18 Stop deceiving yourselves. If you think you are wise by this world’s standards, you need to become a fool to be truly wise. 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness to God. As the Scriptures say,
“He traps the wise
in the snare of their own cleverness.”
20 And again,
“The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise; he knows they are worthless.”21 So don’t boast about following a particular human leader. For everything belongs to you— 22 whether Paul or Apollos or Peter, or the world, or life and death, or the present and the future. Everything belongs to you, 23 and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.
Tori's Comments:
"everything belongs to you" ? What?
And while many times (like currently, because college is a very humbling process) I feel foolish and weak, pride definitely sneaks it's way into my life. I believe one of the hardest prayers to pray is asking for humility, because you know it's gonna hurt you, but it will ultimately be good for you.
Terrie's Comments:
Our world in North America is filled with people trying to get wisdom. It is revered. It is like buried treasure that people seek after hoping that it will make them enough money to set them free in life.
When we talk with kids one of our first questions we ask is what grade they are in? Do you like your teachers? what are you taking? Should we re think our general conversation to train our kids to place importance on heavenly value instead of human wisdom?
No amount of education can set us free or give us peace. Sometimes it can be a stepping stone in God's plan to get us where he wants us to go. Even after education we need to be aware that we rely on the Strength of the Holy Spirit and not our education to accomplish God's plan in our lives. And Jesus is the only one who can set us free... no money or education can ever do that.
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