Amen!:
"Therefore being justified by faith, we have Peace with God
through our Lord Jesus Christ: " (Romans 5:1 cp Philippians 4:7 AV)
My
short testimony is: I have had this
stabilized Peace [ despite many
trials and tribulations ] since day one of my faith, almost 45 years now.
Amen.
Faith = comes from the knowledge of Scripture that has been made to have power in our being by grace!
When we must face something wishing to make us feel helpless?
We STAND justified by faith!
When we grow to be able to enjoy blessings?
We have been made able to enjoy/appreciate/ them by the means of being justified by our faith.
So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists,
the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service,
so that the body of Christ may be built up (edified) until we all reach
unity in the faith and in the (living) knowledge (being taught) of the
Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of
the fullness of Christ."
Ephesians 4:11-13
Living knowledge =
epignosis knowledge!
In contrast?
Academic knowledge would only be gnosis knowledge.
Epignosis is what appears in verse 13!
Those who preach false doctrine only function academically, though their emotions may also motivate them.
grace and peace ...........