THUS FAR IT might seem that Paul has little positive to say about “wisdom,” introduced in 1:24. This section corrects this impression but clarifies that beneficial wisdom must be compatible with the truths of Christianity. He develops this point by contrasting two different pairs of people: Christians versus non-Christians (2:6–16) and spiritual Christians versus worldly Christians (3:1–23). There is a wisdom that all Christians have by the mere fact that they have the Spirit living in them, but