Podcast
Faith in Wisdom
The Salt Company - Ames
Speaker: J.P. Houston
July 17, 2025 · 33 min
Summary
James 3:13-18 contrasts earthly wisdom (motivated by selfishness, marked by envy and ambition, resulting in disorder) with true wisdom from God (motivated by humility, marked by purity and gentleness, resulting in peace). Genuine wisdom is known by good conduct and daily obedience to Jesus, not mere knowledge accumulation.
Highlights
Knowledge is information that you have in your head, wisdom is that information that you choose to apply to your life.
The gap between what I know and don't know, that's called learning, and the gap between what I know and what I do, that's called obedience. That's called wisdom.
True wisdom lives with eternity in mind, understanding that what you do with Jesus in these 80 years determines where you spend the next 80 trillion.