Knowledge

Part Four
 Illumination
We have seen that God has revealed His
will.
We have seen that the writers of the Bible
were inspired and moved by the Holy
Spirit.
The Holy Spirit has been given the charge
to make known Gods will for man.
We will look at illumination
We will look at some descriptions of the
Bible.
 Illumination
Properties of light.
Reveals
Opens our eyes
Guides our way
Offers protection
In the spiritual sense: to help us
understand the meaning of Gods will.
And to help us know the results of our
actions when dealing with Gods will.
 Proverbs 6:23 For the
commandment is a lamp, and the
law a light; reproofs of instructions
are the way of life
Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my
feet and a light to my path

Driving at night, have you ever had the

lights go out on your vehicle. Do you
remember the horror you experienced?
 What the Bible claims of itself
The scriptures are compared to many
different things, so that people will be able
to better understand these things.
The first symbol is that the Bible is like a
mirror.
A mirror does nothing except show a
reflection. If we do not see ourselves in
the Bible, we know that we are not living
according to the standard God gave us.
 James 1:23-25 For if anyone is a hearer of
the word and not a doer, he is like a man
observing his natural face in a mirror; for he
observes himself, goes away, and
immediately forgets what kind of man he was.
But he who looks into the perfect law of
liberty and continues in it, and is not a
forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this
one will be blessed in what he does.
As Christians we must reflect the word which
reflects Gods words.
 The Seed Is The Word Of God
Mark 4:1-20 Parable of the soils Jesus tells
His disciples that the seed represents the
word of God that falls upon different kinds of
hearts of men
As Christians we are portrayed as plants
bearing seed after its kind as in the creation.
1 Peter 1:23 having been born again, not of
corruptible seed but incorruptible, through
the word of God which lives and abides
forever,
 Sword of the Spirit, which is the
word of God
Eph 6:17
An instrument of warfare used to defeat
the enemy.
The warfare back then was hand to hand,
that was easy, It is the spiritual warfare
within each of us that is the greater battle.
The sword in the hand pierced the skin,
the sword in the mind pierces our hearts.
 The word is described as food
Hebrews 5:12-14 For though by this time
you ought to be teachers, you need someone
to teach you again the first principles of the
oracles of God; and you have come to need
milk and not solid food. For everyone who
partakes only of milk is unskilled in the word
of righteousness, for he is a babe. But solid
food belongs to those who are of full age,
that is, those who by reason of use have
their senses exercised to discern both good
and evil.
 Food for the soul
1 Peter 2:2 as newborn babes, desire the
pure milk of the word, that you may grow
thereby,
Psalm 19: 10(b) Sweeter also than honey
and the drippings of the honeycomb.
Proverbs 16:24 Pleasant words are like a
honeycomb, Sweetness to the soul and
health to the bones.
Food for new Christians should be milk, and
as they grow they can digest the meat.
 The Word Is A Light
Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my
feet And a light to my path.
Proverbs 6:23 For the commandment is a
lamp, And the law a light; Reproofs of
instruction are the way of life,
This is the illumination we started with.
Notice what Paul said about the Light
Light Is The Illumination of God that
shows us His ways. This has been
revealed to us.

2 Corinthians 4:6 For it is the God who

commanded light to shine out of darkness,
who has shone in our hearts to give the
light of the knowledge of the glory of God
in the face of Jesus Christ.
 Gods word can convict
Nehemiah 8:9 And Nehemiah, who was the
governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the
Levites who taught the people said to all the
people, "This day is holy to the LORD your
God; do not mourn nor weep." For all the
people wept, when they heard the words of
the Law.
Why? Because they had not been keeping
them.
2 Chronicles 34:18-21 Then Saphan the scribe told
the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest has given me a
book and Saphan read it before the king. Thus it
happened when the king heard the words of the
Law, that he tore his clothes. Then the king
commanded Hilkiah, Ahikam the son of Shaphan,
Abdon the son of Micah, Shapan the scribe and
Asaiah a servant of the king saying Go, inquire of
the LORD for me, and for those who are left in
Israel and Judah, concerning the words of the book
that is found; for great is the wrath of the LORD that
is poured out on us, because our fathers have not
kept the word of the LORD, to do according to all
that is written in this book
 Conclusion
God has revealed Himself, and His word.
The word shines forth like a beacon to
guide and illuminate people.
God has inspired His authors via the Holy
Spirit, and we are to learn to understand it.
Next week, the benefits of knowing God
and His word