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15SEPTEMBER2014BODYOFCHRISTNEWSKnowledgeistheacquaintanceoffactstruthsorprinciplesasfromastudyinvestigationorfamiliaritywithasubject.Thenaturalmindmaydiscoversometruth.ButrevelationfromGodwhoisSpiritisaspiritualknowledgewitheternalsupernatu-ralsignificance.TheHebrewtransla-tionofthewordknowledgeisyadawhichinvolvesanintimaterelation-shipbetweentwopeoplelikeasAdamwhoknewEve.Inthisinstanceasaverbyadareferstosexualintimacy.FromtheHebrewscripturethesameisusedwhenGodsWordsaysBestillandknowyadathatIamGod.KnowledgeofGodnotonlycomesfromHisWordbutalsofromhavingapersonalintimaterelation-shipwiththeLordandthatinti-macyisonlytheHolyGhostreceivedthroughtrueworshippersafterrepen-tanceandconfessionofChristastheirpersonalLordandSaviourJn.31-17Acts18Acts238Romans109-10.AsanewcreationinChristitistheHolyGhostthatteachesusButtheComforterwhichistheHolyGhostwhomtheFatherwillsendinmynameheshallteachyouallthingsandbringallthingstoyourremembrancewhatsoeverIhavesaiduntoyouJohn1426.Godimpartstousdivineknowledgeandinstruc-tionforourgoodandvictorythroughChristwholovesusToknowwisdomandinstructiontoperceivethewordsofunderstandingtoreceivetheinstructionofwisdomjusticejudgmentandequitytogivesubtletytothesimpletotheyoungmanknowledgeandunderstandingProv.11-4.FortheLORDgivethwisdomoutofHismouthcomethknowledgeandunderstandingProv.26.TeachmeThywayOLORDIwillwalkinThytruthunitemyhearttofearThynamePsalm8611.Teachmegoodjudgmentandknowl-edgeforIhavebelievedThycom-mandmentsPsalm11966.MakeThyfacetoshineuponThyservantandteachmeThystatutesPsalm119135.Humanthoughtresearchbeliefsknowledgeeducationandexperienceisalllimitedknowledgefromthehumanperspective.DivineknowledgeissupernaturalinthesensethatitisrevelationfromGodnotpedagogi-caleruditionsomeonewouldlearnfromthemouthofman.KnowledgefromGodaboutGodcomesfromGod.GodswayscomefromHim.Formythoughtsarenotyourthoughtsnei-therareyourwaysmywayssaiththeLORDIsaiah558.GodwhoinvitestolearnofHimalsogivesustheopportunitytousehistruthineverysituationorcircumstanceoflife.GodwantsustogetpersonalandintimatewithHim.AccordingtoHebrews116ButwithoutfaithitisimpossibletopleaseHimforhethatcomethtoGodmustbelievethatheisandtheheisarewarderofthemthatdiligentlyTrueVictorypartIIPastorB.L.MerriweatherSERMONByPastorB.L.MerriweatherBelovedoftheLORDtruevictoryonlycomesthroughtheknowledgeofthespiritualthingsofGodthroughHisHolySpirit.ContinuedonPage21