Sermon Tone Analysis
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Paul is dealing with the fact that “knowledge” does not solve all problems
• The presence of knowledge, vv.
1-3: 1) True knowledge equals: a) Facts; b) Attitude; c) Action; 2) Knowledge only possessed—v.
2—“as” . . .
a) To the extent; b) In the way; 3) Knowledge with love—v.
3: a) The idea of intimate relation with God
• The conclusion of knowledge—vv.
4-6: 1) Key passage on monotheism; 2) All others claiming to be gods have no real existence (in name); 3) God alone is (v.
6): a) The source of our life; b) The object of our living; c) The means of existence
• The problems of knowledge—vv.
7-12: 1) The problem of one’s past—v.
7; 2) The problem of the weak conscience, v. 7b: a) What the weak must remember, v. 8; b) What the strong must remember, vv.
9-12 (see the last part of the notes)
• The consideration of true knowledge, v. 13
The “what” of liberty
• What it may become, v. 9
• What it can do, v. 10
The “who” of liberty
• Who it can ruin, v. 11
• Who it can offend
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