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  THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD
  by C.H. Spurgeon
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Summary: The knowledge of Christ is priceless and will shine brightly in
heaven, while human knowledge and earthly accomplishments are transient
and insignificant.

Topics: "Knowledge of Christ", "Eternal Value"
Scripture References: Proverbs 2:6, Jeremiah 9:23-24, Matthew 5:16, John 17:3, Romans 11:33, 1 Corinthians 1:30, Ephesians 3:10, Philippians 3:8, Colossians 2:3, 2 Peter 3:18

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C.H. Spurgeon emphasizes the transient nature of earthly knowledge
compared to the eternal value of knowing Christ. He asserts that while
worldly achievements may fade, the knowledge of Jesus will endure and
elevate believers to share in the divine wisdom of God. Spurgeon
encourages the congregation to prioritize their relationship with
Christ, as it is through Him that they will continue to learn and grow
in understanding. He reminds them that true wisdom lies in recognizing
the worthlessness of worldly accolades in light of the glory of knowing
Christ. Ultimately, the pursuit of Christ's knowledge is what will lead
to eternal significance and fulfillment.

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The most of the subjects which mortals study here will be forgotten in
the world to come; the profoundest of them will be too trifling to be
pursued amid angelic thrones. The honors of classical and mathematical
attainments will shine but dimly amidst the glories of heaven, but the
knowledge of Christ Jesus will still be priceless, and it will cause
those who possess it to shine as the sun. He that knoweth Christ shall
go on to sit at his feet and still to learn, and as he learns he will
tell to principalities and powers the manifold wisdom of God in the
person of Jesus Christ.

See ye, then, beloved, that the apostle for the sake of the knowledge of
Christ Jesus his Lord still counted all the things that he had once
gloried in to be but loss.

From a sermon by Charles Haddon Spurgeon entitled "A Business-Like
Account," delivered June 3, 1877.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/ch-spurgeon/the-knowledge-of-god/
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