Romans 1:22: 'professing to be wise, they became fools.' Why intellectual pride in Bible study produces scholars who win arguments but have lost God Himself.
Romans 1:22 warns that professing wisdom can collapse into foolishness. The pursuit of God is not hindered by a lack of information — it is often hindered by an excess of human pride.
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