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E. Stanley Jones on Practical Wisdom - Wesleyan (James 1:5)

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"Ask for wisdom—and then act on it. James links wisdom with doing. We ask; God gives; we apply. This is cooperative wisdom: divine gift meeting human response. The wisdom God gives is practical—it works, it guides, it transforms daily decisions." — E. Stanley Jones. Wesleyan: practical wisdom.

Topics & Themes

practicaldoingapplycooperativetransforms

Scripture References

James 1:5James 1:22

Emotional Tone

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