Two Types of Wisdom

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“And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.” (Luke 16:8 King James Bible)

Consider that the children of this world are wiser than the children of light. Doesn’t that refute everything we just discovered? No. It doesn’t.

“For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: ‘He catches the wise in their craftiness.’” (1 Corinthians 3:19 Berean Study Bible)

There are different types of wisdom. The children of this world have the wisdom of this world. That’s not pure wisdom. On the other hand, the children of light have not yet come into their own. The children of light are spiritually immature and haven’t appropriated the full power and authority of the cross of Christ. In other words, Christ isn’t fully formed in them, and they still have not totally died to the fleshly nature.

None the less, as people turn away from Christ, they’re turning away from the light. As they turn away from Christ, they begin to lose the distinction between good and evil and between truth and error. Just a small amount of disobedience or rebellion on our part can cause us to be less discerning and understanding.

“For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they do not know how to do good.” (Jeremiah 4:22 Berean Study Bible)

God’s talking about His people. In this age, He’s talking about Christians. These are Christians who have failed to listen to His voice and to respond in willing obedience and submission. These are the lukewarm Christians. What happens to them? They obtain a kind of wisdom, a worldly wisdom that makes them clever when it comes to doing what’s wrong. They run where God has not sent them. They say what God has not told them. However, they don’t have the wisdom of God.

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