Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life Wisdom: What is it?
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Jul 25, 2025 Navigating choices can be overwhelming, and the right decisions require wisdom. The book of Proverbs offers timeless insights, exploring what wisdom truly means and its critical role in our lives. It contrasts knowledge with wisdom, emphasizing moral application in complex scenarios. The podcast also discusses how to cultivate wisdom through faith, proactive parenting, and recognizing the divine grace of God. With thought-provoking elements about instinctual responses and joyful reverence, this reflection on wisdom encourages deeper understanding and growth.
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Definition of Wisdom from Proverbs
- Wisdom means competence regarding life's realities and how life really works.
- It combines insight, prudence, and character to know what to do beyond just knowledge or morality.
Detective Insight Analogy
- The Master Detective analogy shows wisdom as noticing many clues others miss.
- Insight also means imagining many options, seeing beyond obvious choices.
Two Kinds of Foolishness
- Both being overly influenced by peers and being stubbornly self-righteous lead away from wisdom.
- Wisdom requires being in touch with reality, not just following crowd or personal pride.
