Utterance of Wisdom and Knowledge
what is being spoken to you?
are you listening?
are you walking in words of knowledge and wisdom?
1 Corinthians 12:7–11, ESV
“To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit…”
Hebrews 4:12 — ESV
“For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.”
Psalm 27:1, ESV
“The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?”
Word of Knowledge
Word of Wisdom
Logos = Word, Sophia = Wisdom, Gnosis = Knowledge
Logos - Word
John 1:1, ESV
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”
Gnosis – Knowledge
John 14:6, ESV
“I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
Proverbs 1:7, ESV
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge.”
Sophia - Wisdom
James 3:17, ESV
“But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason…”
1 Corinthians 8:1, ESV
Word of Wisdom and Knowledge in Paul’s Letter
1 Corinthians 8:4, ESV
“We know that ‘an idol has no real existence,’ and that ‘there is no God but one.’”
1 Corinthians 10:20, ESV
“What pagans sacrifice they offer to demons and not to God.”
1 Corinthians 8:13, ESV
“Therefore, if food makes my brother stumble, I will never eat meat…”
Slide 10
Words of Knowledge/Wisdom in Marriage and Sex
1 Corinthians 7:2, ESV
“Because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband.”
1 Corinthians 7:9, ESV
“For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.”
1 Corinthians 7:15, ESV
“But if the unbelieving partner separates, let it be so. In such cases the brother or sister is not enslaved.”
Alcohol / Prescriptions
Ephesians 5:18, ESV
“And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit.”
1 Corinthians 6:12, ESV
“‘All things are lawful for me,’ but I will not be dominated by anything.”
Slide 12
Ecclesiastes 9:7 — ESV
“Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart, for God has already approved what you do.”
Proverbs 31:4–7 — ESV
“It is not for kings, O Lemuel,
it is not for kings to drink wine,
or for rulers to take strong drink,
lest they drink and forget what has been decreed
and pervert the rights of all the afflicted.
Give strong drink to the one who is perishing,
and wine to those in bitter distress;
let them drink and forget their poverty
and remember their misery no more.”
How Do We Receive Words of Wisdom and Knowledge?
- Begin with the fear of the Lord
Scripture: Proverbs 1:7, ESV
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge…”
Scripture: Proverbs 9:10, ESV
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom…”
You do not begin with vibes.
You do not begin with secret knowledge.
You do not begin with self-discovery.
You do not begin with the universe.
You begin with the fear of the Lord.
- Ask God
Scripture: James 1:5, ESV
“If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God…”
God is not stingy with wisdom. He gives generously.
- Saturate yourself in Scripture
Scripture: Psalm 119:105, ESV
“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.”
- Listen to the Holy Spirit
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:12–13, ESV
“Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God…”
“And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit…”
- Receive from the body
- Fruits of the Spirit.
- Works as proof of faith.
God may give a word of wisdom through a pastor, elder, spouse, friend, mentor, parent, child, or even someone you did not expect.