Apostle Paul says to his disciple whom he left behind at Crete to take care of a delicate situation in the church:

1:1 Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth, which accords with godliness, 2 in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began 3 and at the proper time manifested in his word through the preaching with which I have been entrusted by the command of God our Savior;

Here, we see three distinct yet inter-related emphases in his ministry:

(i) for the sake of the faith of God’s elect; FAITH

(ii) their knowledge of the truth: KNOWLEDGE

(iii) which accords with godliness: LIFE-STYLE

Faith must be grounded in the knowledge of God, otherwise, it becomes blind faith, empty faith.

Knowledge about the Bible apart from faith is dead for that knowledge cannot save that person.

Faith and Knowledge are tested in our LIFE-STYLE: thoughts, speech, behaviors, showing grace etc…then seeing that we fall short of the law, we fall back again to the gospel. Christian life cycle.

Which one’s lacking in your life? Faith, Knowledge, Godly life style? Focus. Do what’s necessary to grow your faith. Then, God will give you the growth.