Is it wrong for a Christian to be highly educated or to have a brilliant mind?
No, it is not wrong. For a believer, having a great education and a brilliant mind is fine; it is Christ honoring. The problem is when an unbeliever places all faith in the so-called wisdom of this world, which amounts to nothing without God's wisdom.
Les teaches that for the believer, a great education and a brilliant mind are fine and Christ honoring. He distinguishes this from the unbeliever who places all his faith in the so-called wisdom of this world, which is nothing. Les explains that when Paul came to Mars Hill and faced the Athenian philosophers, they called him a babbler, but Paul had kernels of truth while the philosophers had nothing but babble. Les says the world has it upside down. Paul's premise is that all of man's wisdom amounts to nothing without God's wisdom, so no man should glory in men; when we are in Christ, all things are yours.
Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
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