So we all go through a period of time where we think we know a lot. We gain new knowledge, add it to the old stuff and we think we have got it all. Now, I am not talking about as a teenager when you act like a know-it-all. As adults we come to places in life where we think we have got it all together, we know what is going on, we have all things planned out and we are in complete control. THat is exactly when God steps in and shows us more. He shows us that there is a lot more for us to know and for us to gain from life itself. We will never come to a point where we know it all.
I think of an internet provider commercial where a guy walks into the room and greets his wife. She is seated at the table doing some reading and she asks him, "I thought you were surfing the web?" his reply is, "I did, and I finished it."
To my knowledge there is absolutely no way that this can happen. There is an ending to what is on the internet but I can't imagine finding it.
Think about this in terms of your life and the knowledge and wisdom you have acquired in life. There is not an infinite amount of knowledge out there, because God knows it all. Therefore there has to be a beginning and and end to all knowledge but there is no way any human bein(outside of Christ ofcourse) will ever reach that point in their life.
1 Corinthians 1:19 FOr it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate."
In this passage Paul is summarizing a quote of Isaiah 29:14. Basically to reinterate what Jesus spoke of often, that our way of thinking is no match for God's way of thinking. The way He thinks and the knowledge that He has is infinitely greater than we can ever attain. He quoted this verse to back up what he had said one verse before in verse 18 of the same chapter. "For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God."
There is no knowledge needed, no wisdom to attain when it comes to salvation. You simply accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, admit that you are a sinner and that you need help. That to a knowledgable, wisdom filled worldly person is completely frustrating. They cannot attain this knowledge, or work for it. They just accept it, and this is a prime example of God's thoughts blowing our minds.
Thanks for reading and have a great day!
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