{"id":62614,"date":"2022-03-16T21:52:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T01:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=62614"},"modified":"2022-03-25T12:08:51","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T16:08:51","slug":"what-is-revelation-knowledge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/what-is-revelation-knowledge\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Revelation Knowledge? Joyce Meyer Explains"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What is revelation knowledge? How is it different from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/head-knowledge\/\">head knowledge<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Author, speaker, and Bible teacher Joyce Meyer argues that one of the signs that we&#8217;re under attack by the devil is that our mind is full of uncertainty. She contends that this uncertainty is a product of reasoning that has gone &#8220;too far&#8221;\u2014causing us to question God or our faith. To combat this, Meyer recommends that we lean on revelation knowledge rather than head knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more to learn about Meyer&#8217;s notion of revelation knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-revelation-knowledge\"><strong>Revelation Knowledge<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Meyer explains that Satan uses \u201creasoning\u201d to sow seeds of uncertainty in our minds. When our mind is engaged in reasoning, it looks for the logic, or the \u201cwhy,\u201d behind what we experience. While this curiosity is part of human nature, Meyer cautions that reasoning that leads to confusion has gone \u201ctoo far.\u201d<strong> If we find ourselves reasoning to the point where we&#8217;re questioning God\u2019s teachings or our faith, Meyer explains that our search for logic has become a tool for the devil.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reasoning is dangerous, Meyer explains, because if there is a disagreement between our mind and our spirit, <strong>we may reason our way into believing that our rational mind is right and our spirit is wrong.<\/strong> In doing so, we may talk ourselves out of following God\u2019s will. For example, we might talk ourselves out of volunteering at a charity event because we convince ourselves that we have more important things to do and the event will be fine without us.<strong> <\/strong>Meyer reminds us that reasoning is subordinate to the spirit in a balanced mind. If logic and reasoning tell us one thing and our spirit tells us another, we should always follow our spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reasoning can also be dangerous when it makes us question God\u2019s plan for us. This can happen when we have experiences that are difficult for our rational minds to digest\u2014like if we lose our job unexpectedly or a storm damages our property. At such times, we might get caught up asking \u201cwhy\u201d these things happened, and may end up in a place of confusion and negativity. Meyer advises us to instead turn to our faith, which can help us be at peace with the unanswered \u201cwhy\u201d behind our experiences more than reasoning can. She explains that <strong>God uses unanswered questions in our lives as a way to solidify our faith, helping us focus less on our worldly issues and more on our spirit<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meyer uses her own experiences to propose that letting go of reasoning brings us closer to God and helps us have a more positive life. She explains that pursuing \u201chead knowledge,\u201d or knowledge from reasoning and logic, can make us unhappy and confused. Instead, she advocates for \u201crevelation knowledge.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What is revelation knowledge? Meyer describes it as knowledge that comes from God into our spirit. Revelation knowledge, she explains, has allowed her mind to rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Meyer\u2019s discussion of \u201chead knowledge\u201d versus \u201crevelation knowledge\u201d does not go into depth on the limitations or applicability of either. As written, the section suggests that she has \u201cgiven up\u201d logic and reasoning in general, which seems unrealistic. Her larger message seems to be that logic and reasoning are never-ending pursuits and, as such, if our happiness and peace of mind are contingent upon them, we won\u2019t end up with a positive life.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Science Versus Religion?&nbsp;<\/strong><br><br>Meyer\u2019s discussion of the pursuit of \u201chead knowledge\u201d as something to be overcome rather than celebrated can easily be interpreted as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/what-is-anti-science\/\">anti-science<\/a>, as she casts the pursuit of logic and reasoning as antithetical to faith. Her portrayal of logic seems to diverge from the ideas proposed by the Vatican and other leading institutions of the Christian faith, which view science (or \u201chead knowledge\u201d) and religion as complementary rather than at odds with each other.<br><br>Some observers point out that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholiceducation.org\/en\/science\/catholic-contributions\/the-church-opposes-science-the-myth-of-catholic-irrationality.html\">some of the most celebrated scientists throughout history have also been Catholics<\/a>: Descartes, Pascal, Mendel, Pasteur, and Copernicus are just a few examples. In fact, Georges Lemaitre, the cosmologist and Nobel Prize in Physics winner credited with proposing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-the-universe-began\/\">Big Bang Theory<\/a>, was a Roman Catholic Priest. Additionally, the Catholic Church has funded institutes of scientific learning (including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pas.va\/en.html\">Pontifical Academy of Sciences<\/a>) since the 17th century, and many famous cathedrals worldwide were built not only as places of worship but also as solar observatories.&nbsp;<br><br>Pope John Paul ll explained that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/religion-and-science\/\">science and religion<\/a> complement each other by saying, &#8220;Science can purify religion from error and superstition; religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes. Each can draw the other into a wider world, a world in which both can flourish.&#8221; Therefore, the Church does not ask us to eschew science and reason based on faith but to use our intelligence and curiosity to develop a deeper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/personal-relationship-with-god\/\">relationship with God<\/a>, since, as Christians believe that the universe was created by God, studying God\u2019s creation through science is a way to celebrate His creation.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is revelation knowledge? How is it different from head knowledge? Author, speaker, and Bible teacher Joyce Meyer argues that one of the signs that we&#8217;re under attack by the devil is that our mind is full of uncertainty. She contends that this uncertainty is a product of reasoning that has gone &#8220;too far&#8221;\u2014causing us to question God or our faith. 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