God is the beginning of knowledge(Pr 1:7). 

All knowledge comes from Him and 

All knowledge is to let Him be known. 



Since the beginning, God revealed His invisible deity and power 

Through all things(Rm 1:19-20). 



Faith is having the knowledge of knowing God and 

The life of this faith is considering all other knowledge as rubbish and pressing on toward the goal of the knowledge He gave, i.e., resurrection(Php 3:8). 



Knowledge is recognizing all things, 

Such as natural principles, humans, history, society, ideology, law, politics, economics, science etc. 

Hence, all books in the world are written of such and 

All academics in the world are about studying and learning them. 

Yet they are all elementary learnings. 



While theology is learning the knowledge about god, 

The Bible contains the godly knowledge(Jn 10:35) and 

Such is the surpassing great knowledge. 



The knowledge that the Bible gives is that: 

All things were made by the word of God(He 11:3); 

All men are to return to dust as God said(Ge 3:19); and 

The misery of man is due to sin and its origin is the devil(Ge 3:14-17). 



The Law is referred to as "basic principles(Col 2:8) for All men are sinners(Rm 3:20), and 

It lets the price of sin be known as death(Rm 6:23). 



The tablets inside the Testimony of the sanctuary 

Reminded the Israelites this and 

Such knowledge was their pride. 



Jesus said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days(Jn 2:19-21), because 

Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body, 

He would tear down basic principles(Gal 4:3; Col 2:8), and 

Give the surpassing great knowledge of knowing the Father. 



While the Scribes practiced their authority to kill men 

By the words of their knowledge that came out of their mouths(Mt 10:18), 

Jesus, through the words that came out of His mouth(Mt 8:16; Mk 1:25), 

Drove out demons and healed the sick, for 

He is the Truth(Mt 11:27, Mt 11:29; Jn 14:9) - the knowledge of knowing God. 



As He died, Jesus said, "It is finished(Jn 19:30), declaring that He: 

1. Laid down His life and honored the Father, the beginning of knowledge(Jn 10:18; Rm 11:33); 

2. Condemned the false teacher(Ge 3:4-6; Jn 8:44); and 

3. With His blood redeemed men who sinned because of their ignorance(Mt 20:28; Lk 23:34). 

The Father raised Him and 

Through His resurrection, 

Jesus showed the knowledge that surpasses death. 



The Holy Spirit lets the deepest things and the mystery of God be known(1Co 2:10; Col 2:2-3), and 

Let believers possess the surpassing great, new knowledge of all things: 

The principle of the universe --> the spiritual heaven; 

The principle of nation --> the kingdom of heaven; 

The principle of life --> eternal life; 

The principle of family --> heavenly Father; 

Righteousness --> faith; 

Sin --> redemption; 

Death --> resurrection etc. 



The men of the Spirit are those who are 

Mesmerized by the surpassing great knowledge and they live by it. 

Therefore, in order to participate with Christ in the power of resurrection, 

They gratefully accept suffering and mocking, and 

Go out and teach this knowledge, 

Pressing on toward the goal of resurrection(Php 3:5-14; Tit 1:1). 



O Lord, 

What are we that 

You teach us such a surpassing great knowledge? 

Let us not become discouraged because we lack basic principles. 

Rather, let us yearn to know You more! Amen.