Nobody can pretend ignorance in order to excuse their sins (part 4):

[Leonardo Von]

Nobody can pretend ignorance in order to excuse their sins (part 4):

Third point to consider: what is the content of the true Wisdom?

•    "Does not wisdom call?... She cries... Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things. For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips. All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them. They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge." (Proverbs 8:1,3,6-9).

The Wisdom utter excellent things. And what is excellent to the eyes of the Creator? Everything that is right, true to build up everyone who hears the wisdom (Ephesians 4:29) and able who believes in Christ to be light in this world (Matthew 5:14-16) and salt of this earth (Luke 14:34,35).
Everything that is wickedness, froward or perversity is an abomination to the Wisdom. That is to say, everything that moves us away from Jesus, abets us to fight against our enemies by our force (which doesn't bring the Creator's justice - James 1:20) (hence what is written in Zechariah 4:6) or put us against people that should be saved by Jesus through us. Despite being very painful (compared to travail - Galatians 4:19), recall that they are our reward (1Thess 2:19; 1Peter 3:8,9).
    Regrettably, to those who are simple and fools, many times their concept and values are distorted:

•    “Yet you say, The way of Jehovah is not fair. Hear now, O house of Israel: Is not My way fair? Are your ways not unfair?” (Ezekiel 18:25);

•    “The desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but it is hateful to fools to turn from evil.” (Proverbs 13:19).

The proof of this is that:

•    “It is joy to the just to do judgment, but ruin shall be to the workers of iniquity.” (Proverbs 21:15)

The explanation for this is simple: the wicked survive through the disgrace and the sin of people:

•    “They eat up the sin of My people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.” (Hosea 4:8).

And they excuse themselves thinking that the maneuvers that they use to make money is normal (in virtue of being a custom in the society):

•    “And Ephraim said, Yet I have become rich, I have found much wealth for myself. In all my labors they shall find in me no iniquity that is sin.” (Hos 12:8).

However:

•    “But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you and things that accompany salvation, though we speak in this way.” (Hebrews 6:9).

    So, if we hope to be successful in our life, let’s seek the fear of the Lord, that is the beginning of the wisdom (pore on the fear of the Creator in Psalms 19:9; 111:10; Proverbs 1:7; 8:13; 9:10; 14:27; 15:33; 19:23; 22:4).

    Have a good day delving on this.