Inseparable

The LORD by wisdom founded the earth, by understanding He established the heavens.  By His knowledge the deeps were broken up and the skies drip with dew.  Proverbs 3:19-20  NASB Wisdom/ understanding/ knowledge – How do you know the truth?  Not what do you know that is true, but rather how do you know it…

The Order of Righteousness

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy.  James 3:17  NASB From above – First let’s straighten out John 3:3.  James uses the same word here (anothen) that we find in John 3:3.  But the Christian evangelical world chooses to translate anothen…

Paradigm Shift

And since Jews ask for a sign, and Greeks seek wisdom I Corinthians 1:22 Sign/Wisdom – Why do Jews ask for a sign but Greeks seek wisdom?  The answer is to be found in the cultural paradigms of these two groups of people.  Once we uncover this difference, we can determine which paradigm fits our…