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Sir Francis Bacon: Knowledge is power!. See a picture of Jalen and the story on WVEC Television. Knowledge Is Power!. God Desires All Men . . . Knowledge. God desires. God “ desires all men to be saved, and come to the knowledge of the truth .” (1 Tim. 2:4).
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God Desires All Men . . . Knowledge God desires. . . . God “desires all men to be saved, and come to the knowledge of the truth.”(1 Tim. 2:4)
God Desires All Men . . . Knowledge God desires. . . . “For I delight in loyalty rather than sacrifice, and in the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.”(Ho. 6:6)
God Desires All Men . . . Knowledge God desires. . . . God is the source of knowledge “For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.”(Pr. 2:6)
God Desires All Men . . . Knowledge God desires. . . . God is the source of knowledge “Your word is truth.”(Jn. 17:17b)
Proper Attitude Required Fear the Lord – reverence,respect • Pr. 1:7fear, beginning of knowledge • Pr. 1:29-30wrong attitude, reject knowledge Buy the truth • Pr. 23:23buy truth, not sell Love the truth • 2 Th. 2:10-12love truth, or lost
Knowledge Necessary To Be Saved Set free from sin • Jn. 8:31-32know truth, set free • 2 Pet. 2:20escape defilements Destroyed for lack of knowledge “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge. . . .”(Ho. 4:6)
Knowledge Necessary To Be Saved Set free from sin • Jn. 8:32know truth, set free • 2 Pet. 2:20escape defilements Destroyed for lack of knowledge “For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not in accordance with knowledge. For not knowing about God's righteousness and seeking to establish their own. . . .”(Rom. 10:1-2)
Knowledge Necessary To Be Saved Set free from sin • Jn. 8:32know truth, set free • 2 Pet. 2:20escape defilements Destroyed for lack of knowledge Hear, learn, understand, know • Col. 1:5-9
Knowledge: Spiritual Growth, Strength Love abounds “And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment.”(Phil. 1:9)
Knowledge: Spiritual Growth, Strength Love abounds “Knowledge makes arrogant, but love edifies.”(1 Cor. 8:1b)
Knowledge: Spiritual Growth, Strength Love abounds Spiritual growth “but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”(2 Pet. 3:18a)
Knowledge: Spiritual Growth, Strength Love abounds Spiritual growth • 2 Pet. 1:2-4blessings • 2 Pet. 1:5-8components • 2 Pet. 1:8-11result Strength • Col. 1:9-11strengthened, power “the word of God, which also performs its work in you who believe.”(1 Th. 2:13b)