![]() ![]() To define our pillars, we are going to cross reference several passages in the New Testament. ![]() These are not things which come naturally to us, but God will establish them in our lives as we grow in faith and wisdom. This implies that they are not built easily, but take work. Wisdom has “hewn out” seven pillars in our house of wisdom. The apostle Paul reminds us that Jesus alone is where we will find the treasures of wisdom on which to build a life, when he prays for believers’ understanding, “resulting in a true knowledge of God’s mystery, that is, Christ Himself, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge” ( Colossians 2:2-3) He is the only source of true wisdom, as He is the source of our salvation. To fear God is to have reverence for Him, acknowledging He has all power and authority. ![]() “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge.” A life of wisdom begins by seeing God from the right perspective. A house must have a foundation, and we find ours in Proverbs 1:7. ![]()
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