A Teachable Spirit, Jn 8:28

In Jn 7:15-16, when the Jews questioned Jesus’s knowledge by asking, “How knoweth this man letters, having never learned? Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me”.  Then in Jn 8:28, Jesus explained how he learned his doctrine.  He said, “as my Father...

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Wise Hearted, 1 Ki 3:5-12

In 1 Ki 3:5-12, Solomon asked the Lord for understanding and the Lord gave him a wise and an understanding heart.  The Lord can do this because “He is wise in heart”, Job 9:4.  Obviously, Solomon was wise hearted to begin with, to think to ask for understanding.   Wisdom...

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