There is nothing wrong with gaining earthly knowledge until it becomes more important and trustworthy than God’s will. In this life, arrogance and selfishness are the result of our fallen and depraved nature. The carnal mind controls our conscience until it is renewed through the power of the Holy Spirit.
God commands that we not be conformed to the world, but to be transformed. This happens when our original spirit is changed into a new spirit that allows us to see everything the way God sees it. This is called being born again and is a gift of salvation from the One who loves us and wants to give us eternal life.
Every Christian will face spiritual warfare, and we must become determined to never compromise God’s truth. We can share our convictions, but since each person has free will, only God can change a heart. Instead of trying to tell everyone else how to live, maybe we should spend more time examining our hearts.
We learn many things throughout our lives, but not everything we believe is true. Most of our information comes from what others have told us and the rest from what we’ve learned through the failures and triumphs of personal experiences. The more I research, the more I discover the world is filled with deception and things are not always what they seem. I just want to make sure that my views are not distorted. Some people do not care about right and wrong as long as they have what they need to survive. Asking God for discernment also applies to family and friends and how we have formed destructive thoughts about them. It makes the situation even worse when we gossip and share our stories with others.
We have all done things good and bad that people will associate with our character. Unfortunately, many times we have also been guilty of wrongly misjudging people. Maybe we observed someone in a weak moment or heard a story about them that was skewed, which caused us to form our opinions in error. Yes, we indeed need to watch how we act and what we say, as we remember not to form our views about an individual based on a few glimpses of their actions.