"For the wisdom of the flesh is death, but the wisdom of the spirit is life and peace.

"For the wisdom of the flesh is enmity against God, for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be."

"Ye know full well, dear brethren, what the wisdom of the flesh sayeth.The wisdom of the flesh sayeth to each one, 'Take care of thyself; lookafter thyself, to get and to have and to hold and to enjoy.' The wisdomof the flesh sayeth, 'So thou art hot, full, and in good liking, takethine ease, eat, drink, and be merry, and care not how many go empty andbe lacking.' But ye have seen in the Gospel this morning that this wasnot the wisdom of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, though he was Lord of all,became poorer than any, that we, through His poverty, might become rich.When our Lord Jesus Christ came, the wisdom of the flesh despised Him;the wisdom of the flesh had no room for Him at the inn.