Topic: Education

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Can a person come to know God through education or scientific research?

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Now, in the garden of Eden there were two trees. One of them was the tree of knowledge; one was the Tree of Life. And man can never know God by knowledge. So no matter how well you get educated, how smart your pastor is, how many degrees he’s taken, you can’t…God is not known by education, neither i...

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Is God known by education and knowledge, or by faith?

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And He…When I was—I was a young Baptist preacher baptizing my first converts, five hundred of them down on the river, my first revival…I had about three thousand attend at the revival. And my education was so poor, till my girlfriend read the Bible while I preached. That’s right. It’s not much bette...

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Does a person need theology or education to be a genuine witness?

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Listen. We found out that an ecclesiastical shield won’t fit a man of God. That’s right. All your theology won’t fit the Power of God. You don’t need theology. You don’t need education. What you need is a surrendered heart, to the Word of God, to be a genuine witness.

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How important is education compared with salvation?

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And I’m not trying to support my ignorance. I’m just telling what the Bible said. Peter and James passed through the gate called Beautiful, there laid a man crippled from his mother’s womb. He said, “Silver and gold have I none, but such as I have, I will give thee. In the Name of Jesus Christ, rise...

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Can a person come to know God through theological degrees and scholarship?

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I know people that’s got D.D.’s, and D.D.’s and everything else, and know no more about God than a rabbit could know how to put on snowshoes. I ain’t saying that for a joke either. But that’s right. Don’t know no more about God, than a Hottentot knows about Egyptian night. But they don’t know God. T...

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Is God known by knowledge or by faith?

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In the garden of Eden there were two trees, one of them was the knowledge. And the other one the Tree of Life. And when man left the Tree of Life and took the first bite off the tree of knowledge, he separated himself from God. And now he bit off gunpowder, destroys himself. He bit off an electricit...

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Is education a hindrance to the Gospel?

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Now, listen. I’d rather my boy there know Jesus Christ and the forgiveness of sins, if he was so dumb he didn’t know his ABC’s. That’s right. I—I would rather he would do it. That’s right. Now, I’m not trying to say your children should be dumb and ignorant, or so forth. That’s not. But brother, edu...

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What has been the biggest hindrance to the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

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Jesus one time had a rag put around His eyes. And some of the same type of people smote Him on the face. “Now, if you’re a prophet, tell us who smote you.” He never opened His mouth or said a word. Wisdom is justified by her children. And that’s right. Be in prayer, be sincere, have faith and believ...