Knowledge With No Understanding
"Too Smart to See"
This is a photo of Richard Dawkins signing one of his books. In preparing for this sermon, Richard Dawkins came to my mind because he was in the news this week for a comment he made about Islam and Christianity. I don’t want to get sidetracked, but Richard Dawkins is one of the most famous atheists in the world. His book “The God Delusion” has sold over three million copies since its release in 2006. In the book, Dawkins argues that belief in God or gods is a delusion akin to other mistaken beliefs. He presents scientific evidence and philosophical arguments to support his case.
This week also got me thinking about the statistics on high school students who, when they graduate from high school, say they are Christian, but after they finish college, they have moved away from Christianity. The data from Lifeway Research from 2017 indicates that 66% of high schoolers stopped attending church regularly for at least a year after turning 18. Actually, this number is better than the 70% number from 2007.
What about higher education leads people to turn their back on God? We know that the Bible says knowledge is actually good:
Psalm 18:15
An intelligent heart acquires knowledge,
and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
So, what is happening here?
Well, guess what? Jesus has a little bit to say about that today as we continue following Him in His earthly ministry chronologically. Where He will make the point this week that we can have “Knowledge With No Understanding.”
-
50:07
StrengthforTodaywithDrJ
2 months agoThe Power of Knowing: Discovering Innate Wisdom and Acquired Insight 🧠
1 -
30:48
SomethingsHappeningHere
1 month agoKnowing Scripture is the Best (Only) Way to Know the God of the Bible
12 -
1:21:15
KingdomLivingTV
3 months ago $0.47 earnedRise Up- The Taking of the Key of Knowledge
6581 -
9:31
You Have Chosen To Remember
2 months agoIn This World, Unlearning is True Learning
30 -
21:16
Podcast Sunday
2 months agoknowledge of Good
172 -
31:48
Wisdom
2 months agoWisdom - Part 26
10 -
1:50:55
BartBaconshereticalBibleclass
2 months ago47th session. 4-17-24. FUNDAMENTALS OF READING THE BIBLE
1761 -
14:07
Omni Orbis Church
2 months ago15 Minutes to a Greater Understanding What Gets in the Way of Relationships?
168 -
34:35
thebereancall
2 months agoPreparation for Delusion
121 -
46:01
TheChristianMediaProject
2 months agoREVELATION 1: 1-3 ("The Meaning and Interpretation of the Book of Revelation")!!!
34