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    Bible Study Course - Lesson 2: The Word of God: The Foundation of Knowledge
    Bible Study Course - Lesson 2: The Word of God: The Foundation of Knowledge
    Bible Study Course - Lesson 2: The Word of God: The Foundation of Knowledge
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    Bible Study Course - Lesson 2: The Word of God: The Foundation of Knowledge

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    Bible Study Lesson 2 -- God's Word reveals the true values by which we must live if we are to solve our massive relationship problems and the other seemingly insoluble dilemmas that threaten to overwhelm us.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLulu.com
    Release dateNov 8, 2011
    ISBN9781105225697
    Bible Study Course - Lesson 2: The Word of God: The Foundation of Knowledge
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    United Church of God

    The mission of the United Church of God is to proclaim to the world the little-understood gospel taught by Jesus Christ—the good news of the coming Kingdom of God—and to prepare a people for that Kingdom. This message not only offers great hope for all of humanity, but encompasses the purpose of human existence—why we are here and where our world is headed.

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      Bible Study Course - Lesson 2 - United Church of God

      Bible Study Course - Lesson 2: The Word of God: The Foundation of Knowledge

      Introduction

      In an unparalleled period of information overload, the world is desperately troubled because of its fundamental lack of basic understanding and common sense. God's Word reveals the true values by which we must live if we are to solve our massive relationship problems and the other seemingly insoluble dilemmas that threaten to overwhelm us. In this lesson you'll discover the Bible is the foundation or basis of knowledge.

      The heart of the prudent gets knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge (Proverbs 18:15).

      Some 2,500 years ago the Hebrew prophet Daniel clearly foresaw an unprecedented knowledge explosion. Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase, he wrote (Daniel 12:4). How astonishingly true of our world!

      We live in a dynamic information age largely driven by scientific communications and the digital revolution. The demand to be informed is relentless. Popular magazines routinely carry articles on how to cope with this constant barrage of information.

      But what is sadly lacking is the basic knowledge so essential to humanity's overall well-being. In an unparalleled period of information overload, the world is desperately troubled because of its fundamental lack of basic understanding and common sense.

      Well over 2,000 years ago God warned, My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge (Hosea 4:6).

      We are drowning in information, but starved for knowledge, observes trend-spotter John Naisbitt. What a paradox: The more information we acquire the less essential knowledge we seem to absorb—often with dire long-term consequences. God's warning through Hosea certainly rings true!

      Knowledge and Understanding—Or Meaningless Information

      As an insightful editorial in a popular national newspaper put it: With nearly 1,000 new books published in the U.S. each week, the pressure to stay informedweighs heavily. But there is a difference between information and wisdom (emphasis added throughout). The current figure in Britain is about 300 new books published each day, not to mention the massive amounts of information available around the world through new technologies.

      Clearly, understanding and information are not synonymous. Wrote former British foreign secretary Francis Pym: The images we see on television reflect onlythe symptoms and consequences of a problem . . . When we see world events described by commentators, that does not lead to understanding, but only to an emotional reaction and the acquisition of casual knowledge.

      So, in spite of this massive proliferation of information, a void exists. Informative knowledge alone won't do. American writer Saul Bellow articulated this fundamental problem: Information is to be found in daily papers. We are informed about everything, we know nothing.

      This is where the Bible enters the picture. The inspired Word of God stands as the solid source of all right knowledge. The Bible provides the proper framework of the essential knowledge through which all other useful information is properly understood. Without this crucial foundation, we live in a confused muddle—constantly inundated with an avalanche of information we cannot fully grasp or understand.

      But, when we have the right foundation, the Eternal God reveals exciting and profound spiritual knowledge to those who believe and obey Him.

      What does the Bible tell us about knowledge? We begin our formal study with several key passages.

      Is God concerned about what we know? What are the results of lack of right knowledge?"

      My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge" (Hosea 4:6).

      Though we have greater access to the Bible than did any previous generation, we pay scant attention to its contents—with devastating results. Solomon warned us: There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death (Proverbs 14:12; 16:25).

      But what special knowledge is missing?

      "There is no truth or mercy or knowledge of

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