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“God’s weakest moment is stronger than man’s greatest accomplishment.”
I heard that quote when I was a teenager and quickly judged it as being heretical.
We know that God is perfect and has no flaws.
I think the significance of the quote though is that even at his best, man is flawed and cannot compare to God.
Man has so much pride and so little reason for it.
In our passage tonight we read about the arrogance of a people who thought to put the Son of God to death.
The religious establishment finally succeeded in their public smear campaign and were able to whip the mob into a frenzy and have Jesus crucified.
Our the events of our passage take place just after Jesus gave up the ghost.
His body had been removed and placed in a rich man’s grave.
The leaders were afraid that the disciples would steal Jesus’ body and would create a bigger problem for them than when he was alive.
They asked Pilot to secure the grave.
Pilot’s response was interesting.
matthew 27.
The Greek word behind the phrase “as you can” is oida.
It is one of the Greek words for knowledge.
οἶδαb: to have the knowledge as to how to perform a particular activity or to accomplish some goal—‘to know how t
οἶδαb: to have the knowledge as to how to perform a particular activity or to accomplish some goal—‘to know how to.
So we see that Pilot was turning the focus of the security of Jesus’ body on the their know-how.
We know from the rest of the story that their know-how was limited.
Tonight we are going to study that Greek word for knowledge.
It is the word that occurs when knowledge meets action.
We will see that man’s know -how is limited, that man’s know-how can grow, and that God’s know- how is unlimited.
Man’s Know-How is Limited
Man does not know how to believe the power of God
Man does not know how to prevent the spread of the truth.
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Man does not know how to predict the exact moment of Christ’s return
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Man’s Know-How Can Grow
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Know how to be content
Know how to be forgiven
Know how to stand during trials
God’s Know-How is Unlimited
Knows how to give you what you need
Knows your thoughts
Knows when you seek Jesus
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