In Proverbs 9:6 the Word tells us to forsake the foolish and live and to go in the way of understanding. There are two kinds of wisdom in this world, namely the wisdom of God and the wisdom of the world. The wisdom of God is the wisdom of the Spirit and the wisdom of the world, is the carnal wisdom of the flesh. Every person chooses in which wisdom (s)he wants to walk in.
The wisdom of this world is foolishness with God
Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding (Proverbs 9:6)
The wisdom of this world is foolishness for God. But the wisdom of God and the Kingdom of God are foolishness for the world. The wisdom of God and the wisdom of the world can’t be mixed together. Because they operate in two different realms; the spiritual realm and the natural realm.
The smarter someone becomes according to the world, by increasing their intellect through carnal knowledge, the more foolish the person will become for the Kingdom of God.
It is impossible to understand the Bible; the Word of God with human intellect. We can only understand and comprehend the Bible through the Spirit.
Because of the fact that many try to understand and explain the Bible with their human intellect and through theological education, many say that the Bible contradicts itself or the Bible is difficult to understand.
But the truth is, that you can only understand the Word of God by the Holy Spirit. Without the Spirit of God, it is impossible to understand the Bible.
The way of understanding
That’s why the Lord says, to forsake the foolish; the wisdom of the world. Don’t build yourself up with the wisdom of the world; the teachings of man. But build yourself up in the knowledge of the Word of God; Jesus.
Only by the Word of God, you shall get understanding and become wise. This understanding and wisdom shall give you (eternal) life.
When you get wisdom through the Word of God, you shall enter the way of understanding, and depart from the way of foolishness.
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