Never was a profounder truth uttered than that by Paul when he declared that "the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God." He preceded this remark with another which led directly to it: "Let no man deceive himself. If any among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise." This declaration of Paul is based upon the repeated asseverations of the Scriptures, including those of Jesus, that there is no true wisdom apart from God, who is the supreme Wisdom.
Human wisdom is at best but relative; and to the extent that it is relative it is mixed with error. Human wisdom consists of human concepts, and human concepts are mere human speculation. Every concept founded in that which is apart from God, is premised in error. Error in premise of necessity leads to error of conclusion. So that all of merely human wisdom is premised in delusion. Yet so strong is this delusion that self-deceived humanity has ever fancied, and is ever fancying, that it has a wisdom, a prescience, and a mind distinctively its own, and upon which it can rely for certain guidance.
To destroy this delusion is the work of Truth,— that Truth which is of universal application, because it is infinite, immutable.
