1 Corinthians 8:3

3 We never really know enough until we recognize that God alone knows it all.

1 Corinthians 8:3 Meaning and Commentary

1 Corinthians 8:3

But if any man love God
As they do, and show it, who love their brethren, and are careful not to grieve them; and make use of their superior knowledge, not for their destruction, but edification:

the same is known of him;
is taught by him, made to know more by him; such an one increases in spiritual knowledge, or he is highly approved of, esteemed, and beloved by God: he takes a special and particular notice of him, manifests his love to him, and will own and acknowledge him another day, when proud, haughty, overbearing, and hard hearted professors, will be rejected by him.

1 Corinthians 8:3 In-Context

1 The question keeps coming up regarding meat that has been offered up to an idol: Should you attend meals where such meat is served, or not? We sometimes tend to think we know all we need to know to answer these kinds of questions -
2 but sometimes our humble hearts can help us more than our proud minds.
3 We never really know enough until we recognize that God alone knows it all.
4 Some people say, quite rightly, that idols have no actual existence, that there's nothing to them, that there is no God other than our one God,
5 that no matter how many of these so-called gods are named and worshiped they still don't add up to anything but a tall story.
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.