Sharpening One Another

As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.  Proverbs 27:17

One of the great things about the internet is that it allows Christians to sharpen, correct, teach, encourage, etc, prodigiously.  One of the things that any Bible student should understand is that God calls us to have sharp minds, and to love Him with all our mind.  The benefits of it are many.  First, it is simply good for us.  Second, it is good for the church.  Third, having knowledge and understanding keep us on the right path and away from error.

my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge.  Hosea 4:6

If anyone ever tells you that knowledge, understanding, wisdom, or anything related, is not important to being a Christian, that person is lying.  First of all, if knowledge is not important, why would we need to know that knowledge is not important?  Its a self-defeating statement.  But more to the point, God teaches us to gain knowledge and understanding throughout the Bible.

So here is the point of this short note: Take advantage of the resources that God has given us.  God has given the Christian Church a wonderful opportunity to sharpen itself and gain knowledge.  Lets work at it together, and as a church sharpen each other, in order to build up the church in excellence.

For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.  2Peter 1:5-7