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Originally Posted by staysharp
Carp, I agree with your post. I am a little dumbfounded with the statement "the H.G. does not instantly change someone's nature". This tends to fly against traditional thinking of what happens when one is born again. I think I know what you mean, and I would agree to an extent.
Again, I ask you does intelligence bring wisdom. Does having knowledge of nuclear physics make one wise?
You're a smart guy, does that make you wise? Solomon was wise, but wasn't very smart at times.
As to your last statement I would equate that to spiritual elitism or religious pride.
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I do not believe that the Holy Ghost changes the nature of an individual, the scripture never says anything about that. If an individual is short tempered, opinionated, outspoken, if they like Jazz, if their favorite crayola color is brick red, all these will be the same after they get the Holy Ghost. Unfortunately their tastes in other things will be the same too.
Does intelligence bring wisdom? Yes because an intelligent person will foster those things that will make him wise. Information makes you wise, experience makes you wise, observation makes you wise and the intelligent individual will continue to embrace those things that will improve his character as well as to avoid repeating history and making the same mistakes twice.
Solomon's intelligence made him wise when he had the motivation to be intelligent. Afterward, he still had the intelligence, but he relied on something else to influence and motivate the source of his wisdom or lack of wisdom after the fact.
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