You've undoubtedly heard the saying, Ignorance is bliss.

Well, that might be true when you're trying to overlook someone's personal flaws.

However, Chuck Swindall reminds us that ignorance is a breeding ground for fear.

You see, there's nothing charming about ignorance when it comes to biblical literacy.

And today, on Insight for Living, Chuck continues his series called Growing Deep in the Christian Life.

As the name implies, we're embarking on a study that will motivate us to grow deeper in our walk with God.

Today's message is titled The Value of Knowing the Scoop.

All the way through the Bible, the word to the people of God is learn, study, grow so that you can defend your position when asked about it or faced with attack.

I want you to find a place somewhere in your Bible where there is a blank piece of paper.

And I want you to write down six things.

And just put it at the top of that sheet, reasons for knowledge.

Let me give you five or six benefits that come directly to us when we know what we believe.

Why do I want to learn the truth of God?

Number one, it gives substance to my faith.

It gives substance to my faith.

Those who do not know the truth rely on emotion, feelings, or someone else's word, or another book, or some empty hope.

And their faith lacks substance that is especially revealing when they are under attack and when testing comes.

That brings me to the second.

It stabilizes me during times of testing.

When I know what God has said and the bottom virtually drops out of my life, I don't give up the faith.

I have been stabilized by my knowledge of the truth when the tests come.

Number three, it enables me to handle the Bible correctly.

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