Paul warns us about some who are “always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth.” What kind of person does he have in mind? Today is 9/11, a sober day in America. Today’s question is not about 9/11. Today we actually have a question about a haunting text in the Pastoral Epistles. The question comes in from a podcast listener named Amy. “Hello, Pastor John. My struggle is deep and personal: I’m not maturing much in the faith. I forget just about everything I learn as soon as I learn it. Sermons pass in and out of my ears, and I take away from them just about nothing — or so it seems. I fear I’m the one mentioned in Scripture as ‘always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth’ ( 2 Timothy 3:7 7 ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. ). Can you explain this verse to me? And what does it here mean to ‘arrive’ at a knowledge of the truth? What would that look like?” Read or listen to this interview at our website: https://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/always-learning-but-never-arriving-is-that-me Find other recent and popular Ask Pastor John episodes: https://www.desiringgod.org/ask-pastor-john