Verse 15
‘This wisdom is not a wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.’
And the source of such wisdom is not the Father of lights (James 1:17) but earthly wisdom and even the Devil. Such people lack the fear of the Lord which is the beginning of wisdom and knowledge (Job 28:28; Proverbs 1:7; Proverbs 9:10), and are unresponsive to the word of truth. For it is very possible to speak of heavenly things from an earthly motive, and to turn what is heavenly into what is base. ‘Earthly.’ Very much based on earthly values and aims. ‘Sensual.’ Resulting from the unrenewed mind, and determined by the values of the flesh. The attitude of the ‘natural man’. ‘Devilish.’ Deceitful and misleading, for he was a liar from the beginning.
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