Rhapsody of Realities
PASTOR CHRIS
MONDAY, APRIL 7TH
REVELATION KNOWLEDGE VERSUS
SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE
And to know the love of Christ, which
passeth knowledge, that ye might be
filled with all the fulness of God.
Ephesians 3:19
I want you to observe Apostle Paul's
choice of words carefully; he said, "And to
know the love of Christ which surpasses
knowledge." How can you know
something that surpasses knowledge?
What's he talking about? Here, he
distinguishes between two kinds of
knowledge: revelation knowledge and
scientific knowledge. The word translated
"know" above is "ginosko," which means
to have the understanding, or knowledge
by revelation.
For the other word translated
"knowledge," the Apostle Paul chose
another Greek word "gnosis," which is
knowledge based on science or
intellectual activity. This is knowledge that
is gained through the physical senses. It's
knowledge based on intellectual prowess.
However, the Bible shows the superiority
of "ginosko"-revelation knowledge-over
"gnosis," scientific knowledge.
Understanding the love of Christ is
beyond scientific or intellectual
knowledge; it requires "ginosko."
Intellectual knowledge doesn't tell the
significance of the Cross. This is the
reason the natural man can't understand
why Jesus had to be crucified, and what
His death, burial and resurrection mean
to the world. He may read about it, but
there's no revelation. Putting both
together, Paul could have said, "And to
ginosko the love of Christ which surpasses
gnosis"; that is, to have a revelation of
the love of Christ, which surpasses
scientific knowledge or intellectual
activity. This means knowing the love of
Christ beyond your senses and human
definitions, but according to revelation.
In science, there're no absolutes. All the
laws of science are based on theories and
assumptions. However, in revelation
knowledge there're no assumptions.
Science can't unveil to you the passion of
Jesus Christ, which He demonstrated on
the cross of Calvary. No matter the books
of this world that you study, you'll never
get to know the significance and
importance of the resurrection of Jesus
Christ. You may know about it, you may
even be able to describe what happened
to Him on the Cross, but you won't have
the understanding; that can only be
granted you by revelation of the Word of
God.
PRAYER
Dear Father, thank you for opening my
eyes to see that true knowledge can only
be found in your Word. By being born
again, I've been initiated into this
specialized knowledge that divinely
energizes and enables me to walk in your
fullness, in Jesus' Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY
2 Corinthians 3:18
1 Corinthians 2:14
DAILY SCRIPTURE READING
1 Year Bible Reading Plan
Luke 11:14-36
Judges 3-4
2 Year Bible Reading Plan
Romans 8:12-19
Psalm 110-111