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WHAT GOD SAYS ABOUT—THE WAY TO BE WISE “ If any m an among you seemeth, to be w ise in th is age, let him become a fool th a t h e may be w ise.” * It is tru e th a t th e above saying of God is lim ited to Chris tian believers, for it says “ any man among you.” But if a believer credits him self foolishly w ith wisdom, how much become a fool to do so. How shall a man become a fool? Is th e re anything more foolish, according to world standards, th a n for a man to believe th a t th e blood of Jesus Christ shed on Calvary two thousand years ago cleanseth him now from all sin? T h at certainly is a fool’s job, and God says become th a t so rt of a fool and you will be wise, and continue th a t so rt of fool, believing every day, and you will be wiser. F o r God says elsewhere th a t th e foolishness of God is wiser th an men. If God tells a man to be th e kind of a fool th a t I have ju st outlined, he will find, if he obeys, th a t w hat he had though t was God’s foolishness was really the beginning of tru e wisdom. *1 Cor. 3:18. Copyright, 1920— J. A. R. more foolish is it for an unbeliever to do so. How, then, shall any man become wise? God says WHAT GOD SAYS ABOUT—WISDOM “The world by wisdom knew no t God.” * Yes, and the more worldly wisdom and education a man gets independently of God th e more increasingly he knows not God. And yet such a man will stand up and assert th a t th is very thing, education and wisdom, is bringing him to a position where he understands God b etter every day,— understands Him so well th a t he can decide what He did and did not say in His book,—-w h a t ought and ought not to be there. But still, what God says stands and th e d ark est h earts in the world today are those whose very ligh t is darkness, IB-who see so clearly th a t they do not see God a t all,— for sp iritual things and sp iritu al beings are spiritually dis cerned. The only way to know God is by believing all th a t Jesus did, beginning w ith His death for our salvation. F o r if Jesus did not die and rise again for us, He is a liar and His teachings are not worth shucks, b u t if He did, and we believe it, then ligh t breaks in on our souls and we know God. And to know Him is life eternal, and if we have eternal life th e re ’s plenty of tim e to gath er tru e wis dom from fellowship w ith Him. *1 Cor. 1:21. Copyright. 1920— J. A. R. Note: The above is from the pen of a beloved brother- in-the-Lord in New York who, when he speaks, generally says s o m e th in g -le t us listen. We hope to have something from him each month—■ watch for it!
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