How To Get Wisdom? Become A Fool! - John Piper

The beginning of wisdom is to fear the Lord! In this video John Piper gives his insight about wisdom from the Bible.

The first step, don't be neutral!

Watch how John Piper goes into each path to wisdom and ends with the most excellent one, become a fool for Christ! You will not be a wise person apart from the testimony of the Lord.

- Get wisdom by pricing her.
- Pray to get wisdom.
- Pursue wisdom

To become wise you must become a fool but how to do it? Watch the video for more.

Scriptures John uses in this video are below.

Proverbs 4:8

"Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her."

James 1:5

"If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him."

Proverbs 2:4

"If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;"

Psalm 19:7

"The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple."

Proverbs 6:6

"Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:"

Proverbs 13:20

"He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed."

Psalm 90:12

"So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom."

Ecclesiastes 7:2

"It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart"

Colossians 1:17

"And he is before all things, and by him all things consist."

1 Corinthians 3:18

"Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise."

1 Corinthians 1:18-19

"For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent."

1 Corinthians 1:21

"For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe."

1 Corinthians 3:19-20

"For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness. And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain."

1 Corinthians 1:27

"But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;"

2 Corinthians 12:10

"Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong."

Acts 5:41

"And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name."

Acts 16:25-26

"And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed."

1 Peter 4:14

"If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified."

Get wisdom. Become a fool that you may become wise! A thoughtful happy fool for Christ!

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