Quotes about Knowledge

For Paul, Christ is "that mystery which for endless ages has been kept secret" (Romans 16:25—27). And a well-kept secret it still remains for most Christians.

Remember, mystery isn't something that you cannot understand—it is something that you can endlessly understand!

Great spiritual teachers learn to balance knowing with not knowing, as illustrated in this oft-quoted aphorism: It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. The true biblical notion of faith, which balances knowing with not knowing, is rather rare today, especially among many religious folks who think faith is being certain all the time--when the truth is the exact opposite. But we have little theology of darkness today.

pride. If there's too much "I know," it will lead to illusion and ignorance. Isn't that ironic? Jesus says, "The person who says 'I know,' is precisely the blind one" (John 9:41).

God was consistent in working through one man to reveal himself everywhere, as well as through the other parts of His creation, so that nothing was left devoid of his Divinity and his self-knowledge…so that 'the whole universe was filled with the knowledge of the Lord as the waters fill the sea.

The whole conduct of a Christian is nothing else but knowledge reduced to will, affection and practice.

While it is wise to learn from experience, it is wiser to learn from the experiences of others.

the moment you stop learning, you stop leading.

Knowledge increases responsibility.

The Spirit is the first power we practically experience, but the last power we come to understand.

Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know more.

Knowledge is potential power. It transforms itself into actual power the moment you decisively act on it.