#166 – Good & Wise
Episode description
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss what it means that God is Good and Wise.
Questions Covered in This Episode:
- It's a dangerous business talking about goodness and wisdom in our current moment isn’t it?
- What does it mean to call something good?
- Is God good? How do we know?
- Out of all of God’s communicable attributes, this one appears to me to be the one that may get called into question the most. Don’t you think?
- What is your objective moral framework if it is not God?
- What does it mean to call someone wise?
- What is the difference between wisdom and omniscience?
- What does it mean to be a wise person?
- Why is it good news that God is wise and good?
- The scriptures warn us that the wisdom of God is foolishness to man, what are practical examples of that?
- What is one way I can move forward in pursuing wisdom?
Helpful Definitions:
- Communicable Attribute: Things that are true about God, that can also become true of us.
- Goodness: The sum total of all perfections.
- Wise: Taking a moral framework (goodness) and applying it in ways that lead to blessing and flourishing for their life and those around them.
Resources Mentioned in This Episode:
- Genesis 1, Psalm 27:13, Romans 11, Romans 8, Psalm 1, Proverbs 1:7, 1 Corinthians 1-2, James 3:17
- “Thursday Murder Club” by Richard Osman
- Dwell Bible App
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