![]() In verse 2 Paul continues in a rebuking tone of voice, “If anyone imagines that he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know.” He speaks of someone who thinks he “has arrived” when it comes to knowledge of God’s Word. ![]() He takes pride in his own knowledge, and sees himself as a few notches higher than others. ![]() One who is “puffed up” has an inflated ego. Paul speaks of knowledge “puffing up” (cf. What Paul does resist, however, is the pursuit of knowledge in the way the Corinthians were going about it. Evidently Paul does not resist the pursuit of knowledge per se. Elsewhere he calls the utterance of knowledge a gift of the Spirit (12:8). Paul opens his letter by thanking God “that in every way (the Corinthians) were enriched in Him with. Does Paul indeed support the sentiment, “Don’t worry about knowledge, but only love?”īefore drawing such conclusions, we should realize that our text is not the only place in 1 Corinthians. ![]() Does not scripture make abundantly clear that we should be a people of knowledge? Take, for instance, Proverbs 3:13-14: “Happy is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gets understanding, for the gain from it is better than the gain from silver and its profit better than gold.” We need knowledge of God’s Word in order to deal with problems and trials in life.īefore closing the issue, however, listen to what Paul says in 1 Corinthians 8:1b, “Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.” Paul contrasts knowledge to love, extolling love and depreciating knowledge. Undoubtedly most will answer in the affirmative – and will perhaps even be surprised with the question. Our pursuit of knowledge: is it proper? Are we doing the right thing in attending study societies, in attending catechism classes, or in sending our children to catechism classes? What about all our personal Bible study: is it proper? ![]()
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