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蒂莫西·凯勒牧师在讲道中指出，古代社会在道德方面比现代社会更容易达成共识，这使得他们更容易看到一个现代社会难以察觉的事实：道德标准虽然重要，但却无法解决我们面临的大多数问题。现代社会更关注科学和道德，却忽略了智慧的重要性。智慧并非知识或道德的简单叠加，而是指在了解事物运作规律、本质以及如何应对的基础上，即使在规则不适用时也能做出正确判断的能力。 凯勒牧师引用箴言书，阐述了智慧的重要性、定义、问题和解决方法。他认为，智慧比财富、名声和权力都重要，因为只有少数人能拥有理想的生活环境，而且没有人能永远保持这种状态。拥有智慧才能在各种情况下都能处理好问题，并获得成功。 凯勒牧师进一步解释了智慧的定义，即了解事物运作的真相，了解事物的本质，并知道该如何应对。他引用了Gerhard von Rad对智慧的定义：在生活现实中变得胜任。智慧的人即使在规则不适用时也能做出正确的事情。 凯勒牧师通过大卫和押沙龙的故事，说明了智慧的重要性，以及缺乏智慧可能导致灾难性后果。他指出，正确的行为或言语在错误的时间或顺序下也会导致灾难。 凯勒牧师认为，获得智慧的主要障碍是我们无法完全了解事物运作的模式。上帝按照智慧创造世界，世界运行有其规律，智慧在于认识并顺应这些规律。他指出，人们容易陷入“保守的愚昧”或“自由主义的愚昧”，因为他们无法同时认识到生活规律的存在和自身的局限性。 凯勒牧师认为，获得智慧的方法是与智慧的群体一起学习，在长期的过程中理解生活中的规律和例外。箴言书中将智慧拟人化，这暗示着智慧并非只是知识或原则，而是一种可以与之建立关系并从中获得智慧的个体。 凯勒牧师最终指出，耶稣是智慧的化身，与他建立关系才能获得真正的智慧。耶稣的死与复活是上帝智慧的最终体现，只有通过耶稣才能获得真正的平安与智慧。

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Wisdom is crucial for navigating life's complexities, distinct from mere knowledge or moral goodness. It is more valuable than wealth or fame, and essential for making life decisions not covered by rules or facts.

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Ancient societies usually had more consensus about morality. Partly because of that, I think they saw something we have a harder time seeing: that moral standards, as important as they are, don’t actually address most of the situations we face. 

If you’re going to avoid making an absolute mess of your life, you need something we hardly talk about today. It’s not identical to knowledge, and it’s not identical even to moral goodness. It’s wisdom. 

For wisdom, there’s no better place than to go to the book of Proverbs. And this passage shows us 1) the importance of wisdom, 2) the definition of wisdom, 3) the problem of wisdom, and 4) a clue to its solution.

This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on September 12, 2004. Series: Proverbs: True Wisdom for Living. Scripture: Proverbs 8:10-16; 22-31.

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