“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being priest for Me; Because you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.”

Hosea 4:6

“Hear the word of the LORD, you children of Israel: for the LORD has a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.” Hosea 4:1

Charge, dispute,Quarrel, grievance

Knowledge is precious…

Prov. 1:7 “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.”

Prov. 10:14 “Wise people store up knowledge”

Rom. 15:14 “filled with all knowledge”

2 Pet. 3:18 grow in “knowledge”

2 Pet. 1:5-11 “knowledge” = Christian virtue

“For I desire mercy and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.” Hosea 6:6

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Plan of salvation Great commission When the church was established Worship of the church Organization of the church

“Prove all things: hold fast that which is good.” 1 Thess. 5:21

“…be ready always to give an answer” 1 Pet.3:15

Medical = bloodletting Science = round earth

Columbus

Copernicus Galileo

Ignorance is sin:Christ crucified“Father, forgive them: for they know not what they do.” Luke 23:34 “did it in ignorance” Acts 3:17 “for had they known” 1 Cor. 2:8

Paul sinned - “I did it ignorantly in unbelief” 1 Tim. 1:13

Ignorance is sin:

Ps. 19:12 “secret faults”

Acts 17:30 command to repent

Matt. 22:29 “you do err”

Ignorance is sin:

“Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.” Rom. 10:1-2

Matt. 13:15 ears hard of hearing, eyes closed lest they understand with their heart

2 Thess.1:7-9 “on them that know not God”

Hosea 4:6 “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge”

1 Thess. 4:13 “But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren…”

1 Tim. 2:4 “to come to the knowledge of the

truth”

John 8:32 “the truth shall make you free.”

2 Pet. 2:20 - escaped through knowledge

Heb. 5:12-14 - need to be taught again

Knowledge helps us not to sin:

Ps. 119:11 “Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You.”

1 Cor. 10:13 Common - nothing new Not the first to be tempted There is a way of escape

Joseph ran away from sin - Gen. 39

Matt. 4:1-12 - Temptation of Jesus

“It is written”

“This book will keep you from sin, and nothing but sin will keep you from this book.” - Mom

“And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.”

2 Tim. 2:2

By Loving the Lord

“You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind” Matt. 22:37

“She fell in love with the author”

Unquenchable Desire

1 Pet. 2:2 “desire the pure milk of the word”Matt. 5:6 “hunger and thirst for righteousness”

Socrates

“How to be a learned man”

Determine to study Many things to attract our attention Watch TV 14 to 30 hours per week Kids play phone/ video games 12 hours per week

“Till I come, give attention to reading” 1Tim.4:13

“from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures” 2 Tim. 3:15

Andrew - Peter - Jn. 1:41Philip - Nathaniel - Jn. 1:45

“But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.”

Jas. 1:22

“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being priest for Me; Because you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.”

Hosea 4:6

“And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” Jn. 8:32

• HearHear John 12:48John 12:48

• BelieveBelieve John 8:24John 8:24

• RepentRepent Luke 13:3Luke 13:3

• ConfessConfess Matt. 10:32-33Matt. 10:32-33

• BaptizedBaptized Mark 16:16Mark 16:16

• FaithfulFaithful Matt. 24:13Matt. 24:13