Sermon Tone Analysis

Wisdom is primarily spiritual and moral

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The spiritual and moral inadequacy of unaided human intelligence

Unaided human intelligence proves futile

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Human intelligence does not bring knowledge of God

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Human intelligence cannot promote godliness

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Reliance on human intelligence brings judgment

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Many of the first Christians were not intelligent

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Believers are to use their minds

The mind to be used in serving God

See also The mind is to be used in seeking to discern God’s will; The mind is to be used in worship.

God wants to renew the mind

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The mind must be correctly focused

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Examples of intelligent people

Abigail; Solomon; young men from Israel exiled in Babylon; Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego; Gamaliel; Moses; Sergius Paulus; Paul

Examples of believers using their minds

See also Ezra; the Teacher; Daniel; the Bereans; Paul’s expectation for Timothy

God uses intelligence dedicated to him

God uses Joseph’s administrative skill; Craftsmen use artistic expertise; Huram does work in bronze for Solomon’s temple; Skilful men design machines for the defence of Jerusalem; Daniel’s intelligence aids his witness in the Babylonian court; Luke’s thorough research owes something to his medical training.