Knowledge in Proverbs

Mo. 6/2/14: Proverbs 2:3 - 5                  What is discernment?

      Yes, if you cry out for discernment,

      And lift up your voice for understanding,

      If you seek her as silver,

      And search for her as for hidden treasures;

      Then you will understand the fear of the Lord,

      And find the knowledge of God.

What is discernment? Discernment is seeking knowledge.

Tu. 6/3/14: Proverbs 2:11 - 12                  What is understanding?

      Discretion will preserve you;

      Understanding will keep you,

      To deliver you from the way of evil,

      From the man who speaks perverse things,

What is understanding? Understanding is what keeps you safe.

We. 6/4/14: Proverbs 3:5 - 6                  What is trusting?

      Trust in the Lord with all your heart,

      And lean not on your own understanding;

      In all your ways acknowledge Him,

      And He shall direct your paths.

What is trusting? Putting your trust in the Lord is best.

Th. 6/5/14: Philippians 3:8 – 9                  What is excellence of knowledge?

Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;

What is excellence of knowledge? The knowledge of Christ is excellence.

Fr. 6/6/14: Philippians 3:10 – 11                  What is knowing Him?

that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.

What is knowing Him? To know Him is resurrection from the dead.