1/ "Commenting on Genesis 3:6, Matthew Henry says:
'See here how the desire of unnecessary knowledge, under the mistaken notion of wisdom, proves hurtful and destructive to many.
Our first parents, who knew so much, did not know thisβthat they knew enough.'
At present...
'See here how the desire of unnecessary knowledge, under the mistaken notion of wisdom, proves hurtful and destructive to many.
Our first parents, who knew so much, did not know thisβthat they knew enough.'
At present...
2/ ...I think men, especially the younger men, in the reformed world lack the concept of unnecessary knowledge.
Within them there is an unending and insatiable desire to know, to be in the know, and often to be known by what they know.
The great irony is...
Within them there is an unending and insatiable desire to know, to be in the know, and often to be known by what they know.
The great irony is...
3/ ...that they largely don't put to use that which they actually know.
It is as if the mastery of theological facts in of themselves make them wise but in reality this is only a self-delusion.
It is as if the mastery of theological facts in of themselves make them wise but in reality this is only a self-delusion.
4/ What do you call a grossly obese diabetic man who spouts off his knowledge of diet, exercise, and health every chance he gets?
You call him a fool.
To be wise is to rightly use or exercise knowledge.
And the grossly obese diabetic man isn't rightly exercising his knowledge.
You call him a fool.
To be wise is to rightly use or exercise knowledge.
And the grossly obese diabetic man isn't rightly exercising his knowledge.
5/ And yet so many Christians of all shapes and sizes gorge themselves on information that they will never apply in any meaningful way.
It's just something to know, to say, and to discuss... usually online with other men just like them.
It's just something to know, to say, and to discuss... usually online with other men just like them.
6/ As gluttons destroy food, so do these men destroy knowledge by removing its purpose: to be exercised for their own good, the good of others, and the glory of God."
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