- Systematically Document
- In Writing
- FAQ / Instructions
- Data Driven
- Explicit Knowledge Applied
- Learned Skills or Know How
- Wisdom
- Problem Solving
- Informal But Personal
- Understood Without Being Said
- Learned Over Time
- Shown Through EQ (Emotional Intelligence)
The first one would be Truth and the last one would be Spirit. We are to worship God in Spirit and in Truth. The fact is, a Christian needs all of these to varying degrees. Our faith cannot merely be head knowledge, which would be the first one; it also has to be personal, which is the last one.
Let me put it this way: I could be really close friends with the President of the United States, but if I show up at the White House, they are not going to let me in just because I say that I know the President. If the President comes out and says that he knows me, they will let me in. It is the same with Jesus. It does not matter if you say that you know Jesus; what matters is if Jesus knows you (Matt. 7:21-23).
All the head knowledge in the world about Jesus will never save you. You could have every doctrine absolutely point on and still not know Jesus personally. Every Christian should be studying to learn about God and what He desires from us (the first), actively putting that knowledge into practice to show that one truly believes it (the second), and walking with the Lord personally through prayer and submission to the leading of His Spirit (the third).
Go and serve your King!