Welcome to the Paul Tripp podcast, where pastor and bestselling author Dr. Paul David

Tripp connects the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life.

While Christianity relies on faith and not sight, it's not anti-wisdom.

In today's episode, we'll continue through Paul's sermon

series from 1 Corinthians, and today Paul explains why Christianity is actually all about wisdom,

a secret and hidden wisdom that comes from God alone. If you've been enjoying the Paul Trip

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transforming power of Jesus Christ. Now here's Paul with this message from First Corinthians.

Well, you were designed to live with it, but it does not come naturally. It is an essential commodity

for a productive life, but you can't buy it.

You would think that you get it by experimentation,

by research, by experience, but you don't.

With regard to this, all of us would like to think we're rich when really we're poor.

What is this thing I'm talking about? What is this riddle? Wisdom.

Sin levels the plain field somehow. What is this riddle? Wisdom.

Sin levels the plain field.

Somehow, some way, sin reduces all of us to fools.

Maybe that foolishness is pictured in my desire to win and control as I'm destroying the very relationships that I'd like to control. Maybe that is in telling myself that I can handle a sin that at the very moment is enslaving me.

Maybe that's in telling myself I can afford something when I'm already swimming in debt.

Maybe it's pictured in mundane moments of everyday life. I can remember the first time one of my children came to me at about 10.30 on a Thursday night

saying, Dad, I have a science project due tomorrow.

You know that science project was a sign six years ago.

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