Emanna for 01/11/2021
Being Renewed unto Full Knowledge
Bible Verses
Col 3:10 And have put on the new man, which is being renewed unto full knowledge according to the image of Him who created him.
Words of Ministry
The problem with the Colossians was that they had the wrong
kind of knowledge. In
[Colossians]
2:8 Paul speaks of
philosophies that are according to the tradition of men and
according to the elements of the world, but not according to
Christ. Now in 3:10 he speaks of full knowledge according to
the image, the expression, the fullness, of God. Concerning
the new man, our mind needs to be renewed unto such a full
knowledge according to the Christ who is the expression of the
invisible God. Our mind needs to be renewed to such an extent
that we have a clear view of Christ as the image of God.
Few Christians have a proper understanding of the Christ
unveiled in the book of Colossians. Their minds have not been
renewed unto such a full knowledge of Him. As a result, many
Christians today have been misled, deluded, and defrauded,
just as the Colossians were.
When our mind is filled with the knowledge of the all-
inclusive Christ, our emotion will be influenced. This will
cause us to have a greater appreciation of the Lord Jesus. For
example, a child may have a greater appreciation for a velvet
box than for the diamond ring in the box. In the child's mind
there is no knowledge of the value of the diamond ring. But as
the child grows, he will have a greater appreciation for the
ring. Eventually, he will want to keep the ring and throw the
box away.
Bible verses are taken from the Recovery Version of the Bible and Words of Ministry, from Witness Lee, Life- study of Colossians, pp. 234-235. Both are published by Living Stream Ministry, Anaheim, CA. (Repeat 3/29/2000) Please visit us at www.emanna.com Comments to: comment@emanna.com.