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assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them.” Those who
work under the direction of the Holy Spirit will keep the educational
forces turned toward Him who is too wise to err, too good to be unjust.
Not to Exalt Men’s Ideas—Man’s ideas of education are not to be
exalted. Greater heights than these are to be kept before God’s people.
The Lord is waiting to bestow His Holy Spirit upon all who will hunger
and thirst after righteousness. The inclination that is manifested by
those who claim to be educators, to exalt and extol learned men, is
foolishness in the sight of God. Paul declares, “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.
Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this
world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? 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.
For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: but
we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumbling-block, and unto
the Greeks foolishness; but unto them which are called, both Jews and
Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. Because
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the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God
is stronger than men. For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not
many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble,
are called: 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; and base things of the world,
and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which
are not, to bring to nought things that are: that no flesh should glory in
His presence.”
Again the Lord says, “Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man
glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let
not the rich man glory in his riches: but let him that glorieth glory in
this, that he understandeth and knoweth Me, that I am the Lord which
exercise loving-kindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth:
for in these things I delight....”
Dishonoring the Creator—Why does the Lord speak so plainly
on this matter? It is because so many of the men who are exalted
before the people are disloyal to Him, and therefore those who are