One of the attributes of God (
Isa. 46: 9-10;
Acts 15: 18;
2 Ne. 9: 20). Knowledge of divine and spiritual things is absolutely essential for one’s salvation; hence the gospel is to be taught to every soul. “How shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard?” (
Rom. 10: 14). Knowledge is not obtained all at once, even by revelation, but line upon line, precept upon precept (
Isa. 28: 9-10). The scriptures, and also living prophets, are given so that the people might have knowledge of things of God and “know how to worship, and know what you worship” (cf.
D&C 93: 19). Knowledge is one of the endowments of the Holy Ghost (
John 14: 26;
John 16: 13;
D&C 34: 10;
D&C 121: 26-33) and one of the gifts of the Spirit (
1 Cor. 12: 8;
Moro. 10: 10;
D&C 46: 18). Peter lists knowledge along with faith, patience, kindness, and virtue as necessary acquisitions for one who would seek for a divine nature (
2 Pet. 1: 3-9). Since no one can be saved in ignorance of the gospel (
D&C 131: 6), and one progresses only as fast as he gains knowledge (HC 4: 588), it follows that the person who gains knowledge will have “the advantage in the world to come” (
D&C 130: 18-19).