Title

Know Why You Know What You Know

Scripture
Jesus answered and said to them, “Are you not therefore mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures nor the power of God?
(Mark 12:24)
Devotional
Everyone has an opinion about God and religion. The only problem is that most people’s beliefs are not based on anything other than opinion. This kind of thinking is plaguing our society. There’s no foundation for anything other than what is pleasing to the one holding the opinion. There is no foundation to morals, laws, marriage, family, or government.
How can anything stand without a foundation? Well, there is a foundation, and it’s a strong one. It is the Word of God, the Bible. Every law of civilized man is based on its content. It has stood the test of time, war, science, history, and attack. Yet, it has more than weathered the storm. It has calmed the storms of life, ended wars, made history, corrected science and won over its attackers. The Bible is how you should know what you know.
Thought For The Night
“The lack of scriptural knowledge is the source of all evils in the church.” John Chrysostom, (347 - 407) was a notable Christian bishop and preacher from the 4th and 5th centuries in Syria and Constantinople. 
Evening Text
Mark 12:24: Jesus answered and said to them, “Are you not therefore mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures nor the power of God?”
Looking for Answers
Evening Study Guide
Defining:  Scriptural knowledge is not like other kinds of knowledge. Scriptural knowledge is based on a relationship with its source, the Lord Jesus Christ. With regard to head knowledge, “We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up (makes arrogant), but love edifies,” 1 Corinthians 8:1.
 
Referencing: “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction,” Proverbs 1:7
 
Applying: The knowledge of Scripture without the knowledge of Christ makes one arrogant. Therefore, seek Christ not doctrine; do this and accurate doctrine will follow.