The Quest and the Questioning
My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts, sayeth the Lord. And My ways are beyond anything you could imagine! For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts higher than your thoughts.
Isaiah 55:8–9
How do we grow and gain in the power of knowledge and wisdom? When we do attain knowledge, how do we ascertain whether it is accurate and true? What can we use as our litmus test for truth? Is there a difference between wisdom that is attained through the heart and the strengthening of our faith and the knowledge that is attained through our thoughts and the strengthening of our minds?
These are just a few of the important, and foundational, points to ponder as we continue our quest and our questioning.
Upon successful completion of the course material, you will be able to:
· Discuss head-knowledge and faith-knowledge.
· Share the similarities and differences between the ways of knowledge.
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Resources
· Bible
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Background Information
As we read about the infinite wisdom of our God, it seems it would be wrong to even pose a question! Yet, there are so many things of concern to us—how to conduct ourselves in new situations, how to interpret passages of scripture, and how to determine the right course of action during times of decision making. These are the quests of the mind that present us with a myriad of questions.
However, this quest of the mind does not include questions about the existence of God. That kind of knowledge, faith-based knowledge, must come first. The quest does not include questions about God’s goodness or His infinite wisdom and grace. These things must also be in place before the quest can even begin.
Thus, before we can grow closer to God, before we can begin the quests of the mind and revel in them in their fullest, the questions of the heart, the faith-based questions, must be addressed. These questions of the heart are foundational to our journey. When we don’t have the questions of our faith in God firmly determined, we are like a ship without a rudder, a traveler without a compass, a builder without a blueprint. Lost, traveling in circles, going nowhere, and building nothing of worth.
However, when the questions of the heart are answered and our faith in the existence of a Living God has been solidly determined, the journey has meaning and the creation has structure and sound sense. It is from the port of faith that we launch our lives.
By our faith we question and by our faith we receive answers. That is the quest and the questioning.
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Instructions
1. Navigate to the Discussion page and respond to the following prompts:
a. What is the difference between the knowledge of the mind and the wisdom of the heart?
b. Do you believe your life has the “rudder” of faith to guide you? Why or why not?
2. Your initial post is due by the end of the fourth day of the workshop.
3. Read and respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings, as well as instructor follow-up questions directed to you, by the end of the workshop.
4. Your postings should also:
a. Be well developed by providing clear answers with evidence of critical thinking.
b. Add greater depth to the discussion by introducing new ideas.
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