Wisdom the Principal Thing

Christopher J. Ortiz / The Chalcedon Foundation:
The Scripture declares, "[T]he children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light" (Luke 16:8). The Greek term for wiser used here is phronimos, and it means "prudent, sensible, and practically wise." It's the same word used in Matthew 7:24 when our Lord considers a man wise "which built his house upon a rock." It's this practical wisdom that is often lacking among the "children of light," and it's due largely to the fact that we don't accept the created order in the same way as the "children of this world." Whereas the non-Christian will build his house upon a rock because it will simply better resist a storm, the Christian will build his house upon the sand and then pray for God to stop the wind.

Posted by Editor at June 1, 2008 01:39 PM