Re: THE MAGNIFICENT 6 - have you seen the new pic?
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Originally Posted by Neckstadt
Let us know who you think might be brilliant?
I do not personally know all of them but the four that I know are indeed brilliant. I am gravely disappointed in their recent choices but their intelligence shines both in conversation with them just as it does in their preaching.
Re: THE MAGNIFICENT 6 - have you seen the new pic?
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Originally Posted by Truly Blessed
Of course! Possessing knowledge does not mean one possesses wisdom. I think we've seen that more than once on these discussion boards.
Having said that, I would love to sit in on any discussion these men would be having, whether I agreed with them or not.
Important distinction is noted.
I've seen some brilliant men who were filled with facts and figures but had no wisdom. I've seen men with great wisdom but little accumulated knowledge. Wisdom is a gift of God being spiritual while knowledge is a natural attribute gained by natural pursuits of it.
I am reminded of the wisdom as a gift that was bestowed upon Solomon who asked not for wealth but for wisdom. God was pleased and gave him both.
Re: THE MAGNIFICENT 6 - have you seen the new pic?
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Originally Posted by Pianoman
Blind Men and the Elephant (a.k.a., "Blindmen")
(by John Godfrey Saxe)
American poet John Godfrey Saxe (1816-1887) based this poem, "The Blind Men and the Elephant", on a fable that was told in India many years ago. It is a good warning about how our sensory perceptions can lead to misinterpretations.
It was six men of Indostan
To learning much inclined,
Who went to see the Elephant
(Though all of them were blind),
That each by observation
Might satisfy his mind
The First approached the Elephant,
And happening to fall
Against his broad and sturdy side,
At once began to bawl:
“God bless me! but the Elephant
Is very like a wall!”
The Second, feeling of the tusk,
Cried, “Ho! what have we here
So very round and smooth and sharp?
To me ’tis mighty clear
This wonder of an Elephant
Is very like a spear!”
The Third approached the animal,
And happening to take
The squirming trunk within his hands,
Thus boldly up and spake:
“I see,” quoth he, “the Elephant
Is very like a snake!”
The Fourth reached out an eager hand,
And felt about the knee.
“What most this wondrous beast is like
Is mighty plain,” quoth he;
“ ‘Tis clear enough the Elephant
Is very like a tree!”
The Fifth, who chanced to touch the ear,
Said: “E’en the blindest man
Can tell what this resembles most;
Deny the fact who can
This marvel of an Elephant
Is very like a fan!”
The Sixth no sooner had begun
About the beast to grope,
Than, seizing on the swinging tail
That fell within his scope,
“I see,” quoth he, “the Elephant
Is very like a rope!”
And so these men of Indostan
Disputed loud and long,
Each in his own opinion
Exceeding stiff and strong,
Though each was partly in the right,
And all were in the wrong!
Moral:
So oft in theologic wars,
The disputants, I ween,
Rail on in utter ignorance
Of what each other mean,
And prate about an Elephant
Not one of them has seen!
I have used this many times in a sermon on how limited we are in our understanding of truth and the dangers of ignorant prejudices.
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