Too Smart (2 of 5)
Series: Reality Check
Joey Rodgers
Ecclesiastes 1:12-18
I’m sure you’ve heard some version of this story - but (4) people were on plane - the smartest man in the world, the richest man in the world, a humble pastor, and a young boy. As fate would have it, the plane experienced engine trouble and was going to crash. W/out any concern for his passengers, the pilot grabbed one of the (4) parachutes and exited the plane. W/ (3) chutes remaining, the richest man in the world decided he was too influential, so he took a chute and jumped. Next, the smartest man in the world took a chute and said, ‘‘The world can’t function w/out my intellect - and he jumped. Realizing the situation, the old, humble pastor insisted the boy take the final chute. But the boy said, ‘‘That won’t be necessary, the smartest man in the world just took my backpack.’’
You know - sometimes in life, people can be too smart for their own good. They can be as smart as a whip, yet as dumb as a brick. They can have immense knowledge, yet have no common sense. And all-too-often, they can know most everything, yet miss the most apparent truths staring them in the face.
Butch Kendall said something this week I thought was quite good. He said - There’s a big difference b/w knowledge/wisdom. Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, while wisdom is the recognizing that no one should put a tomato in a fruit salad.
Indeed, sometimes we can be to too smart for our own good - this is especially true of people when it comes to the existence/reality of God. Too often, in our pursuit of intelligence, some people find too much pleasure in wanting to prove that either God doesn’t exist or that they’re smarter than God.
Such was the case for people like Charles Schutz, C.S. Lewis, Josh McDowell, Lee Strobel - and so many more... who spent their lives as atheist/agnostics until one day they finally wised-up and gave their lives to faith in God. But think of the number of intellect ...
Series: Reality Check
Joey Rodgers
Ecclesiastes 1:12-18
I’m sure you’ve heard some version of this story - but (4) people were on plane - the smartest man in the world, the richest man in the world, a humble pastor, and a young boy. As fate would have it, the plane experienced engine trouble and was going to crash. W/out any concern for his passengers, the pilot grabbed one of the (4) parachutes and exited the plane. W/ (3) chutes remaining, the richest man in the world decided he was too influential, so he took a chute and jumped. Next, the smartest man in the world took a chute and said, ‘‘The world can’t function w/out my intellect - and he jumped. Realizing the situation, the old, humble pastor insisted the boy take the final chute. But the boy said, ‘‘That won’t be necessary, the smartest man in the world just took my backpack.’’
You know - sometimes in life, people can be too smart for their own good. They can be as smart as a whip, yet as dumb as a brick. They can have immense knowledge, yet have no common sense. And all-too-often, they can know most everything, yet miss the most apparent truths staring them in the face.
Butch Kendall said something this week I thought was quite good. He said - There’s a big difference b/w knowledge/wisdom. Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, while wisdom is the recognizing that no one should put a tomato in a fruit salad.
Indeed, sometimes we can be to too smart for our own good - this is especially true of people when it comes to the existence/reality of God. Too often, in our pursuit of intelligence, some people find too much pleasure in wanting to prove that either God doesn’t exist or that they’re smarter than God.
Such was the case for people like Charles Schutz, C.S. Lewis, Josh McDowell, Lee Strobel - and so many more... who spent their lives as atheist/agnostics until one day they finally wised-up and gave their lives to faith in God. But think of the number of intellect ...
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