How does wisdom lead to salvation?

When we begin to assert that one teaches this, and another that, we may feel sure that all is not quite as it should be. 

Either the teachers are arrogating too much to themselves—or the hearers, forgetful whence the truths really come, are making idols of their teachers. 

There are no discordant elements in the true teachings of Christ and his disciples. 

Passages, which we may think contradict each other have been wrongly given or translated. Disputatious and ambitious men in the early ages of the Church did much injury to the cause they professed to serve by transforming, mutilating—or adding to the true records preserved to suit their own views and purposes. 

But enough remains pure and unadulterated to make you wise unto salvation if you will only live out the teachings. 

The neglect of this duty has always been the great stumbling block. This is what retards progress so much. It is so much easier to talk than work, so much easier to dispute about trifles than to do deeds of kindness and loving mercy to our poorer neighbour. 

So much easier to slander and blame others than to reform ourselves—to pluck the mote out of our brother's eye and neglect the beam in our own.

—Joshua, son of Nun in Spirit