ADD TO YOUR FAITH -- KNOWLEDGE
Teaching 2
2 Peter 1:5
We are admonished to add knowledge to our faith, diligently along with virtue. The definition
of knowledge =
1. To know.
2. A clear and certain perception of something.
3. Practical experience. What you personally know about something to be a fact because
you have
experienced it. Ex: hot fudge sundaes are good, or God answers prayer.
4. Acquaintance or familiarity with a fact, person, place. Ex: I know him or her. I’ve been
there. I know how
to add math.
5. Information: a bunch of facts accumulated. Ex: when I have all the information, then I
can made a good
decision.
6. Knowledge is your range of awareness or understanding, so we are told to broaden
our range of
awareness or understanding.
In Scripture the world knowledge is used a lot:
There is a knowledge of salvation which we receive in order to be forgiven Luke 1:77
“Oh the depths of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable
are His judgments and His ways past finding out.” Rom 11:33
The Bible says that we are the instruments tht God uses to
spread the knowledge of God to others! II Cor 2:14
“Give to you the knowledge of Him” Eph 1:17
“the knowledge of the Son of God” Eph 4:13
“I count all thing but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord” Phil 3:8
This knowledge of Jesus Christ was what Paul wanted more than anything else in the whole
world! This must be very important, and we should also desire the same.
Paul said elsewhere “that I may know him and the fellowship of his sufferings”. Phil 4:10
And again, “to know him and the power of his resurrection” Phil 4:11
There is another dimension or level of spiritual awareness that we can attain to where we
actually KNOW the living God and His Son, Jesus Christ, Intimately! Walking, talking and
living in His presence! Oh it is so wonderful!
“That your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment. Abound in
what? In knowledge! Why? “That ye may approve things that are excellent. (able to judge
right and wrong). Phil 1:9-10
“filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding” Col 1:9-10
“that ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and
increasing in knowledge of God.” Col 1:9-10 Here we see that our knowledge of God can
increase.
So we have it! The Scriptures over and over emphasize the importance of the “knowledge” of
God and His Dear Son. If we have no knowledge added to our faith, how can we know how
to be chase, good, kind, generous or virtuous? We must “know” in order to perform that
which we are to do. However, if we know God and His ways, we can be wise and know
exactly how to be virtuous in every circumstance.
Take for example Generosity. Generosity is good, a much needed virtue, but we need to
know when, to whom and understand under what conditions we are to give to a person in
need. We must know the mind of God and His WILL, in order to act aright. His ways, how
would He react, how can we please Him? So we must seek Him anew. We must seek Him
anew with all our hearts, through much prayer and personal time alone with Him. Meditating
on Him and His ways and His will and on the Word of God.
We need to seek to be turned around in a NEW way and a deeper way, with higher desires
until our hearts can find nothing as fulfilling as being in His presence and communion with Him
as the most important thing in our life!
God promises to us:
“Draw nigh unto Me and I will draw nigh unto you” Jam 4:8
“Those who seek me with all their heart will find me” Deut 4:29
The kingdom shall be increased in you and you will not be a woman who stands ashamed, but
you will be a beautiful transformed woman of God, pleasing to your heavenly Father in all your
ways.
If you seek Him you will come to KNOW Him! And what greater reward can we have on this
earth than this?
Teaching 2
2 Peter 1:5
We are admonished to add knowledge to our faith, diligently along with virtue. The definition
of knowledge =
1. To know.
2. A clear and certain perception of something.
3. Practical experience. What you personally know about something to be a fact because
you have
experienced it. Ex: hot fudge sundaes are good, or God answers prayer.
4. Acquaintance or familiarity with a fact, person, place. Ex: I know him or her. I’ve been
there. I know how
to add math.
5. Information: a bunch of facts accumulated. Ex: when I have all the information, then I
can made a good
decision.
6. Knowledge is your range of awareness or understanding, so we are told to broaden
our range of
awareness or understanding.
In Scripture the world knowledge is used a lot:
There is a knowledge of salvation which we receive in order to be forgiven Luke 1:77
“Oh the depths of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable
are His judgments and His ways past finding out.” Rom 11:33
The Bible says that we are the instruments tht God uses to
spread the knowledge of God to others! II Cor 2:14
“Give to you the knowledge of Him” Eph 1:17
“the knowledge of the Son of God” Eph 4:13
“I count all thing but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord” Phil 3:8
This knowledge of Jesus Christ was what Paul wanted more than anything else in the whole
world! This must be very important, and we should also desire the same.
Paul said elsewhere “that I may know him and the fellowship of his sufferings”. Phil 4:10
And again, “to know him and the power of his resurrection” Phil 4:11
There is another dimension or level of spiritual awareness that we can attain to where we
actually KNOW the living God and His Son, Jesus Christ, Intimately! Walking, talking and
living in His presence! Oh it is so wonderful!
“That your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment. Abound in
what? In knowledge! Why? “That ye may approve things that are excellent. (able to judge
right and wrong). Phil 1:9-10
“filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding” Col 1:9-10
“that ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and
increasing in knowledge of God.” Col 1:9-10 Here we see that our knowledge of God can
increase.
So we have it! The Scriptures over and over emphasize the importance of the “knowledge” of
God and His Dear Son. If we have no knowledge added to our faith, how can we know how
to be chase, good, kind, generous or virtuous? We must “know” in order to perform that
which we are to do. However, if we know God and His ways, we can be wise and know
exactly how to be virtuous in every circumstance.
Take for example Generosity. Generosity is good, a much needed virtue, but we need to
know when, to whom and understand under what conditions we are to give to a person in
need. We must know the mind of God and His WILL, in order to act aright. His ways, how
would He react, how can we please Him? So we must seek Him anew. We must seek Him
anew with all our hearts, through much prayer and personal time alone with Him. Meditating
on Him and His ways and His will and on the Word of God.
We need to seek to be turned around in a NEW way and a deeper way, with higher desires
until our hearts can find nothing as fulfilling as being in His presence and communion with Him
as the most important thing in our life!
God promises to us:
“Draw nigh unto Me and I will draw nigh unto you” Jam 4:8
“Those who seek me with all their heart will find me” Deut 4:29
The kingdom shall be increased in you and you will not be a woman who stands ashamed, but
you will be a beautiful transformed woman of God, pleasing to your heavenly Father in all your
ways.
If you seek Him you will come to KNOW Him! And what greater reward can we have on this
earth than this?
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