The Word Proclaims its Excellence

The knowledge of God has all of the qualities of genuine savor, as that knowledge is obtained and retained by men. That is the sense of the Apostle's characterization of it as savory. "Such knowledge has a very practical aim. It is life, not a mere science; an experience, not speculation. It leads a man to own God and to serve Him. It fills the mind with brightness, and the life with fruitfulness. Theology is sometunes called 'the queen of the sciences'. But this heart-knowledge of God is more--it is 'life eternal' (Jn. 17:3)." "The experience of God's people  attests its excellence (Phil. 3:8). The Word proclaims its excellence (Jer. 9:24)."