Wise Ways | Faith Full, Part 8

Faith-FULL pt 8 – Wise Ways

Our  will  our .

Godly Wisdom
Earthly Wisdom

What is my ?

Wisdom is not merely intellectual ascent but it’s a .

James 3:13
“13 Who is  and  among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of .”

Earthly Wisdom:

1. Earthly wisdom comes from .

James 3:15
“ This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is .”

Proverbs 14:12
“There is a way that  to a man, but its end is the way to .”

John 8:44 
“…He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he , he speaks his native language, for he is a  and the .”

Earthly Wisdom:

1. Earthly wisdom comes from the devil.

2. Earthly wisdom is 

James 3:14 
“But if you have  and  in your hearts, do not  and be  to the truth.”

Exodus 34:14
“for you shall worship no other god, for the Lord, whose name is , is a  God”

Earthly Wisdom:

1. Earthly wisdom comes from the devil.

2. Earthly wisdom is selfish

3. Earthly wisdom leads to .

James 3:16
For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be  and every .

Godly Wisdom:

Godly Wisdom comes from .

Proverbs 8:22-23
“The Lord brought me forth as the first of his works, before his deeds of old; I was formed long ages ago, at the very beginning, when the world came to be.(NIV)

Godly Wisdom:

1. Godly Wisdom comes from God.

2. Godly Wisdom doesn’t  itself.

James 3:13
“…By his good conduct let him show his works in the  of wisdom.”

-Godly wisdom rightfully puts God at the center of the universe, not us.

James 3:17 
But the wisdom from above is first , then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good

 fruits, impartial and sincere.

James 3:18
“And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.”

Godly Wisdom:

1. Godly Wisdom comes from God.

2. Godly Wisdom doesn’t promote itself.

3. Godly Wisdom leads to .

13 Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding, 17 Her ways are ways of , and all her paths are .”

1 Cor 1:24
“24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.”

Next Steps

Disconnect from the world.

Connect with God.

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