Today’s Reading: Joshua 15; Joshua 16; Joshua 17; 1 Corinthians 8
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 8:1-2
1 ...We know that we all possess knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. 2 The man who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know.
Observation: Paul contrasts love against knowledge. The Corinthian Christians were living in a cosmopolitan Roman city. The Roman value of knowledge had affected their thinking. And of course, we in the Western World today have inherited this high value on knowledge. Paul points out that knowledge has the tendency to create and foster pride, which is counterproductive to spiritual growth as it puts up a wall between a person and God. Paul goes on to say that if a person believes that he is an expert on any subject, he is fooling himself and does not truly know anything correctly.
Application: This is just a reminder to humility and not putting too much value on knowledge for its own sake. Love is the highest value. Love of God, and love for others.
Prayer: Lord, may I be a man of love through and through. Help us to love and teach others with true humility.
This I pray in Jesus’ name, Amen.
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