Participants: Dwayne Lemon, Lance Wilbur
Series Code: TKS
Program Code: TKS000014
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00:29 Hello, I'm Lance Wilbut. And I'm Dwayne Lemon.
00:32 And we like to welcome you to another edition of TKS 00:35 a "True Knowledge of Self" where we get to know ourselves 00:38 from a biblical perspective. 00:40 In our last episode we looked again at Daniel 00:43 and we kind of highlighted the humility 00:46 and the spirit of Daniel and how he operated, 00:49 how he relied fully upon God and did not trust himself 00:53 or any other man for anything. 00:56 And we saw that the key really to true manhood if you will, 01:00 we looked at the biblical principle of humility 01:03 and we saw that a true man, 01:05 a righteous man puts his trust in God. 01:08 He relies completely upon God's wisdom, 01:11 God's strength and he does not rely 01:13 and subject himself to what we saw in Galatians 5 01:16 as the works of the flesh 01:18 and we highlighted this strife and this competition 01:21 and the spirit of being the bigger man 01:25 and we talked about in the hip-hop industry culture 01:27 the battling and the MC Battles 01:29 and the dance battles and the DJ battles 01:32 and so that that spirit where if my pride 01:35 or my ego gets insulted then I have to stand up 01:38 and validate myself and gain the respect 01:42 and demand the respect of my peers. 01:45 Instead we saw the-- 01:46 from the biblical perspective that is the opposite. 01:48 It's the trusting in God and not trusting yourself 01:53 and understanding that we don't have the answers, 01:55 we don't have all of the wisdom and skill 01:58 to go and navigate successfully through life. 02:00 So when we experience the crisis we can trust in God, 02:04 go to God's throne petition Him. 02:06 We can seek godly counsel but the word is what determines 02:11 whether or not the counsel is sound. 02:13 So, Dwayne, I remember that we were discussing a release, 02:17 we started a discussing 02:19 by talking about your experience 02:20 in public school and the impact. 02:22 You know, as I had that experience as well, 02:24 the impact that that environment, 02:28 that setting going year after year 02:30 that the effect that it had on you 02:32 and speaking about this education, 02:34 the environment and philosophy of education 02:38 how did that impact you 02:39 and does the Bible have something to say about that. 02:41 Absolutely. 02:42 You know, it impacted me very negatively 02:44 because again there were elements 02:46 in things that I was learning that contradicted 02:49 the principles of true education. 02:51 And so was that, you know, when I went to school again 02:55 if I'm consistently reading books 02:57 and hearing through teachings and lectures 02:59 that I am the result of a freak accident. 03:03 I'm the result of a big bang, 03:04 natural selection, you know, evolution. 03:07 Than obviously that has a very detrimental effect 03:09 upon the mind of a young person 03:11 because they are basically learning at a very young age 03:14 that I don't have a purpose in life. 03:16 There is none and then it can cause me 03:18 to look to myself now to try to figure out my purpose 03:22 not understanding that when God creates 03:23 every human being that we have a purpose. 03:26 That purpose is revealed in Isaiah 43:7 03:29 when the Bible says that "I have formed you 03:31 for my glory." 03:32 So we were formed, we were brought into this world 03:34 to give God glory and that is our great purpose 03:37 but nevertheless we can manifest 03:39 that purpose in several ways. 03:41 There are different occupations and things 03:43 but all the occupations of life and all the decisions 03:46 we make in life should become a stepping stone 03:49 on how we can fulfill the ultimate purpose 03:51 which is to give God glory and we are gonna talk 03:53 about what that means practically as well. 03:55 Yeah, and that's very crucial. 03:57 So especially in the case if I'm a young man like myself, 04:00 I grew up without a father or without a consistent father 04:03 a proper role model 04:05 and really no legitimate male models 04:08 in my environment 04:10 and you are not getting it in school, you are not-- 04:13 there is no identity if you will. 04:15 What you are identifying with in a school 04:19 that built upon a philosophy where you could have happened 04:23 or you could not have happened doesn't really matter, 04:25 you are here and its survival of the fittest, 04:28 its time plus matter and chance and primordial soup 04:32 and we just came about by this random act of events. 04:35 There is no sense of dignity or identity or hopefulness 04:41 because if there was no hope in my origin 04:44 then potentially there is no hope in the future, 04:47 there is no control, there is no God if you will. 04:50 And with that idea and that mindset 04:53 you are almost forced because there is a unique desire 04:55 and humanity to identify 04:57 with something greater than himself. 04:58 Right? That's right. 05:00 That you want to, you want to be a part of something, 05:02 you want to loved, you want to be able to love, 05:05 you want to feel that you are of some value 05:08 that people value you but when you are not given 05:13 as a early age all through childhood, 05:15 you are not really given a true sense 05:16 of your own identity you are almost-- 05:20 I wouldn't say forced but you are left 05:21 to try to find identity in things around you. 05:25 So now that's where the entertainment kicks in 05:27 and that's where the images that come through the TV 05:30 and the movies and the music or the people on the block 05:32 or you see the drug dealer with the money 05:34 or you see the guy with the girls 05:36 or you see the athletic with all the accolades 05:38 you start to identify and want to be like that person 05:40 and essentially you want to be above that person. 05:44 So that system oh, it appears at least at this point 05:47 that that system is almost designed 05:50 or geared towards disabling you 05:55 from really obtaining that true knowledge yourself. 05:57 So there are true disadvantages but we've established the point 06:02 that the disadvantages are no excuse 06:04 to not obtain the true knowledge itself. 06:05 So talk about that and share how that works. 06:07 When I think about the Bible teaching a principle, 06:10 there is a very important principle 06:12 that comes from the word of God 06:13 that we would do well to consider 06:14 because you and I have been effected by this principle 06:17 as well as I'm sure many of our viewers have. 06:19 In 2 Corinthians 3:18 06:22 the principle that's talked through that verse 06:24 is that by beholding we become changed. 06:28 And what an individual beholds, what they see long enough 06:31 after a while it begins to form an image 06:33 within that person. 06:35 Think about it, when you look 06:36 at a lot of our urban youth today 06:38 those who have been affected by hip-hop culture 06:41 we can know that there's even 06:42 a certain kind of walk that individuals have. 06:45 You know, when a brother walks he is not just simply walking 06:47 like he is on a mission to get somewhere 06:49 but there is kind of this, this limp now 06:50 and there is this bopping when we take that walk 06:53 and we consider that the "cool walk" 06:56 but we didn't come out of our mother's womb doing that. 06:58 We watch something, we will be holding something 07:00 and by the holding we became change. 07:02 The kind of diction that I use today 07:04 when I speak this is not always what I had. 07:07 There were times where I thought that talking 07:09 and communicating was about, you know, what's up, son, 07:12 and, you know, what's going on, 07:13 kid and, you know, and all the stuff. 07:14 I mean, kid is a baby girl but now today a kid 07:17 can be another brother. 07:19 I'm calling you my son but you are not my son. 07:21 So these languages, these things that we learn 07:24 that came through the influence of hip-hop culture 07:26 that at the end of the day we have to ask ourselves, 07:28 where did I get that from. 07:30 Because we try to say it's natural 07:31 but it's not natural it's learned 07:33 just like any other behavior can be learned. 07:35 So therefore when we consider what the Bible teaches 07:38 education is very, very key. 07:40 When you think about it, when Daniel 07:42 and his companions and his people 07:44 were brought into captivity 07:46 it was interesting the first step 07:48 that Nebuchadnezzar took with them. 07:50 It's found in Daniel Chapter 1, in Daniel Chapter 1 07:53 it says right there in verse 4 07:55 when Nebuchadnezzar wanted to gather 07:57 the children together so he could begin 07:59 his the education process if you would. 08:02 You know, this is what he did. 08:03 It's found in Daniel 1:4, 08:06 it says "Children in whom was no blemish, 08:09 but well favored, and skilful in all wisdom, 08:12 and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, 08:15 and such as had ability in them to stand in the king's palace, 08:18 and whom they might teach the learning 08:22 and the tongue of the Chaldeans." 08:26 There was an educational system 08:27 that Nebuchadnezzar wanted to introduce 08:30 to the minds of those Hebrew captives 08:32 and he wanted to do it because he wanted to take away 08:35 from their minds 08:36 what they were presently learning. 08:38 It was typical in Hebrew culture that, 08:40 you know, Proverbs 22:6 "Train up a child in the way 08:43 he should go and when he is old, 08:44 he shall not depart from it." 08:46 And so it is that these individuals 08:48 they had a knowledge of God, they had a knowledge of truth, 08:51 they had an understanding of even true education. 08:54 But Nebuchadnezzar being used by the enemy 08:57 wanted to break that down and this is one of the sources 09:00 he did so it is today we see in culture today 09:03 especially in hip-hop culture 09:05 and otherwise that there is an education. 09:07 I remember KRS-One had a song where he talked about 09:10 "You must learn" 09:12 and he was trying to introduce an education 09:15 to the mindsets of those who were beholding him 09:18 so that by the education they would come 09:20 to a higher level of understanding 09:22 or what they would call over standing. 09:23 Right. And they referred to it as a science. 09:25 You know, and they are sciences 09:27 and its facts and not theories, right. 09:29 Exactly, but when you read 1 Corinthians 1:21 09:34 the Bible shows that by the world 09:37 by wisdom or education knew not God. 09:41 So it's possible that a person can receive education 09:45 but its false education that causes us 09:48 not to come closer to God but to realize 09:51 that we are moving further away from Him. 09:53 And this is the great danger 09:54 that comes in the name of education. 09:56 This is why we want to educate our viewers to understand 10:00 that when an individual comes to you 10:02 in the name of education and even though the education 10:05 may appeal to you and it might meet a lot of your senses 10:08 we are gonna talk about that. 10:10 It does not mean that it's right. 10:12 And I'm here to let you know something 10:13 even as a black individual, an African-American 10:17 not everything from Africa is good, 10:19 not everything from any culture or country is good 10:22 and we are not to think that something is good 10:24 and holy and righteous just because it came from Egypt 10:27 or just because it came from a various point of Africa. 10:31 We have to think higher 10:32 and the higher level God wants to give us 10:34 is a Bible understanding of true education. 10:37 So this is what we are talking about, Lance. 10:39 This is the kind of thing we are trying to introduce 10:41 into the minds of our listeners. 10:42 Yeah, so I mean, just walk it down 10:44 what does the Bible have to say about education, 10:47 true education. 10:48 Well, you know, one of the things 10:49 I would like to highlight is the effect of education 10:52 through the life of Jesus. 10:54 You know, Jesus is an individual 10:55 who even various religions have a great respect for Him. 10:58 If not anything else 11:00 He was a great and wonder prophet 11:02 even though in Christianity we see Him as God in the flesh. 11:05 He came down, He was God in heaven 11:07 but of course, He came down still God 11:09 but He veiled His Godness in flesh, humanity. 11:12 Well, the reality is as when we look at Jesus 11:15 when He grew up the Bible tells us something 11:18 that is an indicator of the kind of education 11:21 He received from His parents Mary and Joseph. 11:24 The Bible says in Luke the second chapter 11:26 and I want us to look at this because this is the, 11:28 this is the principle behind this idea of true education. 11:32 We remember that we read in John 17:3 that 11:35 "This is life eternal, that they might know thee 11:38 the only true God, and Jesus Christ, 11:40 whom thou hast sent." 11:41 So know His education, true is dealing with the right 11:45 and understanding God. 11:47 When we understand God and Christ 11:49 whom He has sent it helps us to understand 11:52 these principles of true education. 11:54 I want to show the effects of this in the life 11:56 of Jesus in Luke Chapter 2. 11:58 And Luke 2:52 and here what is says. 12:02 It says this, Luke 2:52 12:06 "And Jesus increased in wisdom" or education 12:10 "and stature, 12:13 and in favor with God and man." 12:18 So we find that the education 12:20 that Jesus received from a youth 12:22 because He was still a youth at this time. 12:23 He was only 12-years-old. 12:25 So Jesus received an education from His youth 12:27 that allowed Him to grow or to develop in wisdom 12:32 so He was able to have a right understanding of God, 12:35 His character and His will and His ways 12:37 and it says in stature which means 12:39 that it was something physical in His benefits as well, 12:43 in His education and it put Him in favor with God 12:47 but also with man. 12:49 Now this becomes very powerful to me 12:50 because when my wife and I as an example, 12:54 when my wife and I got married, 12:56 I met my wife through a Bible study. 12:57 You know, when I heard this message 12:59 and I started to study the Bible I said, 13:00 man, I got to tell this everybody 13:02 and a good friend of mine told me, 13:04 hey, I'm gonna bring sister over to the Bible study 13:07 and that young lady happened to be my wife. 13:09 And here it is that, you know, we get to know each other, 13:13 we court, we get married and our plan was two years 13:19 we were going to wait before any children. 13:21 That was the plan. That's the plan. 13:22 And unfortunately two years turn to the two months 13:26 and then in two months she came to me 13:28 and said I'm pregnant 13:30 and I said, no, you're not and she said, yes, I'm. 13:33 and so we had a little five minute talk about that 13:35 but ultimately I had to accept the fact 13:36 that my bride is pregnant. 13:38 So now I'm getting launched into fatherhood 13:40 when I was just learning want it is to be a husband. 13:42 And when my wife had our first child 13:45 which was our son Jahred then next thing, 13:47 you know, six months later 13:49 she said, honey, I'm pregnant again. 13:51 And I said, are you serious? 13:53 And, you know, before you know it 13:55 she goes ahead and we have another baby 13:56 and that's when our precious little Kayla 13:59 came into the picture. 14:00 Six months later my wife says, honey, I'm pregnant again. 14:05 And I was just like, what are you doing? 14:06 You know, I mean, of course I didn't say that 14:07 but, you know, honey, I'm just-- 14:09 my mind is blown, man. 14:11 I'm saying, okay, I'm already up to baby number three. 14:13 And then here it is that my, my son is born Kaleb 14:18 and then five months later my wife says, honey, 14:22 I'm pregnant and then here it is 14:25 that that's when Jada came into the picture. 14:27 So here we are now, we just got married 14:31 and now two months later she is pregnant 14:34 and it seems as if for four years straight 14:36 my wife has been pregnant. 14:37 And now here we are a family of six. 14:41 I'm thinking to myself I'm still learning 14:43 what it is to be a husband and now I got to learn 14:46 what it is to be a father times four. 14:48 So I realize that I'm gonna need some help, 14:50 I'm gonna need some assistance, some counsel, some education. 14:54 So one of the things that I discovered 14:56 was most incredible book, 14:57 it's a book written by Ellen White, 14:58 it's a book called "Child Guidance." 15:01 In this book Child Guidance it makes 15:03 a most profound statement 15:05 on to this ideology of true education. 15:07 All right. I want to read it. 15:09 It's actually the book is called, Child Guidance 15:10 that's page 293 15:13 and this is the statement that it says. 15:14 It says, "True education means 15:18 more than taking a certain courses of study. 15:23 It is broad. 15:24 It includes the harmonious development 15:27 of all the physical powers and the mental faculties. 15:32 It teaches the love and fear of God 15:35 and is a preparation for the faithful discharge 15:39 of life's duties. 15:41 Proper education includes not only mental discipline, 15:44 but that training which will secure sound morals 15:48 and correct deportment." 15:51 So when I look at this profound statement 15:54 on what it is to receive true education, 15:56 the mental, physical, spiritual development 15:59 of an individual that's how Luke 2:52 16:01 made so much sense to me and Jesus grew in wisdom 16:05 and stature and in favor with God and man. 16:10 So Jesus was not so heavenly minded 16:12 and He was no earthly good. 16:14 He was not so earthly good that He was not fulfilling 16:16 the purposes of heaven. 16:18 Through true education he was a balanced man 16:20 that was able to spiritual principles 16:22 and He was able to live them out 16:24 in the day to day life to be a very faithful servant 16:27 unto God. 16:28 And there four Jesus of course was the master servant 16:31 and He is a model for us. 16:33 And so we find that when we look at true education 16:35 this is what God wanted to introduce to us 16:38 to want to introduce to everyone 16:39 who comes into this world. 16:40 This is what Daniel had, 16:42 this is what Nebuchadnezzar wanted to take away. 16:44 Yeah, so you come out of the world, 16:48 you come now into the truth and knowledge of the truth 16:53 and you eventually get married and child after child 16:58 after child after child 17:01 and you find yourself not having any idea 17:04 what you are supposed to do 17:05 or how you are supposed to do it. 17:07 So you find this quotation and it puts you, 17:11 you know, it begins a journey for you. 17:13 Study continues and now you find biblical principles 17:17 that guides you and help you understand 17:18 not only the need for true education 17:21 but what it is and how I can apply it. 17:24 Now and we've been saying this phrase for a while 17:28 and we keep talking about coming-- 17:29 I was in the world and then I came out. 17:32 I'm from the world and-- 17:33 what is the-- 17:34 what do we mean when we say from the world or the world? 17:36 We keep talking about the world what are we talking about? 17:38 I'm glad you asked that because we are not talking 17:40 about coming from other planets and we are not talking 17:42 about coming from a specific country 17:44 or continent or any type of location. 17:46 What we are talking about is coming out 17:47 of the certain mindset and the Bible introduces 17:50 the mindset of what constitutes this idea called "the world." 17:53 You know, you see the Bible 17:54 talk a lot about the world, the world. 17:56 James 4:4, if any man is a friend of the world 17:59 he is the enemy of God, you know, and so on. 18:01 So we do need to qualify, what is this world concept? 18:04 Well, the Bible tells us what it is. 18:06 It's in 1 John 2:15. 18:09 In 1 John 2:15 the Bible says this, 18:13 "Love not the world, neither the things 18:18 that are in the world. 18:20 If any man love the world, 18:21 the love of the Father is not in him." 18:25 Verse 16, "For all that is in the world, 18:29 the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, 18:33 and the pride of life, is not of the Father, 18:37 but is of the world." 18:39 So when I looked at this I said, okay, 18:42 this is a threefold description 18:44 of "the world" concept or worldliness. 18:46 It's dealing with lust of the flesh, 18:49 lust of the eyes, pride of life. 18:51 Now there is no way that an individual 18:54 can look at this biblical description 18:55 and not circle it back to the influences 18:57 of hip-hop culture. 18:58 Hip-hop culture is all about the lust of the flesh 19:02 and we see that demonstrated. 19:04 There is not a hip-hop artist today 19:06 that we can see that is not revealing their flesh, 19:08 that is not demonstrating their body 19:11 and all of their particulars and they coin it. 19:13 There is even now on the internet 19:15 if individual search it out 19:16 there is actually something called hip-hop fashion. 19:19 And many of times when they talk 19:20 about hip-hop fashion when you look at the clothes 19:23 its about being sexy, its about-- 19:25 its about showing, teasing, 19:27 doing something that stimulates the mind 19:29 to not focus on the things of spiritual high principles 19:31 but the focus on the flesh. 19:34 So therefore when we look at the lust 19:35 of the flesh principle we could see a perfect match 19:37 to the principles that's taught 19:39 and demonstrated in hip-hop culture. 19:41 Then in addition to that 19:42 it also says the lust of the eyes. 19:44 Now, you-- 19:46 no one will do a hip-hop video hardly ever 19:50 without the bling, bling as this called. 19:53 It might even be a turn on video down 19:54 it is hard to keep it-- 19:56 Are gonna know what they say now-- 19:57 Yeah, you know, I don't even know what they say either, 19:59 you know, but we get the point that the flash, 20:01 you know, when you put a diamond ring on 20:03 and you put it in front of the screen 20:04 and the light shines on it 20:05 its like it goes bling, bling, you know. 20:07 Yeah, I mean, it's the idea that you have 20:09 brothers making videos and they are doing it 20:11 on label advances, 20:14 you know, some of hem, you know, a lot of them. 20:15 it's not even their money, it's an label advance 20:18 and they are renting cars for the video, 20:21 they are bringing in extras, they don't even know 20:23 what that many people. 20:24 They are bringing in all this all this stuff 20:26 and all these -- nowadays they are doing, 20:28 you know, this subtle marketing. 20:32 So they are getting sponsored by this particular label 20:35 so the label this business provides them free things. 20:38 So it's not even a real picture of their life, 20:42 it's kind of just an overblown fantasy view 20:46 but they are showing this to young people, 20:48 they are showing this to the world, 20:49 to the viewers, the consumers and the consumer now, 20:54 the eyes kick in, the lust of the eyes kicks in 20:56 and you want that, you want that, 20:58 you want to have it. 21:00 Definitely. Definitely. 21:01 And this has what happened in my life. 21:02 I mean, once I started to travel and going tour 21:04 and do music videos, making money 21:06 my pockets was like a bucket with holes in it. 21:09 I mean, it was like, as soon as the water went in 21:10 the water went out, 21:12 as soon as the money came in the money went out 21:13 because I was looking for the latest and the greatest 21:15 I wanted the nicest car, I wanted the rims, 21:17 I wanted all the different things 21:18 that was-- that I was beholding on the television. 21:21 So if I'm seeing it on TV I'm saying well, 21:23 by beholding I want that and therefore 21:26 we find that the lust of the flesh 21:28 and the lust of the eyes was also there 21:30 and we know that commingled with that 21:32 is the pride of life. 21:33 The more that I have the biggest house, 21:35 I mean, you can have two human beings. 21:37 I mean, think about it 21:39 if individuals would pause to think 21:41 they would find amazing things 21:43 that will come into their minds. 21:44 How is it that we have a world filled with poverty? 21:47 We have a world filled with all sorts of families 21:50 and individuals going through trials. 21:52 We look at these hurricanes that just took place 21:54 a few months back last year and people are still struggling 21:57 from Hurricane Sandy in New York 21:59 and other places nearby just to get heat. 22:02 But then you have individuals who will buy 22:05 multimillion dollar homes and its only one person 22:07 that lives in it but you have 15 bedrooms. 22:09 And the question is have you ever thought 22:10 that maybe those bedrooms could be dedicated 22:12 to somebody else. 22:14 But again when its all about self 22:16 and self exaltation itself 22:18 is just you are not thinking about helping 22:19 other people out on that level. 22:21 Yeah, you might drop a little change 22:22 in a plate every so often 22:23 but we know that the pride of life that's our focus. 22:25 I want the big 15, $20 million house 22:28 even though it's just me and my wife that lives in. 22:30 I want the latest and greatest cars 22:32 that cause literally the amounts 22:34 of what a house cost 22:35 but yet I want to just use it just so 22:37 I can drive a little bit here a little bit there 22:38 and I own about five of them. 22:40 Why? Because I can. That's the pride of life. 22:42 And so you find that the world this idea of worldliness, 22:48 lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, 22:49 pride of life these are things that we see especially 22:53 through the impressions of hip-hop culture 22:56 and this is a form of education that's given to individuals 23:00 that is a very deceptive power. 23:02 And so we find that as Nebuchadnezzar 23:04 use a false education to unfit the minds of God's people 23:08 in those times we find that we seeing these demonstrations 23:12 of the principles that governed Nebuchadnezzar 23:14 even being realized through hip-hop culture today 23:18 where there is a false form of education. 23:19 You are God you can do what you want, 23:21 it's all about the lust of the flesh, 23:23 it's all about the lust of the eyes, 23:24 it's all about the pride of life 23:26 where here it is that God wanted to give 23:27 a true education to us that's designed to show us 23:30 that we need to develop mentally, physically 23:32 and spiritually not so that we can feast 23:35 and feed upon ourselves 23:36 but that we can be of greater service to God 23:39 and to our fellow men. 23:42 All right, so, you know, briefly we will continue 23:45 this discussion in the next episode 23:47 but, you know, what is the bible have to say 23:49 more about true education 23:50 and actually how do we obtain it? 23:52 Well, there are some benefits to this. 23:53 Number one, the Bible let's us know in John 17:3 that 23:58 "This is life eternal, that they might know thee 24:01 the only true God, and Jesus Christ, 24:03 whom thou hast sent." 24:04 So when I understand true education 24:06 one of the great benefits we see 24:07 right there is I get life eternal. 24:09 So that's a benefit, eternal life 24:11 when I understand God and Jesus Christ 24:13 who He has sent. 24:14 Jeremiah Chapter 9, in Jeremiah Chapter 9 24:17 the Bible also tells us something 24:18 about this wonderful knowledge and here's what it says. 24:21 In Jeremiah 9:24, 25 and it says this. 24:26 Jeremiah 9:24, 25 it says 24:32 or rather let's look at verses 23 and 24 24:34 much better, much more context. 24:36 "Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory 24:41 in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man 24:45 glory in his might, let not the rich man 24:48 glory in his riches. 24:50 But let him that glorieth glory in this, 24:54 that he understandeth and knoweth me, 24:59 that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, 25:02 judgment, and righteousness in the earth, 25:05 for in these things I delight, saith the Lord." 25:08 So the Bible makes it clear that if we are gonna glory 25:10 we don't glory in these temple things 25:12 or we don't glory in these gifts 25:14 as if they belong to us 25:15 but we glory in the fact that we understand and know God 25:18 and that we can fulfill His will. 25:20 The way that we do this is in that principle 25:22 of Deuteronomy 4:5, 6, remember that where God says 25:26 I have given you statutes and judgments 25:28 and these things and then He says, 25:30 "Keep therefore and do them, for this is your wisdom 25:36 and your understanding in the sight of the nations." 25:39 So when I receive true education 25:41 I understand that the goal is for me to know God, 25:44 to know Jesus Christ who He has sent 25:46 so that I can develop mentally, physically and spiritually 25:50 so that I may be a faithful servant to God 25:53 and to my fellowman not fulfilling my will 25:56 but living a lit that is totally and completely 25:59 subservient to God's will. 26:01 And when I live a life like that 26:02 I understand through education, 26:04 I'm walking in the path of true education 26:06 and as a result of that I will get those benefits 26:09 that God has promised which is eternal life 26:12 that He will lift me up and He will allow me 26:15 to be a vessel in His hands 26:16 where I can be put in high places perhaps. 26:18 The Bible says 26:21 that "A man's gift will make room for him, 26:23 and put him before great men." 26:25 But that gift that God gives to us 26:27 and puts us before great men is so we can tell 26:30 those great men about the great God. 26:31 So there is no phase in life under true education 26:35 where we give glory to self. 26:37 The face is always to give glory to God 26:41 and that's the great benefit of true education 26:44 and these are the things that Nebuchadnezzar 26:46 wanted to steal away 26:48 from the minds of the Hebrew faithfuls. 26:50 So it's not just obtaining the knowledge 26:53 and the education but its applying 26:55 and living in accordance to it. 26:57 That's right. 26:58 I mean, these things that we are discussing here 27:02 are absolutely vital and if you choose 27:06 and it challenges, you know, to follow these things 27:09 and to apply them to study them out 27:11 but if you choose to do so I guarantee by the grace of God 27:16 your life will be easier. 27:19 You won't have to go through some of the trials, 27:21 and the hazards, and heartache and the crisis 27:23 that myself and Brother Dwayne had to go through. 27:27 Under that true education is the key 27:29 or true knowledge of self 27:30 and we are gonna continue to talk about 27:32 this from a biblical perspective. 27:34 So we want to thank you for joining us again at TKS 27:36 or True Knowledge of Self. 27:38 We want to encourage you to come back, 27:40 to invite a friend and we hope 27:43 that you remember 27:46 the Bible tells us that it is 27:48 "The Lord that gives wisdom and from his mouth 27:53 comes knowledge and understanding." 27:56 God bless you. Amen. |
Revised 2015-11-02