Servant-hood is the mind-set to be adopted by all grace saved saints. We are going to judged according to our labour of love. Knowledge is a wonderful thing, but knowledge not put to use is like a new car sitting in the garage. You might be as proud as you might possibly be of that new car. You want to show it off, but even though that car belongs to you, if that car never leaves the garage the purpose for which that car was designed is left unfulfilled. We need to understand, God had much more in mind when he designed the body of the Savior than a library full of learning or a theater of theologians. God wants us to put our knowledge to use not just to make others more knowledgeable.
Unfortunately, the knowledge of the mystery...the knowledge of rightly dividing the word of truth...has become nothing more than a show piece where a lot of grace age believers are concerned. We want everyone to acknowledge our knowledge of scripture. We like to show it that we know how to rightly divided the word. Sometimes to the point of striving in the negative sense of that word which Paul warns against in 1 Timothy 2:24. If you thought that the knowledge of the mystery or even helping others gain a knowledge of the mystery is all that God had in mind when it comes to his plan and purpose for members of the body of the Savior then I suggest we need a little more knowledge. Because as wonderful as both of these things are, Paul’s taking us a step beyond knowing the mystery and speaking the mystery. He’s taking us to what can appropriately be called “The measure of the stature of the fulness of the Savior.” Colossians 3:14
Unfortunately, the knowledge of the mystery...the knowledge of rightly dividing the word of truth...has become nothing more than a show piece where a lot of grace age believers are concerned. We want everyone to acknowledge our knowledge of scripture. We like to show it that we know how to rightly divided the word. Sometimes to the point of striving in the negative sense of that word which Paul warns against in 1 Timothy 2:24. If you thought that the knowledge of the mystery or even helping others gain a knowledge of the mystery is all that God had in mind when it comes to his plan and purpose for members of the body of the Savior then I suggest we need a little more knowledge. Because as wonderful as both of these things are, Paul’s taking us a step beyond knowing the mystery and speaking the mystery. He’s taking us to what can appropriately be called “The measure of the stature of the fulness of the Savior.” Colossians 3:14