After listening to J.P. Moreland speaking on knowledge, it not being a substitute for faith, but a key component of...
I found...
Scripture after scripture showing that faith is cognitive, that knowledge is necessary to finding better or more clear understanding (not that we should lean on our limited understanding. Complete knowing is not ours yet). Faith fills in the things which are not clear, but faith also includes the knowledge He does clearly provide.
Yes, there is a burning in our hearts as He explains the scriptures, like we read in Luke. The burning to me, though, is what happens when we hear the truth from Our Lord. He created us with the truth, so it would, of course resonate with us when we hear it, right?
It is more than a feeling, more than an intuition, though those things should also line up with His truth. However, feelings and intuitions can be marred with other influences. Whereas knowledge from Our Lord stands steady, sturdy, and constant. This is why His word is so precious, so powerful, filled with His truth, justice and mercy.
True heart knowledge and mind knowledge should meet; I believe they do with grace and faith.
For the Lord gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
Proverbs 2:6 NASB
Teach me good discernment and knowledge, For I believe in Your commandments.
Psalms 119:66 NASB
The mind of the prudent acquires knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
Proverbs 18:15
The Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him, The spirit of wisdom and understanding, The spirit of counsel and strength, The spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord .
Isaiah 11:2 NASB
There is gold, and an abundance of jewels; But the lips of knowledge are a more precious thing.
Proverbs 20:15 NASB
For this reason also, since the day we heard of it, we have not ceased to pray for you and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
Colossians 1:9 NASB
So yes, our Lord is a thinking God. He created us with minds, and His creation is intelligent. No doubt about it. Yes, He wants His knowledge, His sound reason, in our minds delivered into our hearts. Yes, He is into the heart of our matter, but our intellect is relevant to our convictions, to our faith.
so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God.
Ephesians 3:17-19 NASB
I believe He wants us to use our brains, as we fill our minds and hearts with Him.
Then…
we rest in His embrace. How sweet He is.
I found...
Scripture after scripture showing that faith is cognitive, that knowledge is necessary to finding better or more clear understanding (not that we should lean on our limited understanding. Complete knowing is not ours yet). Faith fills in the things which are not clear, but faith also includes the knowledge He does clearly provide.
Yes, there is a burning in our hearts as He explains the scriptures, like we read in Luke. The burning to me, though, is what happens when we hear the truth from Our Lord. He created us with the truth, so it would, of course resonate with us when we hear it, right?
It is more than a feeling, more than an intuition, though those things should also line up with His truth. However, feelings and intuitions can be marred with other influences. Whereas knowledge from Our Lord stands steady, sturdy, and constant. This is why His word is so precious, so powerful, filled with His truth, justice and mercy.
True heart knowledge and mind knowledge should meet; I believe they do with grace and faith.
For the Lord gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
Proverbs 2:6 NASB
Teach me good discernment and knowledge, For I believe in Your commandments.
Psalms 119:66 NASB
The mind of the prudent acquires knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
Proverbs 18:15
The Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him, The spirit of wisdom and understanding, The spirit of counsel and strength, The spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord .
Isaiah 11:2 NASB
There is gold, and an abundance of jewels; But the lips of knowledge are a more precious thing.
Proverbs 20:15 NASB
For this reason also, since the day we heard of it, we have not ceased to pray for you and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
Colossians 1:9 NASB
So yes, our Lord is a thinking God. He created us with minds, and His creation is intelligent. No doubt about it. Yes, He wants His knowledge, His sound reason, in our minds delivered into our hearts. Yes, He is into the heart of our matter, but our intellect is relevant to our convictions, to our faith.
so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God.
Ephesians 3:17-19 NASB
I believe He wants us to use our brains, as we fill our minds and hearts with Him.
Then…
we rest in His embrace. How sweet He is.
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