Brad,

that's a good reminder for all of us.



JulieMelton
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>From: Brad D <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Echurch-USA The Electronic Church
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>Subject: Twisting Scripture
>Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 06:40:43 -0500
>
>Disclaimer: The following is not the expressed viewpoint of the author,
>but expressed only for purposes of exemplifying a point. Thereby it is
>responsible only to itself, whatever that means *smile*
>
>Godly Smarts: A Biblical way to obtain the same knowledge as God!
>
>As time passes on, building pressure on us to excel more each day, as new
>pressures seem to come out of the woodwork of life, as new technologies in
>human development, as well as technological tools arise and are discovered
>allowing us to dig deeper into life's truth, as science verifies biblical
>evidences which Christians have known for centuries and centuries by faith
>in God's written word alone, as people tend to grow more towards two
>poles, that of good and that of evil, we find a greater need to dig deeper
>into God's truth during these difficult and end times. God, as promised,
>never leaves us alone, never abandons us, and provides for our need
>spiritually, mentally, emotionally and physically. Praise be for that.
>
>Have you noticed how you can read scripture over and over and over and
>over and over, and each time you extract a new flavor, a new application,
>a new facet or perspective in those well read words bringing them a
>freshness you'd never expect?  Today I have just such a revelation from
>god and since it is the word of God I have gotten this revelation from,
>and we are meant to spread the word, I have God's blessing in telling you
>what he revealed to me recently.
>
>How many times in life have we looked back on a situation and wondered why
>we didn't see a certain problem coming, why don't we know certain things.
>Wouldn't it be grand to have the knowledge of things before they occurred?
>Wouldn't it be so much more empowering, time and energy saving, to have
>such superhuman knowledge not to mention how that knowledge could be used
>to further the gospel?
>
>Well. I'm here to tell you it is possible and I can prove it by God's very
>own words. You can not only have more knowledge, not only superhuman
>knowledge, but you can have the same knowledge that God has. That's right.
>You can have the very knowledge of God. You can know just what God knows,
>once you find the knowledge of God you will be equal to God in knowledge.
>Doubt me? Here is scripture to prove it...
>
>"My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you,
>turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding, and
>if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, and if you
>look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure, then
>you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God.
>Proverbs 2:1-6 NIV
>
>There you have it. Scripture saying that we can have  or find the
>knowledge of God.
>
>OK. now the little harratikc example is done and the real point begins. My
>point is that in these end days, and all the time really, but more
>particular in these end times, we are meant to guard what we hear ,
>witness, and/or experience regarding proclamation of God's word. Notice
>how the above example started out in some worldly truths. New
>technologies, the need to search for truth, God will never abandon us and
>etc. All designed to hook you into saying, yes that is right, hence
>letting your guard down some, soften you up a little, and then bring in a
>half truth or a variant of it, twist it a bit and slam you with a lie.
>
>Yes scripture says that we can quote, "find the knowledge of God", however
>I can walk up the isle of a airplane, open up the cabin door and talk to
>the pilot of the plane and proclaim I've found the knowledge to fly the
>plane, which is true, I have indeed found the knowledge to fly the
>plane,  but I do not possess it myself, but yes indeed I've found it.
>Similar is finding the knowledge of God. We find it through getting to
>know God, and we do indeed find his knowledge on things, but we do not
>wind up knowing what God knows. Scripture has to be taken in context, and
>interpreted by other scripture. Such as we read that God's thoughts
>are  far above ours. Finding the knowledge of God, that is, the wisdom,
>understanding and intent of what he has written and gives us as guidance
>through the Holy Spirit does not equal that of knowing what god knows or
>has knowledge of. For instance Jesus will return one day, and yet
>scripture says even Jesus himself doesn't know when that time will be. How
>then can we proclaim to have the ability to know more than Jesus?
>
>We can find or discover the knowledge of god, that is find what he has
>revealed, but not be equal to him in knowledge. God is all knowing, we
>aren't. I can find the knowledge of you, if I talked, communicated,
>studied and hung out with you long enough, but that doesn't mean I have
>your knowledge, or equal to you. Conversely I can find the knowledge of a
>bee on my arm, but I don't know what the bee knows. I do know there's a
>good chance I'll get stung however hehehe. Finding the knowledge quote
>"of", in this case means to have knowledge of it's presents, to tap into,
>to find the beginning of learning, to find where god's knowledge is, and
>begin to obtain the breadth of what it's contents are, and not the quote
>"of" which constitutes or cannotes being equal.
>
>So, it is so very important in these days that we guard what we hear and
>read, and that it match the entire word of God, taken in context and not
>just a slice of God's word to fit our own desires or used to promote a
>particular belief.
>
>Brad