PK's Corner May 2012
Hosea 4:6 “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge”.
“A little knowledge can do a lot of
damage”, I heard this statement once from a doctor who had just finished
treating an infected wound. The patient
felt he knew enough to heal the wound, but he was incomplete in the cleaning,
and the wound became infected.
Our spiritual journey runs the risk of
being an infected wound. If we are not continuing
our learning and growing in Christ, then we run the risk of being “destroyed
for lack of knowledge”.
In the world today, there is much
incomplete knowledge of the bible and its teachings. Many times we quote the bible only to find
out our quote wasn’t even in the bible to begin with. Pride also steps up and even in us ministers;
we will neglect our studies because we feel we “know it all”.
We can never know it all and that is why
Christians must be constant in study.
God is worthy of knowing, and learning about. We cannot rely on our own abilities to share
the Good News of Christ; we must study constantly so we can share the word, for
all things necessary for salvation are in the bible. There is no secret knowledge, it is all
available to us, but we must be willing to study and grow in Christ.
Lack of knowledge will destroy a church
and a soul. If we act without knowledge
of Christ, we run the risk of sharing a limited savior to a world that needs
all of Christ.
If you proclaim to know Christ, then get
to know him. Prayer, study, worship,
service, praise, are just a few of the hallmarks of a true Christian life. Don’t neglect your studies, because the world
needs to know the truth.
Amen
