What’s the Connection Between IQ and Holiness?

Ask Pastor John

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John Piper, Unknown, 163859, Pastor, Ask, Theology, Desiring God, Religion & Spirituality/christianity, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Questions

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🗓️ 6 March 2013

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

The Bible requires us to use our minds to grow in holiness. Does this mean that smarter people have a leg up on holiness?

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0:00.0	pastor john a young man in korea emails to ask
0:08.1	quote is intelligence required for becoming holy
0:11.5	smart christians can have better understandings about god which gives them
0:14.1	better discernment on how to glorify god
0:16.3	and the opposite goes for dumber christians i think i'm wrong but why in quote
0:21.4	convinced this young man that he's wrong and explain the connection between
0:25.4	intelligence and godliness
0:28.3	he's on to something true
0:30.6	and yet uh...
0:32.2	you can't draw straight line
0:34.1	from intelligence to godliness
0:35.8	so here's what i would say
0:37.4	the mind the human mind
0:40.2	is required
0:42.0	for becoming holy
0:44.1	it's required for becoming human
0:47.0	it the bible says
0:48.3	uh... think over what i say
0:50.7	uh... secondary two seven think over what i say in the law give you
0:54.3	understanding so
0:55.4	he's dealing with timothy as a thinker as a person with a mind and so he's
0:59.3	calling him
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