Here’s how you can know God personally; there are four main points:
1. God Loves you and created you to know him personally. “God so loved the world, that he gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish by have eternal life. John 3:16
1. God Loves you and created you to know him personally. “God so loved the world, that he gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish by have eternal life. John 3:16
You see, this life is not the end of us. This life is preparation for eternity, deciding where we want to spend it eternity … with God or apart from God.
God’s Plan “Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. (John 17:3 NIV)
What prevents us from knowing God personally?
2. Man is sinful and separated from God, so we cannot know Him personally or experience His love because of our sin. Man is Sinful “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23) Man is Separated “The wages of sin is death (separation from God) (Romans 6:23). Man is continually trying to reach God and establish a personal relationship with Him through his own efforts, such as a good life, philosophy, or religion – but he inevitably fails.
The third principle explains the only way to ‘bridge’ this separation:
3. Jesus Christ is God’s only provision for man’s sin. Through Him alone can we know God personally and experience God’s love. He Died in Our Place “God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we yet sinners, Christ died for us.” He Rose from the Dead “Christ died for our sins…He was buried…He was raised on the third day, according to the Scriptures. He appeared to Peter, then to the twelve disciples. After that He appeared to more than five hundred…” (1 Corinthians 15:3-6) He is the Only Way to God “Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me’” (John 14:6). Visualize now that God has bridged the gulf that separates us from Him by sending His Son, Jesus Christ, to die on the cross in our place to pay the penalty for our sins. It is not enough just to know these truths…
4. We must individually receive Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord; then we can know God personally and experience His love. We Must Receive Christ “As many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name” (John 1:12). We Receive Christ Through Faith “By grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works that no one should boast; (Ephesians 2:8-9). When We Receive Christ, We Experience a New Birth John 3:1-8 After dark one evening, a Jewish religious leader named Nicodemus, a Pharisee, came to speak with Jesus. "Teacher," he said, "we all know that God has sent you to teach us. Your miraculous signs are proof enough that God is with you." Jesus replied, "I assure you, unless you are born again, you can never see the Kingdom of God." "What do you mean?" exclaimed Nicodemus. "How can an old man go back into his mother's womb and be born again?" Jesus replied, "The truth is, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit. Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives new life from heaven. So don't be surprised at my statement that you must be born again. Just as you can hear the wind but can't tell where it comes from or where it is going, so you can't explain how people are born of the Spirit."
God’s Plan “Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. (John 17:3 NIV)
What prevents us from knowing God personally?
2. Man is sinful and separated from God, so we cannot know Him personally or experience His love because of our sin. Man is Sinful “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23) Man is Separated “The wages of sin is death (separation from God) (Romans 6:23). Man is continually trying to reach God and establish a personal relationship with Him through his own efforts, such as a good life, philosophy, or religion – but he inevitably fails.
The third principle explains the only way to ‘bridge’ this separation:
3. Jesus Christ is God’s only provision for man’s sin. Through Him alone can we know God personally and experience God’s love. He Died in Our Place “God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we yet sinners, Christ died for us.” He Rose from the Dead “Christ died for our sins…He was buried…He was raised on the third day, according to the Scriptures. He appeared to Peter, then to the twelve disciples. After that He appeared to more than five hundred…” (1 Corinthians 15:3-6) He is the Only Way to God “Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me’” (John 14:6). Visualize now that God has bridged the gulf that separates us from Him by sending His Son, Jesus Christ, to die on the cross in our place to pay the penalty for our sins. It is not enough just to know these truths…
4. We must individually receive Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord; then we can know God personally and experience His love. We Must Receive Christ “As many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name” (John 1:12). We Receive Christ Through Faith “By grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works that no one should boast; (Ephesians 2:8-9). When We Receive Christ, We Experience a New Birth John 3:1-8 After dark one evening, a Jewish religious leader named Nicodemus, a Pharisee, came to speak with Jesus. "Teacher," he said, "we all know that God has sent you to teach us. Your miraculous signs are proof enough that God is with you." Jesus replied, "I assure you, unless you are born again, you can never see the Kingdom of God." "What do you mean?" exclaimed Nicodemus. "How can an old man go back into his mother's womb and be born again?" Jesus replied, "The truth is, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit. Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives new life from heaven. So don't be surprised at my statement that you must be born again. Just as you can hear the wind but can't tell where it comes from or where it is going, so you can't explain how people are born of the Spirit."
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