Take a minute -- how would you describe the wisdom of today's age?
It's changed a lot over the years. The wisdom of the age would probably be described very different 50 years ago. How about 200 years ago? I'm currently reading a book of historical fiction set in the battle of Thermopalye. Very different wisdom of the age for the Spartans back in the day.
What's amazing is that the wisdom of God transcends all of this. In every age, we think of our age's wisdom as the pinnacle of human wisdom, but so did the people 250 years ago, and we laugh at how outdated some of their lines of thinking were. In 100 years, people will laugh at things we believe now -- this should give us some humility when we speak!
But the Bible has spoken to every age and every people under the sun. The Holy Spirit has a greater wisdom than our current wisdom, and thanks be to God for that.
So reflect a little on what the age's current wisdom is. It's prudent to pay attention to such things. But let us also rely for true wisdom on what is revealed by God in Scripture. That's timeless.
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