RE: [TruthTalk] [Infinite Supply] Sunday, September 26, 2004

[Slade Henson]

Please give me the address for the following "biblical" passage:   Man places a high value on education, instruction, learning, and knowledge. Perhaps these things have their place, but in spiritual matters they mean nothing. Indeed, when the Spirit of the Lord begins to give us the Hidden Wisdom, we find it is contrary to the wisdom of this world. In order to see as He sees we must be willing to embrace the unknown and the unfamiliar. Paul warns that in the last days perilous times will come. He tells us of a sort of people who are "ever learning, and never able to come to the full-knowledge (epignosis) of Truth" (II Timothy 3:7). There is no lack of instruction and learning, no lack of Bible teachers and Bible studies, but there is a lack of experiential Truth. That is, people have truth as a "thing" instead of Truth as a Man. This demonstrates that an accumulation of knowledge does not guarantee an apprehension of Truth. The Bereans and the Pharisees both searched the Scriptures, but the Pharisees had a doctrine while the Bereans had a Man (compare Acts 17:10-12 with John 5:38-40). The difference is incalculable. -- slade -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Terry Clifton Sent: Sunday, 26 September, 2004 16.04 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [TruthTalk] [Infinite Supply] Sunday, September 26, 2004    You are arguing with God , my friend.  He is the author. Terry