“THE WISDOM OF THE WISE”
by Kevin
Rutherford
The self-proclaimed wise men and the disputers of this age believe that there is no God. With their educational credentials they take comfort among the intellectually elite who proudly proclaim with them that there is no God. They look to the sky and dare the God of heaven to strike them down. He won’t strike them down, they claim, because He is not there. They blaspheme His name, and they ridicule those who believe in Him. Their view is the view of the intelligent. Their view is the view of the wise. They don’t need God because they believe themselves to be self - sufficient. They are arrogant, they are foolish, and they are wrong. God said, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of the age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?” (1 Corinthians 1:19, 20)
Those who have fallen for the
wisdom of the world look down their noses upon the “Christians” who oppose
immorality. The family doesn’t have to
abide by old- fashioned archaic rules, they cry. Let the homosexuals get married, and allow the
lesbians to adopt children. Fill the
schools with curriculum supporting gays, so our children can explore theft
sexuality and learn to be tolerant. This
is the wisdom of the world. This is what
God has promised to destroy (1 Corinthians
Educators, producers, media, press,
hippies, and liberals everywhere have succumbed to the modem tendency to
rationalize sin. Wickedness stemming
from the philosophies of atheism, and evolution are considered to be okay. More than that, it is to be accepted by all
as normal behavior. Those who do not
accept wickedness as normal behavior allowable by society are those who should
be punished. The wisdom of the world is
setting up conditions in our nation for persecution of all who oppose
liberalism. It is already happening in
schools where children are punished for praying, or for carrying Bibles. God will one day destroy all of this
foolishness (1 Corinthians
The intellectuals tell us that the human child inside the mother’s womb is
“fetus” and not a “person.” The feminists tell us that the helpless
little baby inside his mother’s womb is a “choice” and not a human life. The liberal politicians give in to the
bloodthirsty pro-choice groups in hopes of garnering more votes. The end result is the slaughter of millions
of innocent children all in the name of choice.
The choice comes when the woman decides whether or not to engage in the
physical act with a man. The wicked
women of choice want to suggest that brutally and painfully killing that little
baby is nothing more than “birth control.” They would have us believe it is nothing
more than making choices concerning the health of their own bodies. It is murder and nothing short of it! God will “destroy
the wisdom of the wise, and bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent
(1 Corinthians
And what of the
denominations of men? They are
foolish in that they have given in to the wisdom of men in doctrine. Furthermore, they are foolish in that they
are giving in to the influence of liberal culture. Denominations are accepting divorce for any
cause. Denominations are accepting
homosexuality and lesbianism as normal and moral. The denominations are merging
evolutionary thought and philosophy with their perverted view of God. They are
giving in to culture. They are giving in
to liberalism. They have failed to stand
for what is right. God will destroy that
kind of wisdom (1 Corinthians
Wickedness is wisdom to the
world. The Gospel is foolishness to the
world. And yet, it is actually the
Gospel of Jesus Christ that preaches true wisdom. Paul said, “For
since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it
pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who
believe (1 Corinthians