WISDOM GOOD OR BAD?

Wisdom is a deep understanding of people, things, events or situations, empowering the ability to choose or act to consistently produce the optimum results with a minimum of time and energy. WISDOM IS THE ABILITY TO OPTIMALLY (EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY) APPLY PERCEPTIONS AND KNOWLEDGE AND SO PRODUCE THE DESIRED RESULTS. WISDOM IS COMPREHENSION OF WHAT IS TRUE OR RIGHT COUPLED WITH OPTIMUM JUDGMENT AS TO ACTION. (WIKIPEDIA)

That is some good stuff. Wisdom sure sounds like desirable. Here is the question... Could wisdom be bad? Could it be evil? Would it not go against its own definition if it could? How could one choose between right and wrong, then make the right (wise) choice, and it be bad? Here is the essence of what I am getting at. Some say that there are two forms of wisdom, the wisdom of the devil and the wisdom of God. Let me just say that if the devil was wise, he wouldn't have tried to over throw God. Satan is not wise. He may be crafty and cunning, but wise he is not. So what we must conclude is that wisdom cannot be bad. If it could be bad, then it would cease to be wisdom. This verse will really throw a wrench in our thinking. God speaking...

1Co 1:19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.

Now why would God do that? There is definitely nothing like that written in the book of Proverbs. The bible extols wisdom. Why would God destroy the wisdom of the wise?.. And what is it saying here... The world by wisdom knew not God?

1Co 1:21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God...

How would, "the world by wisdom know not God"? How about by moral law? That would seem wise right? Just do what you ought to do and if your good enough and try hard enough, you will know God right? It seems wise... What about religion? Just go to church, pay your tithes, get baptized, get a membership... Do all the ordinances like communion, confession... That will get you closer to God right? It seems wise. What about living your life by biblical principles right out of the Proverbs? Just live a structured, disciplined life, doing what is right. That would be very wise and you should be able to know God by doing that... After all, nobody was wiser then Solomon.

This is what the bible calls wisdom of men or wisdom of the world. Just good humanism from the greatest humanist that ever lived. God says He will destroy that wisdom, as far as getting to know Him, is concerned. Paul says that the world by wisdom knew not God. Men try to know God through all these methods, and fail. Why? Because it is not God's method or His wisdom. God's wisdom is foolishness to the world and the world's wisdom is foolishness to God.

1Co 3:19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
1Co 3:20 And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.

1Co 1:21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.

Preaching what?

1Co 1:23 But we preach CHRIST CRUCIFIED, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;
1Co 1:24 But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, CHRIST THE POWER OF GOD, AND THE WISDOM OF GOD.

Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God. The power of God unto salvation, is found in the preaching of Christ crucified, and does not come through the ears, or the eyes or the mouth. It is spirit. It does not speak to the intellect. It is foolishness to us men. When you give someone the gospel, often they think you're crazy. Why? Because it is foolishness and is so far removed from their reality that it takes a supernatural work of God, to get them to believe it. To believe that a Man 2000 yrs ago died on a cross, shed His blood and became sin for us, and to rely on that for our eternal salvation is foolishness to the natural man. It is absurd. That is what is so genius about God's salvation plan! I have felt this power of God and know it first hand. It is nothing short of supernatural. Truly a life changing event. I believe that Jesus (God in the flesh) died on a cross and went to hell for me. I don't say that glibly. I say that from the depths of my heart. I "knew" it my whole life, but I didn't really believe it. Proof of that was, I kept on living in sin, all the time knowing that Jesus had died for those sins. I didn't love Him and I didn't believe in Him. Once I REALLY did believe, (through a supernatural work of God) I was a different man, and I had continuous victory over sin. Why? Because I believed for the first time and through this faith I also loved Jesus for the first time. The kind of faith I am talking about is the kind that says, "Jesus, If you send me to hell, still I will trust in you. In the midst of the roaring flames, I will sing praises you". This kind of faith says, "I would rather be chained to the apostle Paul in prison, then to live in the debauchery and wickedness of the household of Caesar".

Many people say that they believe, by their life does not show evidence of it. The faith I speak of is not a glib faith. It is a faith with the whole heart and it comes supernaturally by the foolishness of preaching Christ crucified. It is truly the wisdom and power of God. Jesus said to know God is eternal life. This is how you know Him... By faith in His Son, Jesus Christ.