A Question On Wisdom From God...

[ChristsCourage]

I need wisdom in my faith, my sins, my relationship with Him. I need to know if what I am doing is the right thing. I just want to know if believing in Him is the right thing. Do you know any chapters, or, verses that can help me with that part of my life?

[Kahtar]

Read through Hebrews chapter eleven.

[ChristsCourage]

Read through Hebrews chapter eleven.



Thanks. I will read it, and, then come in here, and, explain what I think it means to the best of my ability. Then, someone can maybe help me ubderstand it more.

[Tanya~]

The first thing that came to my mind in reply to your question is a verse from Hebrews 11:

Here it is in the New King James version:

Heb 11:6
But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
NKJV

Now CLICK HERE (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=heb%2011:6;&version=51;) to read the same verse in the New Living translation. See if looking at this in two different versions helps you to understand it better.

[dispen4ever]

If you are a Christian then your question "is it the right thing" would indicate you are not certain about your position vs-a-vs Christ. Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God. Do you understand John 14:6, John 3:16-17, Romans 10:8-13. Have you surrended to Him? The Wisdom of Christ is explained in 1 Corinthians 2:1-16. There are similar verses. Do you know where they are? How will you find them?

:-)

[Sold Out]

I need wisdom in my faith, my sins, my relationship with Him. I need to know if what I am doing is the right thing. I just want to know if believing in Him is the right thing. Do you know any chapters, or, verses that can help me with that part of my life?

You need to ask the Lord for godly wisdom. It is what King Solomon did:

I Kings 3:7-12, "Now, O LORD my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David. But I am only a little child and do not know how to carry out my duties. Your servant is here among the people you have chosen, a great people, too numerous to count or number. So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours?" The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for this. So God said to him, "Since you have asked for this and not for long life or wealth for yourself, nor have asked for the death of your enemies but for discernment in administering justice, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be."

Here is how you start to get godly wisdom:

"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever." Psalm 111:10

Immersing yourself in God's Word and obeying what you know is true is the first building block of wisdom.

"Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God. For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly." Proverbs 5:2-7

"Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding." Proverbs 3:13

I would begin with meditating on the entire book of Proverbs...it is one of the 'wisdom' books.

[ChristsCourage]

The first thing that came to my mind in reply to your question is a verse from Hebrews 11:

Here it is in the New King James version:

Heb 11:6
But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
NKJV

Now CLICK HERE (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=heb%2011:6;&version=51;) to read the same verse in the New Living translation. See if looking at this in two different versions helps you to understand it better.


I understand the NLT version. Maybe I need to get me a bible in that version, and, read verses from my KJV, and, the NLT.

What the NLT is saying ios this: That when we don't have faith, we cannot please God. But, with faith in God we can learn to please Him. And, we can know that He will reward is for doing good deeds, and, helping others learn the gospels, and, learn to accept Him as Lord, and, Saviour.

[ServantofTruth]

These words of Paul to the Philippians, could quite easily be spoken by your brothers & sisters on this site or worldwide.

Philippians 1:25 This much I know for certain, that i shall stay and stand by you all, to encourage your advance and your joy in faith, so that my return to be among you may increase to overflowing your pride in Jesus Christ on my account.

I'm being taught a lesson at the moment - i can't do it alone. You need flesh and blood believers/ a church to help in all areas. May we both be blessed. SofTy. :saint:

[Revinius]

I understand the NLT version. Maybe I need to get me a bible in that version, and, read verses from my KJV, and, the NLT.

What the NLT is saying ios this: That when we don't have faith, we cannot please God. But, with faith in God we can learn to please Him. And, we can know that He will reward is for doing good deeds, and, helping others learn the gospels, and, learn to accept Him as Lord, and, Saviour.

Sort of, it's also the fact that by faith we are redeemed by Him who died for us. Remember of course that faith isnt blind, that it has a basis.

[Tanya~]

I understand the NLT version. Maybe I need to get me a bible in that version, and, read verses from my KJV, and, the NLT.

I think that's a great idea. You could always use that Biblegateway site to look up anything in the NLT version.

What the NLT is saying ios this: That when we don't have faith, we cannot please God.[/qutoe]

Yes, both versions are saying exactly that. Put another way, God is not pleased if we don't have faith. So you asked in the OP:

[quote=ChristsCourage]
I just want to know if believing in Him is the right thing.

Can you now answer this question yourself, using that verse? Tell us the answer. :)

Now read the passage again (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=heb%2011:6;&version=51;), and find out what that verse says you need to believe in order to come to God. There are two things mentioned. Can you tell us what those two things are?

[ChristsCourage]

I believe the twongs that are mentioned in the verse are faith, and, rewards. Am I right guys?

[Tanya~]

This passage says we need to believe two things to come to God:

1. We need to believe that He exists

2. We need to believe that He will reward those who seek Him with all their hearts.

And the thing we need to do, is seek Him. Do you understand what that means?

[ChristsCourage]

This passage says we need to believe two things to come to God:

1. We need to believe that He exists

2. We need to believe that He will reward those who seek Him with all their hearts.

And the thing we need to do, is seek Him. Do you understand what that means?


What that means is that when we seek God, He will reward us for all the things we are doing to seek Him out.And, that if we believe that He exists, then we will be rewarded there too.

I am really trying to understand the Lord, but, I feel like a dummy sometimes. Is there a dictionary of terms that Christians use, so, I can better understand all of this?

[Tanya~]

I don't know if there's a dictionary. If you don't understand something, post it here as a question. But it really might help you to use the New Living Translation which is easier to understand. Get one as soon as you can, I think it will help. You can also read it online at BibleGateway (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=mark%201;&version=51;).

Always pray before you study or read, and ask God to help you to understand. I do that too. I don't understand everything in the Bible but God knows how to meet you exactly where you are. One thing I would recommend for you is that you concentrate on learning right now, and growing in your own faith. Get strong in the Lord and then you will be able to help others.

We are like plants growing in a field. We all grow at different rates. Some kinds of plants, like grasses and grains, bear fruit very quickly after they start growing, and others, like fruit trees, take several years to develop before they can produce any fruit. The most important thing for you is that you concentrate on growing. When it is time for you to bear fruit, you will be like a strong tree with roots that go deep, and your fruit will be good.

Does that make sense?

As moderator of this forum I want you to know that you are welcome to post any questions you have here. Don't worry if they seem small to you, and don't worry about "feeling like a dummy." Compared to God we're all dummies! Even the smartest person is a dummy compared to God! We won't look at you as a dummy, but we will do our best to help you.

[Revinius]

What that means is that when we seek God, He will reward us for all the things we are doing to seek Him out.And, that if we believe that He exists, then we will be rewarded there too.

I am really trying to understand the Lord, but, I feel like a dummy sometimes. Is there a dictionary of terms that Christians use, so, I can better understand all of this?

Everyone starts as a 'dummy'. It's only through the work of God we can understand anything in part.

[Huck]

What that means is that when we seek God, He will reward us for all the things we are doing to seek Him out.And, that if we believe that He exists, then we will be rewarded there too.

I am really trying to understand the Lord, but, I feel like a dummy sometimes. Is there a dictionary of terms that Christians use, so, I can better understand all of this?

You are right. We will be rewarded, but not here on earth. Look what happened to Jesus when he sought God, his reward was being nailed to the cross. We are supposed to follow God and get nailed to our own crosses. That's our reward.

The best we to learn through action. See Matthew 11:25 God hides his word from the "wise" and reveals it to "babies". You can read 100s of books and never learn what you could in just 5 minutes of obedience to God. So get out there and start seeking God's face in the real world.