinthians 8:1-3 (NRSV)
“Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. Anyone who claims to know something does not yet have the necessary knowledge, but anyone who loves God is known by him.”
~ 1 Corinthians 8:1-3 (NRSV)

4. ~ C.S. Lewis, Till We Have Faces
“I know now, Lord, why you utter no answer. You are yourself the answer. Before your face questions die away.”
~ C.S. Lewis, Till We Have Faces

5. “For God in his wisdom made it impossible for people to know him by means of their own wisdom. Instead, by means of the so-called ‘foolish’ message we preach, God decided to save those who believe.”
~ 1 Corinthians 1:21 (TEV)

6. The ability to read people and situations.
Biblical Wisdom =
The ability to read people and situations.
To be skillful in art and creativity.

7. Wisdom – Character = Manipulation

8. “I am sending you out as sheep among wolves
“I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.”
~ Matthew 10:16 (NIV)

9. “In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be adults.”
~ 1 Corinthians 14:20 (NIV)

10. “Christ is the key that opens all the hidden treasures of God’s wisdom and knowledge.”
~ Colossians 2:3 (TEV)

11. The Vanity Of Life Under The Sun
Bold Honesty
The Vanity Of Life Under The Sun
Part 5 – The Balance Of Wisdom