Who is wise among us?

Know of any wise guy?

Yah!

Who?

LKY (?) … Ah, ok, sure got this one right, must be King Solomon, lah!


According to Dr Gordan Smith, professor at Regent College, Vancouver, the first of the four marks of a mature Christian is wisdom. I was at his lecture last Friday (6 Feb) and the topic was Spiritual maturity.

Honestly, I have never thought of that. Normally when we talk about spiritual maturity, we talk about bearing spiritual fruit – love, joy, peace, … (Gal 5:22,23). No, that is not even one of the marks of a spiritual Christian. “Wisdom grows with age. A young person can never be considered wise. It is a tragedy for a person to grow old and not wise”. Although he didn’t really define wisdom in his lecture, one dictionary defines wisdom as:

having the power of discerning and judging properly as to what is true or right; possessing discernment, judgment, or discretion

To be able to make right judgment come from having right knowledge. So I quote what Professor Gordon said:

“No wisdom without knowledge
No knowledge without studies”










Wisdom begins with knowing God.

"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. (Prov 9:10 NIV)

For those without God, their wisdom at best is still earthly wisdom, not godly wisdom. What then is the different? Godly wisdom is not just about words and thoughts. It includes action and outcome that affect everybody.

But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. (James 3:17)

I have been in the Bethany PC English Committee long enough to hear of many decisions being made. Different people approach differently, some more legalistic, some more logically, some more compassionate, some prefer a win-win approach (whatever that is). In BPCES, we also hear of the many decisions the church session made. Ultimately, the test of such decisions is by James 3:17. Sad to say, I feel that most of the time the wisdom of the church session when evaluate under the microscope of James 3:17 does not turn out well. This is just my opinion, no offend to anybody. (Not trying to be judgmental here, just a Share-A-Thought)

Know of any wise guys in Bethany PC?

Eh, our pastors can or not?

How about the church elders, ah?

Proverb 4:
5 Get wisdom, get understanding;
do not forget my words or swerve from them.

6 Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you;
love her, and she will watch over you.

7 Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom.
Though it cost all you have, get understanding.

8 Esteem her, and she will exalt you;
embrace her, and she will honor you.

9 She will set a garland of grace on your head
and present you with a crown of splendor


Sophia, (in Greek mean wisdom)
Mark Lim