Episode 33: The knowledge that matters
As a professor helping to train people for various ministries, I value knowledge. But I am also keenly aware of the ways in which knowledge can be pursued for its own sake, as a way of bolstering our pride. Paul wants the Colossians to have the knowledge they need and receive it as a gift, or indeed, as a valuable treasure (Col 2:1-3). But he teaches this against the background of what was probably their more self-centered approach to knowledge.
