What Does it Mean to Know?
[I] cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you
in my prayers; That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may
give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: The
eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know... Eph. 1:16-18
This is a very important scripture, in that it explains how
true knowledge is arrived at. Paul was writing about a prayer he prayed for the
church at Ephesus. He prayed that God would grant them the spirit of wisdom and
revelation in the knowledge of God. Paul prayed for the operation of the spirit
of wisdom and revelation. Notice he did not pray for intelligence. Neither did
he pray for strong reasoning power that they may be able to contain in their
minds that knowledge of God. He prayed for something they could not possess
naturally. He prayed for what only God could provide: the spirit of wisdom and
revelation.
...that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and
what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, And what is the
exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the
working of his mighty power. Eph. 1:18,19.
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