I agree that these are expressions of the Holy Spirit to and in us. I have noticed in many instances that people are seeking the gift more than the Giver and thus focus more on the experiencing manifestation.
This can lead to one believer almost abusing another believer in supposedly operating under a "gift" such as tongues, word of wisdom, word of knowledge with the one supposedly exercising a gift wounding another believer because it is done out of pride or an air of superiority over another. I have witnessed people who haughtily speak a supposed word of knowledge to someone else as a way of criticizing another or putting another down; other times the person speaking something personal about another's life with a supposed word of knowledge that is untrue, and then the speaker is not open to hear that they spoke wrongly and not by the Spirit, being just a matter of one person assuming something about another.
So, I am fairly wary of people who go around "speaking word of knowledge" to like some sort of "drive by". To speak for the Holy Spirit is a serious and somber thing to do, and believers should be prayerful, cautious, and loving about doing such.
But I do think that believers can exercise the word of knowledge or word of wisdom properly. In the case of Nathan confronting David about his sin with Bathsheba, Nathan may have known in the human sense about this sin or he may not have known but the Spirit revealed it to him. If the latter is the case, then that would be a word of knowledge delivered (by Nathan) correctly to the person (David) it was intended to be spoken to.
I so appreciate your take on this subject. It is helpful.
It is important for all of us believers to remember that we represent our Lord in our interactions with others, so we should be humble, thoughtful, and looking to the interests of others when we speak. I will research this subject a bit more.
Hello Gigi , this is how I interpret those two words . If we put them in a modern day context it seems to me that knowledge is akin to academic learning , Solomon had this in that he knew all about nature etc . Wisdom to me indicates discernment , the ability to know when and what to do in any given situation , Solomon showed this when he threatened to divide the child , he understood that the real mother would have deep love for her child and would rather see it alive in some one else's care than for it to be killed . That's just my take on those two words .
Hallo Gigi and all the rest. The most of ppl understand that english is not my birth given speeking. Because there will probably be many grammatical errors. ps. Be nice and stay be patient with me.
When i come over the word of knowledge, i look at it and think beyond :). It's a word who is the opposite of wisdom. Its like more deaper understanding of things in the Spirit and what God want us too understand. Mayby like a preaching. But not like in parable.
Wisdom is something your mind have learned. Its stand a lot of wisdom in Proverbs. Example Proverbs 1:23Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you. Amen
So this is that we learn from not experiencing, but too listening and do what u have heard. If we do so we are clever ppl in one way becouse of all the promises we got in Proverbs example.
Have a good night, here it is late morning. And its soo god too know that its always someone in the Spirit of God who is woken, when some are in sleep. Because of that, we know that the Word of God is being fulfilled. The Spirit never ever sleep.
Stay blessed and strong in His Holy Name Jesus Christ with words from Matthew chapter 25.
I always appreciate what others responses say to me, as I think that it is always good for believers to share understanding of the Word with one another.
Proverbs 11:14 (NIV)
Where there is no counsel, the people fall;
But in the multitude of counselors there is safety.
In this Scripture it separates out these two along with other manifestations of the Spirit, so it seems that it is important to understand what each is and means.
This word knowledge is the same word that Peter used in 2 Peter 3:18 where he says to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We are to grow in the grace and knowledge of Him. But what makes it interesting is that the bible, especially 1 Corinthians Chapter 2:9-12 tells us that only the Spirit of God knows the things of God, and only the Spirit of God can reveal the knowledge of God to somebody.
It is not a human ability. God's Spirit has to reveal the knowledge of God. And the person who teaches the knowledge of God must do so under the influence and inspiration of the Holy Spirit. I hope I'm making sense here!
First of all, the word "word" indicates to us that this is a speaking manifestation or a speaking expression. And the word wisdom is the expression of God's truth applied to life. In 2 Corinthians Chapter 1, Paul says that the reason why believers go through certain trials is so that they can experience Christ, and that according to James gives them wisdom, so that when others go through the same problems you do, you can share with them how Christ ministered to you and encourage them to trust Him as well. That's wisdom. Wisdom is truth applied to life. It is truth that is real in the believer's life.
You see, we can understand truth with our mind, we can believe truth with our mind, but actually have the reality of that truth with us all day long during the day, and it seems to escape us.
And that's what wisdom is. Wisdom is the application, it's the living the reality of the life of Christ, having the awareness that He's there, seeing life the way God sees life and looking at life through the eyes of God. That's wisdom, the experience of Christ taken into life.
Secondly, to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
The emphasis is that it's by the same Spirit. The same Spirit that gave a person the word of wisdom, gives somebody else a word of knowledge. Today there are different presentations about what the word of knowledge is. And it is wrongly presented as somebody who has special knowledge about the people that are in the room.
There are places of fellowship where someone would stand up front, and people would get in line to come up, and that person would put his hand on them and tell them knowledge about them. That is divination. That is fortune telling. It has nothing to do with the Spirit of God.
This is an interesting verse how it differentiates between wisdom and knowledge.
Verse 4 says: Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
So, the same Spirit is allocating different levels of gifts, possibly according to our level of maturity in the faith or responsibility. Romans 12:6-8, Luke 12:48.
So, it says to one wisdom and to another knowledge. I'm assuming the prefix "word of" is another way of just staying specific portion of wisdom or knowledge passed on to someone from the Holy Spirit, but would like to hear anyone else's interpretation of this.
If I were to just compare wisdom with knowledge, I think of wisdom as the application of knowledge or experience using a sense of discernment, and knowledge as the storage of information, facts. I personally prefer wisdom over knowledge because of the practical value. I have a harder time with pure memorization like trivia, but to some that could be a strength for ministering to others, perhaps like through street ministry where remembering a lot of scripture and answers to common questions would be valuable.
I happened to notice through a Google search that this site lists more scripture about wisdom vs knowledge, which might have more info: Link
Your response is helpful and makes me think more on this topic. I will research more on this. I am not one to think that I don't need the input of other believers in understanding spiritual matters from Scriptures or from life situations.
We are a "body" and so, corporate. The Holy Spirit is given us individually for personal edification and to the "body" corporately to build up the church. That is why we are taught to build one another up in the most holy faith. We need one another.
In my view, anyone who thinks that they do not need the input of other believers because the "Holy Spirit is their teacher" are missing the meaning and purpose of the body of Christ.
I believe that wisdom is the power to decern that which is in our paths, whether to enter or not enter, to go or not go. It is also the power to learn what is true or untrue after testing by the spirit. As we go about our life experiencing scenarios guided by God's wisdom our spirit man commits these to memory as evidence of the unseen things that we trust and develop faith in, this becomes knowledge. This is evident in homeless street people as they are said to be "street wise" having WISDOM of the streets. These people are also resourceful in order to attend to their basic needs as they gain KNOWLEDGE of where to get these things or take advantage of opportunities to get them. Wisdom and knowledge in their situation comes from their environment, just as my wisdom and knowledge comes from my faith and effort to live a godly life always seeking and praying in the name of Jesus Christ my savior. Faith begats wisdom, wisdom begats knowledge. Amen.
I have had some many instances of where there is that little voice that says, "Don't go there." or "Call so and so." or "pray for so and so" or "Take a different route'" when driving. The Holy Spirit truly does help us in this way.
The word of wisdom seems to me to be a "speaking gift" where someone speaks to another person with godly wisdom concerning a matter and the word of knowledge would be receiving from the Holy Spirit a warning or directive for action. These can mean other things, too. I am studying up on these since asking the question and have found many sites that speak well concerning this topic.
I appreciate your contribution to our conversation.
For one is given, by the Spirit, the word of wisdom, to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit.
Can anyone explain for me what these two things given by the Spirit are and what is the difference between the two?
Thank you, I appreciate it.
I agree that these are expressions of the Holy Spirit to and in us. I have noticed in many instances that people are seeking the gift more than the Giver and thus focus more on the experiencing manifestation.
This can lead to one believer almost abusing another believer in supposedly operating under a "gift" such as tongues, word of wisdom, word of knowledge with the one supposedly exercising a gift wounding another believer because it is done out of pride or an air of superiority over another. I have witnessed people who haughtily speak a supposed word of knowledge to someone else as a way of criticizing another or putting another down; other times the person speaking something personal about another's life with a supposed word of knowledge that is untrue, and then the speaker is not open to hear that they spoke wrongly and not by the Spirit, being just a matter of one person assuming something about another.
So, I am fairly wary of people who go around "speaking word of knowledge" to like some sort of "drive by". To speak for the Holy Spirit is a serious and somber thing to do, and believers should be prayerful, cautious, and loving about doing such.
But I do think that believers can exercise the word of knowledge or word of wisdom properly. In the case of Nathan confronting David about his sin with Bathsheba, Nathan may have known in the human sense about this sin or he may not have known but the Spirit revealed it to him. If the latter is the case, then that would be a word of knowledge delivered (by Nathan) correctly to the person (David) it was intended to be spoken to.
I so appreciate your take on this subject. It is helpful.
It is important for all of us believers to remember that we represent our Lord in our interactions with others, so we should be humble, thoughtful, and looking to the interests of others when we speak. I will research this subject a bit more.
Great question.
I've heard this applied to explain the difference between knowledge and wisdom.
Knowledge memorizes the Ten Commandments, Wisdom obeys them.
God Bless.
I appreciate all of the reply to my question.
I am blessed by the input of others.
When i come over the word of knowledge, i look at it and think beyond :). It's a word who is the opposite of wisdom. Its like more deaper understanding of things in the Spirit and what God want us too understand. Mayby like a preaching. But not like in parable.
Wisdom is something your mind have learned. Its stand a lot of wisdom in Proverbs. Example Proverbs 1:23Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you. Amen
So this is that we learn from not experiencing, but too listening and do what u have heard. If we do so we are clever ppl in one way becouse of all the promises we got in Proverbs example.
Have a good night, here it is late morning. And its soo god too know that its always someone in the Spirit of God who is woken, when some are in sleep. Because of that, we know that the Word of God is being fulfilled. The Spirit never ever sleep.
Stay blessed and strong in His Holy Name Jesus Christ with words from Matthew chapter 25.
I always appreciate what others responses say to me, as I think that it is always good for believers to share understanding of the Word with one another.
Proverbs 11:14 (NIV)
Where there is no counsel, the people fall;
But in the multitude of counselors there is safety.
Knowledge ( truth ) gives wisdom strength.
It all amounts to understanding and obedience because there is nothing else that will please God and be blessed by him .
Read the parable of the sower .
Only the good understood . The others did not .
If you really understand something to be truth , you will live it . Produce fruit that is good , God is the husbandmen ( gardener)
Just a few thoughts I learned from the scriptures.
In this Scripture it separates out these two along with other manifestations of the Spirit, so it seems that it is important to understand what each is and means.
This word knowledge is the same word that Peter used in 2 Peter 3:18 where he says to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We are to grow in the grace and knowledge of Him. But what makes it interesting is that the bible, especially 1 Corinthians Chapter 2:9-12 tells us that only the Spirit of God knows the things of God, and only the Spirit of God can reveal the knowledge of God to somebody.
It is not a human ability. God's Spirit has to reveal the knowledge of God. And the person who teaches the knowledge of God must do so under the influence and inspiration of the Holy Spirit. I hope I'm making sense here!
Well stated!! God bless.
First of all, the word "word" indicates to us that this is a speaking manifestation or a speaking expression. And the word wisdom is the expression of God's truth applied to life. In 2 Corinthians Chapter 1, Paul says that the reason why believers go through certain trials is so that they can experience Christ, and that according to James gives them wisdom, so that when others go through the same problems you do, you can share with them how Christ ministered to you and encourage them to trust Him as well. That's wisdom. Wisdom is truth applied to life. It is truth that is real in the believer's life.
You see, we can understand truth with our mind, we can believe truth with our mind, but actually have the reality of that truth with us all day long during the day, and it seems to escape us.
And that's what wisdom is. Wisdom is the application, it's the living the reality of the life of Christ, having the awareness that He's there, seeing life the way God sees life and looking at life through the eyes of God. That's wisdom, the experience of Christ taken into life.
Secondly, to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
The emphasis is that it's by the same Spirit. The same Spirit that gave a person the word of wisdom, gives somebody else a word of knowledge. Today there are different presentations about what the word of knowledge is. And it is wrongly presented as somebody who has special knowledge about the people that are in the room.
There are places of fellowship where someone would stand up front, and people would get in line to come up, and that person would put his hand on them and tell them knowledge about them. That is divination. That is fortune telling. It has nothing to do with the Spirit of God.
I need a little more space. I will send a part 2!
This is an interesting verse how it differentiates between wisdom and knowledge.
Verse 4 says: Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
So, the same Spirit is allocating different levels of gifts, possibly according to our level of maturity in the faith or responsibility. Romans 12:6-8, Luke 12:48.
So, it says to one wisdom and to another knowledge. I'm assuming the prefix "word of" is another way of just staying specific portion of wisdom or knowledge passed on to someone from the Holy Spirit, but would like to hear anyone else's interpretation of this.
If I were to just compare wisdom with knowledge, I think of wisdom as the application of knowledge or experience using a sense of discernment, and knowledge as the storage of information, facts. I personally prefer wisdom over knowledge because of the practical value. I have a harder time with pure memorization like trivia, but to some that could be a strength for ministering to others, perhaps like through street ministry where remembering a lot of scripture and answers to common questions would be valuable.
I happened to notice through a Google search that this site lists more scripture about wisdom vs knowledge, which might have more info: Link
Your response is helpful and makes me think more on this topic. I will research more on this. I am not one to think that I don't need the input of other believers in understanding spiritual matters from Scriptures or from life situations.
We are a "body" and so, corporate. The Holy Spirit is given us individually for personal edification and to the "body" corporately to build up the church. That is why we are taught to build one another up in the most holy faith. We need one another.
In my view, anyone who thinks that they do not need the input of other believers because the "Holy Spirit is their teacher" are missing the meaning and purpose of the body of Christ.
God bless you today.
I believe that wisdom is the power to decern that which is in our paths, whether to enter or not enter, to go or not go. It is also the power to learn what is true or untrue after testing by the spirit. As we go about our life experiencing scenarios guided by God's wisdom our spirit man commits these to memory as evidence of the unseen things that we trust and develop faith in, this becomes knowledge. This is evident in homeless street people as they are said to be "street wise" having WISDOM of the streets. These people are also resourceful in order to attend to their basic needs as they gain KNOWLEDGE of where to get these things or take advantage of opportunities to get them. Wisdom and knowledge in their situation comes from their environment, just as my wisdom and knowledge comes from my faith and effort to live a godly life always seeking and praying in the name of Jesus Christ my savior. Faith begats wisdom, wisdom begats knowledge. Amen.
I have had some many instances of where there is that little voice that says, "Don't go there." or "Call so and so." or "pray for so and so" or "Take a different route'" when driving. The Holy Spirit truly does help us in this way.
The word of wisdom seems to me to be a "speaking gift" where someone speaks to another person with godly wisdom concerning a matter and the word of knowledge would be receiving from the Holy Spirit a warning or directive for action. These can mean other things, too. I am studying up on these since asking the question and have found many sites that speak well concerning this topic.
I appreciate your contribution to our conversation.
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