Posts Tagged ‘learning’
John 7:14-16 Learning about learning
But when it was now the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and began to teach. The Jews then were astonished, saying, “How has this man become learned, having never been educated?” Jesus therefore answered them and said, “My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me.” John 7:14-16 NASB…
Read MoreProverbs 13:18 The richness of listening
Whoever disregards discipline comes to poverty and shame, but whoever heeds correction is honored. Proverbs13:18NIV Not having or having. The attitude of poverty or honor (our substance) begins in my heart and lodges there. One of the foundational messages in Proverbs is encouraging the reader to have a heart that listens. Being teachable. When am…
Read MoreProverbs 13:16 Yard sale: everything is free!
All who are prudent act with knowledge, but fools expose their folly. Proverbs 13:16 NIV As I am reading through the Proverbs, I often check what commentators say about a verse, hoping to understand the language better. I regularly pick up on a sense of black and white; the writer’s perspective is typically the standard…
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