Psalms 14:4 (ESV Strong's)
Have they no knowledge, all the evildoers
who eat up my people as they eat bread
and do not call upon the Lord?
Do They Not Have Knowledge?
Psalms 14 seems to be written to atheists. The song begins with expressing that a “fool ahas said in his heart, there is no God.” David is writing to these atheists. But, he is also writing to the nation of Israel. David is expressing his thoughts on those who have knowledge, but do not respond in faith toward that knowledge. The nations (as well as Israel) have the creation of God as knowledge about God. The nation of Israel, also has creation. But, they also have the Torah; the written word of God. Neither the nations or Israel respond in faith toward God. This is the cry in the song. This is the concern David has. The point of the song is to decry those who are given knowledge about God but never respond in faith. Knowledge about God is not enough. God wants us to respond in faith toward God. God wants us to respond to the knowledge of him through faith. Knowledge without faith simply puffs us up. This is what happened to the church at Corinth. They simply had knowledge but did not put faith with it. They did not put love with with it (which is faith in action). We have to respond to the knowledge with have in faith.
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