The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-05-30

learning did not hinder them from hav-
Ing Gods favor, and obtaining saliva
tion through Christ. and even obtain
ing Apostleship, why should so much
stress be laid upon knowledge? Does
God really care for knowledge? Has
he predetermined that all who would
be In his favor must be educated, and
that he cares naught for the ignorant?
Do we not read to the contrary that,
Not many wise men after the flesh,
not many mighty, not many noble, are
called; but God hath chosen the fool
ish things of the world to confound the
wise" q Corinthians I. 20, 20. Hath
not God chosen the poor of this world
rich in faithy' (James II, 81
Very true. we answer. With God
the wisdom of this world Is foolish
ness, and with this world, the wisdom
of God Is foolIshness knowledge may
therefore be viewed from two stand
points. So far as worldly knowledge
commenting any man or woman to
God. or making any man or woman
more fit for divine favor, we believe
the contrary to be true. Unwillingly
we are forced to the conclusion that
the great colleges of the world are the
most destructive agencies In the earth,
as respects the Divine revelation. the
Bible, and the true knowledge of God,
which is essential to salvation and
eternal life. We therefore sharply dis
criminate between earthly knowledge
and heavenly knowledge, and between
the wisdom of men and the wisdom of
God
Our Lord Jesus gave us the key to
this question Of the Importance Of
knowledge IN relationship to our at
tainment OF eternal life. He said, in
praying to the Father, "And this Is
life eternal that they might know
thee, the only true God. and Jesus
Christ, whom thou hast sent" (John
xvii. -. Only such as attain to this
knowledge may have eternal life. Con-
kequently we see Mt a glance that re-
markably few Of our race have thus
far attained TO the degree of knowl-
edge which God would be pleased to
recognize. At first this might seem
peculiar to us; we might say to our
selves or to others, Why does not God
give 1t out freely TO all? The reply of
the Scriptures is that God is giving
his knowledge freely now to certain
class, and that by and by he viii give
1t to all the families Of the earth. This
essential knowledge Is promised to
the faithful In the world, He that seek
eth findeth, and TO him that knocketh
II shall be opened, The secret Of the
Lord Is with them that reverence him.
and he will show them his Covenant"
blessed are your eyes, for they see,
and your ears, for they hear" Such
az thus abide in covenant relationship
with the Lord Jesus are indeed taught
of God 10 the School of Christ. and
may truly grow IN grace and knowl-
edge.
A distinction should be observed in
knowing about God. and knowing God
himself. 1t Is not sufficient that we
should recognize God as the Almighty
Creator, for devils also believe that.
On the other hand. to be intimately
acquainted with God means that we
must come into Intimate fellowship
with him, and this means that we
must come unto The Father through
the Son. by faith. BY thus coming to
our heavenly Father by an acguaint'
ance with his Word. aud through an
appreciation of bis glorious work, past,
present. and future. we get u view OF
the lengths. aud breadths. and heights
and depths of "love divine. all love ex
ceiling" In proportion as we behold
the outline of the Divine character,
we perceive our own deficiencies and
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