The call is to listen to instruction, to become wise, and to refuse nothing that is taught. The instruction in Proverbs 8 is heavenly wisdom addressed to the human family. The Lord seeks to teach every soul that is willing to be taught.
True wisdom comes by hearing instruction and refusing it not, through a faith that takes in the whole man. That faith lifts the soul out of an imperfect, undeveloped, one-sided state in which study of books is made principal. In that state practical life is neglected, along with harmonious development of brain, bone and muscle, knowledge of weakness of character, self-reliance, and reasoning from cause to effect. Rising out of that condition by such faith enables the soul to understand what true wisdom is.
The call is to listen to instruction, to become wise, and to refuse nothing that is taught. The instruction in Proverbs 8 is heavenly wisdom addressed to the human family. The Lord seeks to teach every soul that is willing to be taught.
True wisdom comes by hearing instruction and refusing it not, through a faith that takes in the whole man. That faith lifts the soul out of an imperfect, undeveloped, one-sided state in which study of books is made principal. In that state practical life is neglected, along with harmonious development of brain, bone and muscle, knowledge of weakness of character, self-reliance, and reasoning from cause to effect. Rising out of that condition by such faith enables the soul to understand what true wisdom is.