When I learn something new, I can hardly wait to share it, but I have to keep in mind, it can puff me or make me too prideful. I must place the difficult passages against similar Scriptures that might give me more clarity on the subject. I must rely on the Scriptures and the Holy Spirit for proper understanding, and not what I think. I love telling the church that “Part of my sermon today will be perfect…the part where I read out of the Bible.” My part? Not so much. In fact, many can’t even conceive of being wrong, and that is where the problem lies. This type of person seems to be closed to correction and doesn’t ever consider the possibility that they might be wrong. ![]() Rather than sitting down and studying the Word, the know-it-all ends up cramming their teaching down the other person’s throat… whether they want it or not. If they believe someone is wrong, they’re quick to point it out, and that’s good to a point, because no one wants to have a misunderstanding of the Scriptures, but when it becomes a matter of “force feeding” someone knowledge instead of trying to show them from Scripture that they’re wrong, it can make the person be filled with pride. The problem comes when people with biblical knowledge use their knowledge to become everyone’s teacher. ![]() ![]() That’s a hard person to be around, isn’t it? Who wants to talk to someone who frequently says, “I knew that,” instead of, “That’s interesting?” The Apostle Peter teaches us that we are to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord (2 Pet 3:18), and in “knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness” (2 Pet 1:6), so it’s not wrong to grow in biblical knowledge. It’s not too hard to find someone who is a Mr.-know-it-all. Knowledge is good, but without having the wisdom to apply that knowledge in love, we can be nothing more than a walking Bible dictionary.
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