Quotes about Knowledge

A scholar is committed to building on knowledge that others have gathered, correcting it, confirming it, enlarging it.

We are born with a seed of selfhood that contains the spiritual DNA of our uniqueness-an encoded birthright knowledge of who we are, why we are here, and how we are related to others. We may abandon that knowledge as the years go by, but it never abandons us.

Experience alone opens a door, but intellectual framing and reflection are required if meaning is to be made of the experience.

Foolishness is more than being stupid, that deadly combination of arrogance and ignorance.

For students who have not been required to confess that it is easier to learn theology then live it, it is tempting to think maturity is more a matter of knowing in a matter of living

maturity is about how you live your life. It is possible to be theologically astute and be very immature. It is possible to be biblically literate and be in need of significant spiritual growth.

Because doubt drives us to know and understand, it has the power to lead you to the One who knows and understands everything. Your capacity to doubt can drive you to God, but not always. This is why we need to talk about doubt, because this God-given capacity, wrongly functioning, can be disastrous.

Knowledge is an exercise of your brain. Wisdom is the commitment of your heart that leads to transformation of your life.

Let yourself be humbled by how little you know and how few things you are able to do.

God knows that we are incapable of carrying the burden of sovereign knowledge that he carries, so he lovingly protects us by telling us what we need to know: we are to rest in him and live as he has ordained, while he protects us from what would overwhelm us.

The central focus of the Bible is not a set of practical-life principles. No, the central theme of the Bible is a person, Christ. If all you and I had needed was a knowledge and understanding of a certain set of God-revealed principles for living, Jesus would not have needed to come.

if your faith is based on your ability to fully understand your past, present, and future, then your moments of confusion will become moments of weakening faith.