Knowledge is not the most important part of a Christian’s life
Christian’s are always encouraged (and I believe rightly so) to understand as much about Jesus and the bible as they can. But this can become a detremental obsession.
Being a Christian and following Jesus is not about what we know it is about how we respond to what we know. Does anyone seriously believe that when they die and are on their way to heaven that there will be a test about what a person knows about God and the bible? Will those who get something wrong be turned away from the pearly gates? In which case we had all better get worried about this. Is the love of God confined to those who grasp the complexities of theology? Did Jesus die on the cross to overcome the problems caused by lack of knowledge of the bible? The answer is no – by the way.
Being a Christian is almost exclusively about how we put our appreciation of God into action (no, I’m not talking about salvation by works). The actions I’m talking about are things like: faith, devotion, discipleship, service, etc.
Knowing lots of stuff about Jesus is a very good thing but it won’t get you closer to God – only faith and discipleship will.
