Hey guys, my name is Johnny Artivannis and this is Dialin.

I was recently having a conversation with my friend Harry Walls on the subject of wisdom.

We were discussing the question, how can pastors, men, women, young adults, teenagers live a life of biblical wisdom.

We're going to answer that question in this episode and in our next episode we are going to talk about the

tangible fruit of wisdom in the believer's life let's dial in as we consider and examine this

subject of wisdom we need to define what that word even means.

In the Bible, wisdom is skilled living. It's far more than just biblical knowledge because you can

have all of the information and knowledge in the world and still be a biblical fool.

Wisdom is the ability to take what you know from scripture and by God's grace and by God's spirit, apply that

truth to your life. Wisdom is also invariably linked to discernment. And by discernment,

I mean what Spurgeon once said when he stated that discernment is not knowing the difference

between right and wrong. It's knowing the difference between right and

almost right. That's discernment. So back to my original question. How can a believer walk in

wisdom? How can they have discernment? Well, the scripture is very clear for us. Proverbs 1-7 says,

the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom and fools

despise wisdom and instruction. Fundamentally, if you want to grow in wisdom, then you need to grow in

your fear of the Lord. At times, we may unknowingly put the spiritual cart before the theological

horse. What I mean by that is this.

Let's say you want to grow in your love for the Lord. So spiritually speaking, you ask the question,

how do I grow in my love for Jesus Christ? Well, you grow in your understanding of his love for you.

First John 419 says we love because he first loved us. So if you want a

magnified love for God, you must ask the Holy Spirit to take truths of His Word and give you a

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