Good morning. Who among
you is wise and understanding? Did I see you raise your hand? Some people claim
that they are, and in the world's view point, they are wise and understanding.
It makes them feel better than others. Then: let him show by his good behavior
his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom. However, there is usually no gentleness
from them. They are very legalistic – if you don't agree with me, you are
wrong. And what happens a lot of times is – if you have bitter jealousy and
selfish ambition in your heart, do not be arrogant and so lie against the
truth. That is the result of this kind of wisdom. This wisdom is not that which
comes down from above, but is earthly, natural, demonic. For where jealousy and
selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every evil thing. That is not the
kind of wisdom that we want. The wisdom from above is first pure, then
peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering,
without hypocrisy. That is just the opposite of the wisdom we were talking
about. The wisdom of the world is "me" centered. The wisdom from
above is "others" centered. It promotes harmony instead of disorder.
Father thank You that the reader is overflowing with the wisdom from above.
Everything he/she says and does is based on that wisdom!
Unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God
Good morning. While Jesus was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name, observing His signs which He was doing. Jesus was not entrusting Himself to them, for He knew all men. Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. It doesn’t say, but I assume it is still during this time of the Passover. This man came to Jesus by night. Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher; for no one can do the signs that You do unless God is with him. It just said that the people believed in His name because of the signs He was doing; yet it does not say what those signs were. Unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God. That is why unbelievers cannot tell what is of the kingdom of God and what is not – they’re not born again. Nicodemus doesn’t have a clue. How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born, can he? Unless one is born of water and the Spirit ...
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