Unity and Humility: The Path to True Wisdom

"Be of the same mind one toward another, mind not high things but condescend to Men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits. Now this is the third Sun Friday evening that we've been considering these are injunctions that are recorded here at the end of this chapter beginning at the 14th verse and going on to the end of the chapter." [00:19:48]

"Now I must remind you again that the two statements really the two verses that govern the whole of this section are verses 9 and 10 let love these say be without dissimulation abhor that which is evil leave to that which is good be kindly affectioned one to another with Brotherly Love in honor preferring one another now there are the controlling principles and from there on he goes on to work those out and to show us how they are to apply in the the particular details of Our Lives." [00:109:00]

"Be not wise in your own conceits now here is another most important thing the Apostle has already said this we've found it in the previous chapter, chapter 11 and verse 25 where he says I would not Brethren that you should be ignorant of this mystery lest you should be wise in your own conceits there he was telling these Gentiles not to become puffed up because the Jews were failing for the time being." [00:244:48]

"Now here is a great warning against intellectual Pride a man boasting of his wisdom proud of his wisdom glorying to himself in his own wisdom wise with himself concerning this matter now this is this is the most important subject the whole history of the church shows the damage that is accured as the result of Christian people not observing this particular injunction it is something against which we must always guard ourselves to the fullest possible extent." [00:341:60]

"Well it was the sin of the Devil Himself that was exactly the sin of the devil pitting his wisdom against that of God he was a created being and God had endowed him with a mind and understanding but he became proud of it he inflated it and his own idea of it and that was the cause of his downfall and as you remember it was the first sin of men the devil in his subtlety tempted Eve along that very line this idea that they could become as Gods knowing everything." [00:446:40]

"Knowledge is information awareness of things discovery of things becoming acquainted with things it is something that you can be taught and something that you acquire as the result of instruction in that way now there's no need for me to elaborate this because we're living in an age that is in a sense given to the acquiring of knowledge the age of encyclopedi the age in which people are listening to instruction which they get information in many different forms on the television and other places." [00:686:72]

"Now of course knowledge should lead to wisdom but it doesn't of necessity that is where we have to be careful in drawing this distinction the Learned men is not of necessity a wise men and the whole trouble in the world today is that it's exalting men of mere knowledge sometimes very clever men but a men can be very clever and yet lacking in wisdom and it is the fair to differentiate between these two things as I say that causes so many of our trouble." [00:907:36]

"Professing themselves to be wise they became fools and look at the world today and all its opposed wisdom has it ever been mder than it is today it burst of its understanding its knowledge its wisdom its capacity but look what it's doing and we we've seen it all haven't we so often in individuals men in the Learned professions and others men of great knowledge indeed men who can often give very good advice to other people their own lives are a tragedy the failure of wisdom." [00:1240:48]

"Don't be wise in your own conceits because if you do if you are it'll do you great harm it'll do you great harm did you notice how Paul puts it there in 1 Corinthians 8:1 knowledge puffeth up inflates but what does it inflate with what does inflate gas air it's not real it's not solid it isn't it it doesn't build up he says as love builds up knowledge puffeth up it appears to be very big but it's nothing but a balloon it's just an inflated Tire it's filled with air not with real substance." [00:1331:96]

"Any man who is wise in his own conceit is the exact antithesis of our blessed Lord and Master he was eternally different do you remember what he says take my yoke upon you and learn learn of me for I am meek and lowly in heart that's how he puts it about himself and that was his character the bruised read he will not break the smoking Flex he will not quench here he is Son of God incarnate do you know what he said he said I know nothing of myself." [00:1837:919]

"Walk humbly with thy God remind yourself of the things I said at the beginning of what you don't know and the mistakes you have made you've made and your fallibility but above all walk humbly with thy God look unto Jesus follow him in this respect as in every other respect walk humbly with thy God what else well remember the injunction of Paul again in Philippians 2 work out your own salvation with fear and trembling fear and trembling now we've rather tended to forget this haven't we this hasn't been popular in the 20th century we are bright and Breezy Christians." [00:2025:679]

"Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among them let him show out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom but if you have bitter envying and strife in your hearts Glory not and lie not against the truth this wisdom this gloring one descendeth not from above but is Earthly sensual devilish for where envying and strife is there is confusion and every evil work but the wisdom that is from above is first pure then Peaceable gentle easy to be entreated full of mercy and good fruits without partiality without hypocrisy and the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace." [00:2251:96]