John 2:3: "Now by this we know that we know God, if we keep His commandments." Jesus made it easy for us when He said "Abide in Me". If we obey Jesus' commandment, 'to love God and to love one another' we are manifesting that we know God. For no one has seen God and lived, that's why Jesus had to come and live among us. And we know that the apostles ate and walked with Jesus, the Perfect Man. So if we know Jesus, we know the Father.
How do we know God?
Mon, 07/12/2010 - 14:03
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How do we know God?
As Adell would say. STAY IN THE WORD!! She's right to. The more I read, the more I learn and the more I fall in love with Him..
This is a great insight! "Abide in Me." Simple but not easy. In John 17.3 Jesus tells us what eternal life is "know God and Jesus Christ." Yet I find it curious why the Jehovah Witness' translate this verse as "taking in knowledge". It's a good example that indicates that for some people, it is more valuable to know about God and Jesus rather than to know Him personally. This seems very unfortunate. Almost a "get close to God, but not too close" mentality. Why just know about Someone, when Jesus has opened every opportunity to know them directly and intimately?