WISDOM: Gift or god?

WisdomSkillful living

Education, information, understanding, knowledge, discernment, intelligence, insight used to one’s advantage in life.

Wisdom is a weak god• We can know very little• We can know, but not change• Our pursuit is short-lived Ezekiel 14:3“Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their hearts....”

Wisdom is a wonderful gift• Wisdom improves life

• Wisdom extends life• Wisdom accepts life

applicationJean-Paul SartreLife has no meaning the moment you lose the illusion of being eternal.

Derek Kidner[The Preacher] has good news for us, once we can stop pretending that what is mortal is enough for us, who have been given a capacity for the eternal.

application① Lift your eyes beyond the sun② Crush the idol of wisdom③ Seek wisdom as a gift from God