Knowing Jesus

CONTRARY TO WHAT WE BY NATURE ARE PRONE TO BELIEVE, INTELLIGENCE AND RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE ARE OF LITTLE VALUE AND EVEN MORE, ARE LIABILITIES IN MANY CASES IN ATTAINING THE MOST VALUABLE POSSESSION IN ALL EXISTENCE: KNOWING JESUS

Philippians 3:8 (NET)
More than that, I now regard all things as liabilities compared to the far greater value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord

PAUL IS TALKING ABOUT KNOWING IN THE BIBLICAL SENSE OF THE WORD

WE SHOULD DEVOTE ALL OUR ENERGIES IN LEARNING ABOUT THIS KNOWING OF JESUS

FOR IT IS FROM THIS KNOWING THAT EVERYTHING ELSE FLOWS