2063) There is a big difference between knowing and understanding. In my classroom, a student may know the difference between there, their and they’re but have little understanding of which word to use in a paragraph.  

It would not be helpful to pound them over the head because they continually make this mistake. Instead, showing them, in a paragraph, which word to use and why is a better way to help them.  

Adults can also struggle to move from knowledge to understanding. In fact, sometimes we make it more difficult because we may quickly say, oh, I already know that without pausing to see the evidence of this in understanding.  

God understands that once we know something, human nature makes us stop considering it further, as illustrated in Luke 23:34. Here, Jesus is hanging on a cross because of what many people of importance thought they knew. He says, Father, forgive them, for they know not (understand) what they do.  

It’s comforting that God understands we are prone to be “complete” in our knowledge without understanding. In fact, he forgives us for this. But, wouldn’t it be better for everyone concerned to seek understanding?