Knowing Faith

#166 – Good & Wise


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Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss what it means that God is Good and Wise.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

  • It's a dangerous business talking about goodness and wisdom in our current moment isn’t it?
  • What does it mean to call something good?
  • Is God good? How do we know?
  • Out of all of God’s communicable attributes, this one appears to me to be the one that may get called into question the most. Don’t you think?
  • What is your objective moral framework if it is not God?
  • What does it mean to call someone wise?
  • What is the difference between wisdom and omniscience?
  • What does it mean to be a wise person?
  • Why is it good news that God is wise and good?
  • The scriptures warn us that the wisdom of God is foolishness to man, what are practical examples of that?
  • What is one way I can move forward in pursuing wisdom?

Helpful Definitions:

  • Communicable Attribute: Things that are true about God, that can also become true of us.
  • Goodness: The sum total of all perfections.
  • Wise: Taking a moral framework (goodness) and applying it in ways that lead to blessing and flourishing for their life and those around them.

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

  • Genesis 1, Psalm 27:13, Romans 11, Romans 8, Psalm 1, Proverbs 1:7, 1 Corinthians 1-2, James 3:17
  • “Thursday Murder Club” by Richard Osman
  • Dwell Bible App

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