灵命日粮 - 2005年4月4日
读经: 箴言8章12-21节

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金句: 「智慧人在哪里？文士在哪里？这世上的辩士在哪里？上帝岂不是叫这世上的智慧变成愚拙吗？」（哥林多前书1章20节）

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全年读经: 撒母耳记下1-4章  

我们视圣经为珍宝，它是上帝启示的真理，教导我们在世上多结生命的果子，并引领我们在将来得永生。实际上，它是智慧的来源，远胜过最聪明的哲学家（哥林多前书1章20节）。只是这个事实在我们的文化中很少被认知。
所以我很高兴读到《纽约时报》专栏作家大卫．布鲁克（David Brooks）赞扬圣经智慧的文章，他赞美金恩博士（Martin Luther King Jr.）从圣经看到了人类的本性，觉得金恩博士「比他世俗的自由主义盟友，更具有敏锐的政治现实感，因为他对于人类本性的认知，是来自圣经的智慧。宗教不只让人权领袖更刚强，而且使他们更有智慧。」布鲁克更进一步提到：「圣经的睿智比世俗的社会科学更有深度，亦更准确。」

我们有否将那些智慧的资源纳入个人生命里？我们需要运用圣经的智慧，来处理个人问题及政治议题，若能研读并遵行圣经，我们就能和诗篇的作者们一同谦卑地见证主的大能：「我比我的师傅更通达，因我思想你的法度」（诗篇119篇99节）。VCG


圣经是上帝给我们的话语，
虽年代久远，却历久弥新；
若仔细阅读，你将会发现：
上帝的智慧充满字里行间。Sper

圣经一项真理的价值，超过人类的全部智慧。
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The Wisdom In God's Word


Read:Proverbs 8:12-21
Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? . . . Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world. —1 Corinthians 1:20


Bible In One Year: 2 Samuel 1-4

We treasure Scripture. It's God's inspired Word, and it teaches us the way to abundant life in this world and eternal life in the world to come. Indeed, it is the source of a wisdom that goes beyond that of the wisest philosophers (1 Corinthians 1:20). But this fact is rarely acknowledged in our culture.

So I was glad to read an article by The New York Times columnist David Brooks extolling biblical wisdom. He praised Martin Luther King Jr. for insight into human nature derived from Scripture. He felt that King "had a more accurate view of political realities than his more secular liberal allies because he could draw on biblical wisdom about human nature. Religion didn't just make civil rights leaders stronger—it made them smarter." And Brooks said further: "Biblical wisdom is deeper and more accurate than the wisdom offered by the secular social sciences."

Are we drawing on that source of wisdom in our own lives? We need Scripture's wisdom to deal with our personal problems and political issues. If we study and obey the Bible, we will be able to humbly testify with the psalmist, "I have more understanding than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my meditation" (Psalm 119:99). —Vernon Grounds


The Bible is God's Word to us,
Still fresh through all the ages;
And if we read it we will find
God's wisdom on its pages. —Sper

One truth from the Bible is worth more than all the wisdom of man.