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LES DONS SPIRITUELS
I Cor: 12:1-10

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“Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom.”  (Proverbs 4:7)

“How much better to get wisdom than gold, to choose understanding rather than silver!” (Proverbs 16:16)

The Bible teaches that wisdom is “supreme” (NIV) and “the principle thing” (KJV).  This presents a question: over what is wisdom supreme?  When God says it is the principle thing, to what is he comparing it?  The answer: over human opinions and emotions (which are fallible and prone to foolishness).  It is also supreme over the other means by which we discern God’s will. Wisdom is supreme over prophecy, over dreams, over visions, and over asking God to speak through the Word. 

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Job 1:5 – “When a period of feasting had run its course, Job would send and have them purified. Early in the morning, he would sacrifice a burnt offering for each of them, thinking, ‘Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.’ This was Job’s regular custom…”

Job is a book about a good, prosperous servant of God who suddenly faced many losses, trials, and sickness. The first chapter describes the characteristics or attributes that made Job a righteous man, the things he did that pleased the Lord. Job was a wealthy man, and the introductory chapter points out that his grown sons could afford to take turns hosting frequent banquets or feasts, to which they would invite each other (Job 1:4).

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