02/02/2020
Sunday, February 2, 2020
Pastor Wildred Wahing
TITLE: "FINDING TRUE WISE MEN"
TEXT: JAMES 3:13-18
INTRO:
"THE REAL CHALLENGE IN TODAYS WORLD IS,..."WHO IS WISE AND UNDERSTANDING AMONG YOU?"
Being educated and smart person is not a proof of a wise man nor a man full of wisdom. Wisdom is not measured by earthly knowledge.
"BUT THE FEAR OF THE LORD, IS THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE HOLY ONE IS UNDERSTANDING." (Proverbs 9:10)
Two Kinds of Wisdom:
I. EARTHLY WISDOM - Unspiritual, carnality in nature, possessive, obsessive, conceited, selfish, Greedy, Egocentric, Self-centered, Arrogant, Easily provoked, Impatient, Hot-tempered, Hard to please. Demonic in nature, character and behavior.
A. SELF-GLORIFICATION - always talks about his, Attainments, Achievements and Accomplishments.
B. SELF-SERVING - a behavior who wanted to be first, he wants the attention, recognition and promotion - 3 John 1:9-10, "but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not welcome us..."
C. SELF-SEEKING - segurista and oppurtunista.
II. HEAVENLY WISDOM - is characterized with;
A. Pure - which means free from defilement. In Greek, Pure (agne), which means chaste sanctified, pure from all that is earthly, sensual, animalistic and devillish. It produces purity of heart, of life and conversation, without any flaw.
B. Peaceable - a God nature character. Derived from the Greek word, "Eirene" (peace). Desirous of making and maintaining peace. Peacemaker in character and its disposition, a catalyst.
C. Gentle - Mild, inoffensive, clement, In Greek word, "epieikes" is rendered moderation, calm in spirit, patient and gentle, easy to be entreated.
D. Full of Mercy and Good Fruits - merciful, disposed to show compassion to others. A truest wisdom from above that displays God like character, the Father of Mercies" (Matt.5:7). Compassionate and beneficence to the poor, feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, visiting the widows and fatherless in their affliction.
E. Without Partiality - Margin and Wrangling. Greek word, "Adiakritos", meaning without passing judgment or discrimination, without doubting. Not creating a wall of division but equal respect to everyone.
F. Without Hypocrisy - in Greek, "Hypokrisis" which means "Stage-playing or acting". A pretensious behavior. But the absence of hypocrisy is geniune faith, sincere love, no hidden agenda, no ulterior motive but transparent and with sincerity to serve.
CONCLUSION:
