For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness;
and to goodness, knowledge (2 Pet 1:5 NIV)
We live in a culture awash with information. Conflicting information and opinions. So many perspectives and so many facts. So where is knowledge to be found?
There is a simplicity in the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the knowledge it invites us to embrace. As God has shown Himself in and through Jesus Christ, the essential nature of Who God really is becomes clear. God declared His character to Moses, at Sinai: 'The Lord, the Lord, the Gracious and Compassionate God, slow to anger and full of mercy and faithfulness. Showing His love to thousands and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin'. And we meet with this, fully manifest, in Jesus Christ.
And here is a profound knowing to be grasped. This knowledge of God is expressed through humanity - our humanity which Jesus Christ came to share. It is not facts or words recorded on the internet or simply in a book. It is when the Word becomes rooted in flesh and blood. In humanity expressing the Father-love of God, empowered and enabled by the Holy Spirit.
Deeper. Truer. The meaning of knowledge is to discover the richer depths of our own humanity.
and to goodness, knowledge (2 Pet 1:5 NIV)
We live in a culture awash with information. Conflicting information and opinions. So many perspectives and so many facts. So where is knowledge to be found?
There is a simplicity in the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the knowledge it invites us to embrace. As God has shown Himself in and through Jesus Christ, the essential nature of Who God really is becomes clear. God declared His character to Moses, at Sinai: 'The Lord, the Lord, the Gracious and Compassionate God, slow to anger and full of mercy and faithfulness. Showing His love to thousands and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin'. And we meet with this, fully manifest, in Jesus Christ.
And here is a profound knowing to be grasped. This knowledge of God is expressed through humanity - our humanity which Jesus Christ came to share. It is not facts or words recorded on the internet or simply in a book. It is when the Word becomes rooted in flesh and blood. In humanity expressing the Father-love of God, empowered and enabled by the Holy Spirit.
Deeper. Truer. The meaning of knowledge is to discover the richer depths of our own humanity.
A Prayer
Father, lead me into a deeper knowing of you in Jesus Christ. Into a deeper knowing of Your Word Who became flesh. Lead me into a deeper understanding of His humanity. That I can better understand the person you have made me to be. In Him and through Him.
Amen
