Syllabus PDN-4
Partaking
of the Divine Nature
Lesson
4 – Knowledge
INTRODUCTION:
A.
Peter exhorts
Christian growth
II
Peter
B.
God has
provided everything necessary
II
Peter 1:3 – “According as his _______ power hath given unto us _____ _______
that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath
called us to glory and virtue.”
C.
Knowledge
doesn’t come without effort on our part.
II
Peter 1:5 – “And beside this, giving all __________, add to your faith
_________; and to ______ ___________.”
Hebrews
3:1 – Who must we consider and confess?
Psalm
1:1-3 – Who is blessed?
What
does he delight in?
D.
One must add
knowledge to his life. This is not
an option in our walk with God it is a command, we must add knowledge and we do
this by constantly keeping ourselves in the study of God’s Word.
I.
Man’s Quest
for Knowledge
A.
Man has made
great advancement in knowledge of the world.
He learns more each and every day through scientific advancement among
other ways. However, there is still
One who knows all there is to know and who some refuse to listen to and or
acknowledge. God does and will
deal with those who refuse to acknowledge Him:
Romans
The
world views achievements as THEIR achievement, in most cases not even
considering that these achievements were only possible because God allowed them
to be.
II.
True Knowledge
Is from God – Proverbs 1:7 – “The fear of the Lord is ____________ of
____________: but fools dispise _______ and ____________.”
A.
Proverbs 2:3-5 – How will we understand the fear of the Lord and find
the knowledge of God?
B.
Proverbs 8:8-11 – Wisdom is better than what?
What
does not compare to wisdom?
C.
Definitions:
1.
“Gnosis”
– Strong’s - knowledge
Lexicon
– knowledge in respect of Christian character
2.
“Epignosis”
- discernment; recognition (of wisdom of God)
a.
“Epi” –
over; upon; at; by
b.
“Epignosis”
– knowledge beyond; recognition and discernment of the things of God
D.
Knowledge more
precious than silver and gold
Colossians
1:9 – Prayed that they would be filled with what?
John
What
shall make one free?
III.
Knowledge and
Wisdom
A.
“Gnosis”
– to know what God wants us to do
B.
“Sophia –
wisdom to apply what we know – ability; knowledge plus enlightenment
C.
Warnings
against ignorance concerning God’s word
Acts
II
Peter
CONCLUSION:
A.
God does not
want mankind to perish. God’s hope
for us has always been that we would obey Him.
II Peter 3:9 – “The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some
men count slackness; but is _______________ to us ward, ____ willing that ______
should _______, but that ______ ________ _______ to _____________.”
B.
Christians must seek knowledge:
Matthew
I Peter 2:2 – What should we desire? And why?
II Peter
II Peter 1:5 – We should give diligence to what and add what?