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The Wisdom of God and Supreme Knowledge
The Wisdom of God and Supreme Knowledge
The wisdom of God is the Source of true wisdom, and He grants it generously to those who sincerely seek wisdom, ask for it in faith, showing a wholesome, reverential fear of Him.(Prov 2:1-7; James 1:5-8) Divine wisdom in the absolute sense is found in God, who is “wise alone” in this sense. (Rom16:27) Knowledge is acquainted with fact, and, being the Creator, who is “from time indefinite to time indefinite” God knows all there is to know about the universe, its composition and contents.
God’s Wisdom emphasizes on sound judgment. It is based on knowledge and understanding; the ability to use knowledge and understanding successfully to solve problems, avoid or avert dangers, attain certain goals or to counsel others in doing so. Wisdom therefore implies a breath of knowledge and a depth of understanding, these giving the soundness and clarity of judgment is a characteristic of wisdom.
Understanding is the ability to see how the parts or aspects of something relate to one another. Seeing the entire matter and not just isolated facts, is understanding. Prov 9:10, In saying that “knowledge of the Most Holy One is what understanding is,” shows that true understanding of anything involves appreciation of its relation to God and His purposes. Because a person with understanding is able to connect new information to things he already knows, “knowledge is easy to him who understands.”
Understanding fortifies wisdom in other ways. For example, a person may obey a certain command of God, due to recognizing the rightness of such obedience, and this is wisdom on their part. But if that person gets true understanding of the reason for that command, the good purpose it serves and the benefits accruing from it, their heart’s determination to continue in that wise course is greatly strengthened. (Prov 14:33) A wise person with true understanding is happy to get any information that will grant him a clearer view into the underlying circumstances, conditions and causes of problems. Thereby he “gets knowledge” as to what to do regarding the matter, knows what conclusions to draw and what is needed to solve the existing problem. (Prov 9:9)
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Intelligence is another major factor in God’s wisdom, the heart, which prominently relates to motivation and affection, is clearly a more important factor in gaining true wisdom. (Psalm 49:3-4, Prov: 14:33) God’s servant wants to get “sheer wisdom” in his “secret self,” have wise motivation in planning his life course. (Psalm 51:6; 90:12) The heart of the wise is at the right hand that is, ready to help and protect him at critical moments. (Psalm 109:31) The heart of the fool is at the left failing to give him the needed motivation.” (Eccl 10:2-3) The truly wise person has trained and disciplined his heart to give the proper motivation (Prov 23:19) it is as though he had written righteous commandments and law ‘upon the tablet of his heart.’ (Prov 7:1-3)
The wisdom of God is the ability to put knowledge to work or use it, the intelligent application of learning. A person might have considerable knowledge, but not know how to use it because of lacking wisdom. Therefore, knowledge and wisdom work together with understanding. Jesus linked wisdom with accomplishment in saying: “Wisdom is proved righteous by its works.” (Matt 11:19)
God’s grand purpose is founded on and centered in His Son, Christ Jesus “has become to us [Christians] wisdom from God.” (1Cor 1:30) In whom are hidden all the treasures of knowledge and wisdom. (Col 2:3) Only through Him and by faith in Him, God’s “Chief Agent of life,” can salvation and life be attained. (Acts3:15, John 14:6) There is, therefore, no true wisdom that fails to consider Jesus Christ, that does not base its judgment and decisions solidly on God’s purpose as revealed in Him.
Solomon asked for and received from God knowledge and wisdom. (2 Chron 1:10) In the case of two women who claimed the same child, Solomon had knowledge of a mother’s devotion to her child; he displayed wisdom by using his knowledge to settle the dispute. Solomon also found that, while such human wisdom produces varied pleasures and proficiency that brought material wealth, it could not bring true happiness or lasting satisfaction. The wise man died along with the stupid, not knowing what would become of his possessions, and his human wisdom ceased in the grave. (Eccl 2:3-11)
Solomon does not say human wisdom is utterly without value. Compared with mere foolishness, which he also investigated, the advantage of wisdom over folly is like that of ‘light over darkness.’ For the wise man’s eyes ‘are in his head,” serving his intellectual powers that in turn feed the heart, whereas the stupid man’s eyes do not see with thoughtful discernment. (Eccl 2:12-14) Wisdom offers a security of greater value than money. (Eccl 7: 11-12) But Solomon showed that its worth was all relative, entirely dependent on its conformity to God’s wisdom and purpose. (Eccl 2-24; 3:11-15; 8:12-13; 9:1)
A person can be excessive in striving to manifest the wisdom of God, pushing their self beyond the limits of their imperfect ability in a self-destructive course. (Eccl 7-16) But by obediently serving their Creator and being content with food, drink and the good that his hard work brings him, God will give him the needed “knowledge and wisdom” and rejoicing.” (Eccl 2:24-26) “Wisdom is the principal thing,” Prov 4:7) for without it knowledge is of little value. God abounds in and provides both knowledge and wisdom. (Rom11:33, James 1:5) The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. (Prov 9:10)
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Defining Knowledge Base Software?
Defining Knowledge Base Software?
Knowledge Base Management software is generally used to organize information, and provide the facility to retrieve that data or information in future. The internet has made the use of knowledge bases more common as a resource that provide 24/7 technical support to customers through a company’s website. Most of the corporate companies use online knowledge bases for the maximum customer satisfaction.
In general, a knowledge base is a centralized warehouse for information: a public library, a database of related information about a particular subject. In relation to information technology (IT), a knowledge base is a machine-readable resource for the dissemination of information, generally online or with the capacity to be put online. An integral component of knowledge management systems, a knowledge base is used to optimize information collection, organization, and retrieval for an organization, or for the general public.
An intelligent knowledge base can help an enterprise to save money by reducing the time spent by the employee in their effort to find the required information – among countless possibilities – tax laws or company policies and procedures. As a customer relationship management (CRM) tool, a knowledge base can give customers easy access to information that would otherwise require contact with an organization’s staff; as a rule, this capacity should make the interaction simpler for both the customer and the organization. As a Financial Services management tool, a knowledge base can give financial managers easy access to information about the financial matters of the organization that would otherwise require contact with an organization’s staff. A number of software applications are available that allow finance mangers to manage the finances of the company.
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In general, a knowledge base is a dynamic collection of information and sometimes may have capability to learn as a part of an Artificially Intelligent expert system. According to the W3C, the Internet may become a vast and complex global knowledge base known as the Semantic Web in the future.
Salient Features of Knowledge Base Software
Most of the knowledgebase software offers certain features like you can publish and manage your articles, whitepapers, user manuals, and business processes. Some attracting features are;
• Users can get almost all kind of information related to the particular product through knowledge base management software. In case the information about customer’s query is not available in knowledge base, it will provide you an easy alternative to ask your query.
• A fully featured browser based knowledge base
• Knowledge Base Software are Highly searchable
• Repeatable, reusable content through templates, file attachments and mirror categories
• Role based access, full control of users and what they can see
• Unlimited user privileges, full control of users and what they can do
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Get the Most From the ‘knowledge Economy’
Get the Most From the ‘knowledge Economy’
Copyright (c) 2008 Alex Robinson
Take something from where it is plentiful and sell it somewhere where it is scarce. This has been the way of making money for centuries and as a stroll around any container port will quickly show, it’s still with us. It is however, far from the only game in town as far as the world economy is concerned.
These days it is increasingly the case that something more intangible, namely knowledge, is being bought and sold. This is of course nothing new, knowledge has been always been seen as a valuable asset. However the big challenge was always how to successfully transport, or rather transmit, it. Successive waves of technological advances brought novel answers to this question, with each new wave widening the pool of potential ‘knowledge workers’.
At the risk of oversimplification we could say that the path towards wider access to knowledge went something like this: Oral transmission, written transmission, printed transmission, auditory electronic transmission and audiovisual electronic transmission. While each of these contributed greatly to the dissemination of knowledge they all had severe limitations. In the case of the first two the main problem was reach. There are only so many people that one individual could speak or write to. In the case of the last three the problem was one of access. Access to printed and electronic media has traditionally been the preserve of rich, influential and powerful people who used ‘gatekeepers’ to determine exactly what could be printed, published and broadcasted. This is all changing due to yet another technological revolution: the rise of the internet.
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Thanks to the internet ‘democratisation of knowledge’ is in full effect, and now just one person can reach out to far more people and make themselves heard. This means that the trade in knowledge can finally move beyond the constraints (reach and access) mentioned above. With a few basic pieces of equipment it is now just as easy to communicate with someone on the other side of the world as with someone on the other side of your city.
This brings me full circle to the basic definition of trade used at the beginning: Take something from where it is plentiful and sell it where it is scarce. Unlike the past, we now have the ability to do this with knowledge. Allow me to personalise this for a moment: It is now possible to take knowledge from where it is plentiful (i.e. your head or even your hard drive!) and connect it with the people that need it most. This can be done without having to write books thick as doorstops or having to gain access to as many television studios as possible.
Economists often talk about the ‘Knowledge Economy’ as a way of describing the economic model that is emerging as a result of the way in which knowledge can be accessed and traded as never before. I want to encourage you to think deeply about the implications of the Knowledge Economy for you personally since it is indeed possible to translate it from just another ‘high faluting’ theory into something that can make a real difference to your own life. Consider for a moment the amount of knowledge and experience that you have built up over your lifetime and how this can benefit people who are still starting out along the roads that you have already travelled. It is quite likely that such people would be willing to pay good money to ‘tap your brain’. It is now possible for you to make this happen, allowing you to benefit handsomely from the process. How is this possible? Simple: Use the internet to help people by selling them your own knowledge!
It used to be said that ‘Knowledge is Power’ and this is still the case. However the rise of the Knowledge Economy means that you can benefit from a life of learning to such an extent that it may become possible for you to rephrase this maxim into: Knowledge is wealth!
Are you keen to find ways in which you can capitalise on the experience and knowledge that you accumulated over a lifetime? The internet makes it possible to sell your knowledge to those who need it most. Please visit http://www.doxmart.com for practical advice on how this can be done.
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