John Wesley once received a note which said, “The Lord has told me to tell you that He doesn’t need your book-learning, your Greek, and your Hebrew.”
Wesley answered “Thank you, sir. Your letter was superfluous, however, as I already knew the Lord has no need for my ‘book-learning,’ as you put it. However—although the Lord has not directed me to say so—on my own responsibility I would like to say to you that the Lord does not need your ignorance, either.”22
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Author: Jonathan Burke
Keywords: Bible study, Studing the Bible, Knowledge, Academia, Academic knowledge, Milk of the word, Studying God's word, Education, Bible knowledge, Bible education, Ignorance, Scriptural ignorance, Wesley, John Wesley, Book knowledge, Book learning
Bible reference(s): Proverbs 25:2, Matthew 18:3-4, Acts 17:11, 1 Corinthians 13:11, 1 Corinthians 14:20, Hebrews 5:13, 1 Cor. 8:1, 1 Cor. 13:2, 1 Cor. 13:9, 1 Cor. 15:34, 2 Cor. 8:7, Philippians 1:9, Colossians 1:10, 2 Timothy 2:15, 2 Peter 1:5
Source: Living On The Edge (Lively Stones Publishing), pp. 4-5.
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