Jul 7, 2017
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” - Matthew 7:7
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“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” - Matthew 7:7
For those who have ears to hear... "The subject that I am about to discuss is most philosophical, that is, whether pious reason is sovereign over the passions. So it is right for me to advise you to pay earnest attention to philosophy. For the subject is essential to everyone who is seeking knowledge, and in addition it includes the praise of the highest virtue—I mean, of course, rational judgment. If, then, it is evident that reason rules over those passions that hinder self-control, namely, gluttony and lust, it is also clear that it masters the passions that hinder one from justice, such as malice, and those that stand in the way of courage, namely, anger, fear, and pain. Some might perhaps ask, 'If reason rules the passions, why is it not sovereign over forgetfulness and ignorance?' Their attempt at argument is ridiculous! For reason does not rule its own passions but those that are opposed to justice, courage, and self-control, and it is not for the purpose of destroying them but so that one may not give way to them." [4 Maccabees 1:1-6]
“Who is wise and understanding among you? Show by your good life that your works are done with gentleness born of wisdom. But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not be boastful and false to the truth. Such wisdom does not come down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, devilish. For where there is envy and selfish ambition, there will also be disorder and wickedness of every kind.
“But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy. And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace for those who make peace.” [James 3:13-18, NRSV]
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Wisdom Con't
"When a sieve is shaken, the refuse appears; so do a person's faults when he speaks. The kiln tests the potter's vessels; so the test of a person is in his conversation. Its fruit discloses the cultivation of a tree; so a person's speech discloses the cultivation of his mind. Do not praise anyone before he speaks, for this is the way people are tested." [Sirach 26.28 - also known as Ecclesiasticus]
Wisdom, con't
"When a sieve is shaken, the refuse appears; so do a person's faults when he speaks. The kiln tests the potter's vessels; so the test of a person is in his conversation. Its fruit discloses the cultivation of a tree; so a person's speech discloses the cultivation of his mind. Do not praise anyone before he speaks, for this is the way people are tested." [Sirach 26.28 - also known as Ecclesiasticus]
Where Can Wisdom Be Found
Where Can Wisdom Be Found
Job 28:1-28
SURELY THERE is a mine for silver, and a place for gold where they refine it. Iron is taken out of the earth, and copper is smelted from the stone ore.
Man sets an end to darkness, and he searches out the farthest bounds for the ore buried in gloom and deep darkness.
Men break openshafts away from where people sojourn, in places forgotten by [human] foot; and [descend into them],…
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