Knowledge is the aquisition of facts.
Wisdom is the application of that knowledge for your good.
The person who fails to walk in wisdom is an idiot.
For the Christ-follower, there is a major difference in the pursuit of biblical knowledge and the practice of biblical wisdom. It doesn't take a real genius to figure out how to live the Christian life. You discover the knowledge of who Jesus Christ is, what He did on the cross for you, and what He expects from you as His follower....and you do it.
Within the church, most people have the knowledge thing down. We know the characteristics of a genuine Christ follower. We know how we are to use our minds and bodies for Christ. We know what we should do and what we are to avoid in our lives.
The failure comes not in the knowledge, but in wisdom...the application of this knowledge. The person who fails in wisdom is an idiot.
Are you an idiot on the loose?
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