50 Days of Wisdom
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Wisdom is a skill in living that begins with fearing God, then progresses to guarding your mind, choosing your companions, controlling your body, monitoring your words, pursuing your work, managing your money, and loving your neighbor. Very simple. But that’s it. And when you’ve done that, you’ve learned wisdom. It’s vital to be taught wisdom. For example, as a father, if I fail to teach my son to fear God, the devil will teach him to hate God. If I fail to teach my son to guard his mind, the devil will teach him to have an open mind. If I fail to teach my son to obey his parents, the devil will teach him to rebel and break his parents’ hearts. If I fail to teach my son to select his companions carefully, the devil will choose them for him. If I fail to teach my son to control his body, the devil will gladly teach him to give it completely over to his lusts. If I fail to teach my children to enjoy speech that is honorable to God, the devil will fill their mouths with filth. If I fail to teach my children to pursue their work, the devil will make them lazy. If I fail to teach them to manage their money, the devil will teach them to waste it on riotous living. If I fail to teach them to love their neighbor, the devil will gladly teach them to love only themselves. And the only reason I can pass any of this wisdom on to my children is because God has graciously made it all available in the Bible.
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No Standard, No Sin
We have a problem in our society today, folks. We don't believe that man is innately a sinner; we think he's basically good and something happens to him environmentally. But if we do acknowledge that he does evil, how do we define that evil? What is our standard for what is evil? Well, once, our standard for evil in America, our standard for morality in America, was established by the Bible, right? The nation's foundation was based on the Bible. Essentially, the Bible served as the foundation for our laws. Our view of morality, our view of crime, and our view of justice all came out of the Bible. And once upon a time, there were certain behaviors that were considered to be against the law. But that's changing rapidly. Some of the changes occurring are in areas such as sexuality, homosexuality, abortion, euthanasia, and genetic engineering. As we continue to descend further into the morass of sin and detach ourselves from any established standard, which is the Word of God, we can no longer define morality except by conducting a survey, correct? The politicians do it. They give us what they think the constituencies would vote for. They want to get elected, so they basically say, "I believe this," because they polled the constituents and that's what they say. And that's how we develop our morality. And as our society sinks deeper into sin and increasingly distances itself from the Word of God, it will become progressively harder to define morality. There won't be anybody who can walk into a court and hold up a standard. You can't walk into a court today and hold up the standard of the Bible as the standard of morality. So all we have left is tradition, and tradition will be overthrown by surveys, and surveys will be overthrown by votes, and votes will be overthrown by referendums, and all of it will be overthrown when the people want to overthrow it. So, the reclassification of behavior is not going to get any better; it's going to get much worse. Why? Because we no longer have a standard. How do you go to a generation like that and tell them they're sinners? Based on what? Based on what standard am I a sinner? And you say, "Well, on the standard of the law of God, on the standard of the Bible." But the Bible is not their standard. I think we have no other choice but to hold the Bible up as a standard and to say to the sinner, "It is the standard!" And because it is the Word of God, then it's up to you to determine by reading it carefully and thoughtfully that it's not the Word of God. That's the challenge I put out. Oh, you don't think the Bible is the Word of God. Have you read it? Have you studied it? Are you really sure about that? I have never had anybody say to me, "Yes, I've studied it thoroughly from cover to cover, and it's not the Word of God." Look, if you don't believe the Scripture establishes morality, righteousness, and unrighteousness, then you have no standard, and you have no definition of sin. That's the real issue in our society today. How do we tell our society about a Savior who will save them from sin when their definition of sin is basically non-existent? For a society without a biblical standard, that's a serious challenge. Repent and believe! GTY.org (90-233) – What Is Sin?
Today's Wisdom
Day: 1005
August 19, 2026
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