What we have learned, helps us to continue learning.
Give me a minute to explain.
Here is what I’ve learned about the application of wisdom.
We don’t always know how what we learn now, may help in learning later.
For example, my learning of Hebrew and Greek has helped to formulate how I think, do research, write, and teach. There is an enormous value in learning how the native speakers in any original language spoke. I may not be able to teach Hebrew as I once did, nor could I now rattle off vocabulary or syntactical processes from Greek. But I know their importance and continue to mine their treasures throughout my teaching, speaking, and writing today.
All of us depend on what we have learned in the past to interpret the life we live today. The application of that wisdom is a lifelong pursuit, as Solomon said in Proverbs two, “making your ear attentive, inclining your heart to understanding.”
Thanks for spending this minute with me, Dr. Mark Eckel.
Mark Eckel (MA English, ThM Old Testament, PhD Social Science Research) is Executive Director of the Center for Biblical Integration, Liberty University.
“Give Me a Minute” is an ongoing effort to simply, clearly, and quickly explain aspects of true Truth.
Gratitude, as always, to my longtime friend, videographer, and tech guru Josh for his continued service.