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Knowledge
Speaker Greg Steele
A Well-Rounded Christian (2 Peter 15-11)
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• 2nd Peter 16 to moral excellence, add knowledge
• Zeal without knowledge is common in the religious
  world (Romans 102-3)
• Zeal is easy to come by (Acts 1932)
• You probably know some who have zeal without real
  knowledge

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• True knowledge is essential
• 2nd Peter 18 If these things are yours and
  abound,
• Two words used in this passage
• Gnosis seeking to know, an inquiry,
• Epignosis Full knowledge Life changing

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• How big is the problem of ignorance?
• Gods people destroyed! (Hosea 46)
• Is this still true? Absolutely!
• Those who do not love the truth, believe a lie
  (2nd Thessalonians 29-12)
• Bible can be rightly divided or wrongly divided
  (2nd Timothy 215)

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• Needed A working knowledge
• Overall knowledge of Gods Word is good
• But, we must also be prepared to defend it! (1st
  Peter 315)
• Error will come (2nd Peter 21-3)
• Will you be ready?

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• How do we grow our knowledge?
• Short answer Study
• Determined Buy the truth implies a cost
  (Proverbs 2323)
• Methodical The Bible is structured, our study
  should be also (1st Corinthians 1433)
• Careful Understand only the intended truth
  dont twist the passage (2nd Peter 316)

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• Knowledge can lead to arrogance (1st
  Corinthians 81-2)
• It has its limits can never replace love
• God expects humility (James 46, 10)
• We must be gentle with the weak (Galatians
  61-3)
• To our knowledge, add self-control