Introduction to Wisdom

Renewing Your Mind

Ligonier Ministries

Religion & Spirituality, Reformed, Study, Jesus, Preaching, Christianity, Scripture, Spirit, Bible, Holy, Theology, Christian, God, Teaching

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🗓️ 7 July 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Do you want to be wise? It starts with reverence and adoration for God. Today, R.C. Sproul introduces the Wisdom Books of the Old Testament, the holy life they cultivate in us, and their revelation of Christ, wisdom incarnate.

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Meet Today’s Teacher:

R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew’s Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.

Meet the Host:

Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of ministry engagement for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, and host of the Ask Ligonier podcast.

Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

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0:00.0	You can have knowledge and never have wisdom.
0:04.4	But the reverse is not the case.
0:06.7	The wisdom literature says, get knowledge.
0:10.3	But above all, get wisdom.
0:13.4	But you can't have wisdom without knowledge.
0:20.1	What do people aspire to these days?
0:23.6	Riches, fame, influence?
0:27.6	In fact, this century has introduced a new profession, influencer,
0:32.6	and many young people aspire to be one.
0:35.6	Although not all aspiration is sinful, not even all career aspirations.
0:40.7	The scriptures are clear. Get wisdom. I'm Nathan W. Bingham, and I'm glad you're joining
0:47.2	us for another week of renewing your mind. Until Friday, you'll be hearing messages from
0:53.0	R.C. Sproles' series on wisdom. After introducing
0:56.6	us to the concept of wisdom, he surveys the wisdom literature of the Old Testament. And we would
1:02.4	love for you to have access to this series, so be sure to request a copy, along with Dr. Sproul's
1:08.1	title, What is Biblical Wisdom, when you make a donation at renewingermind.org?
1:14.5	So since where to get wisdom, what is it?
1:17.8	Here's Dr. Sprawl.
1:21.1	When we speak of the wisdom literature of the Old Testament, we're referring to that group of books in the Old Testament that includes
1:30.2	the book of Proverbs, the book of Psalms, the book of Ecclesiastes, the song of Solomon,
1:37.5	and the book of Job. And this was understood as a special kind of literature, even among the Jewish people in the ancient world.
1:47.7	And though there are obvious differences, for example, between the book of Job, which is a dramatic
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