The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.  ~ Herbert Spencer

English philosopher (1820 – 1903)

How true is that quote?  In my opinion, it is exactly right.  The reason why I am here is not just so I can learn all that there is, but I am here so that I may learn how to take that information and put it into action.

What good is knowledge if we do not know how to use it and what good is it if we know how to use it but don’t.  That is why I love my professors here at BBC.  They are first giving me knowledge then they teach me how to use that knowledge.  Moreover, they even go as far as giving me opportunities to use what I have learned.

My Theology class this year is the perfect example.  I am taking Theology IV with Dr. Cragoe and his wife.  I just love the class.  Today we looked deeper into Baptist distinctives and as the class progressed, he gave us examples of other churches’ standings on the Bible and how church is to run.  He then asked us to look for the differences and for the Biblical inaccuracies of the statements.

This will help me in the future as I search for a church to settle down in or even how to communicate the Gospel to someone who wants no part of it.  This knowledge will also help me in every aspect of my life, but only if I actually use it.

Training men and women to put into action what they know – that’s BBC.  That’s one of the many reasons that I love it here.

Is there a class that actually challenges you to use the knowledge you have?  Better yet, do you take up the challenge when it arrives?