True Christianity Pt2
Knowing God
Sunday, November 24, 2019
I.True Christianity
A.Knowing God
1. (Luke 6:46-49) The only foundation for true Christianity and life is Jesus.
2. (Matt. 7:21-27) Build your life on the Rock (Jesus)
a. (Matt. 7:23 AMP) “…I never knew you…”
b. Know (ginosko) to intimately know in relationship, become well acquainted with; idiom for sexual intercourse between a man and woman.
~(Gen. 4:1, 17, 25; Matt. 1:24-25)
c. Knowing God is to be in union with Him having an intimate loving relationship that results in you bearing fruit.
3. (John 17:1-3) Eternal life is knowing God through a personal intimate relationship with Jesus Christ through the agency of the Holy Spirit in accordance with the Word of God.
a. (John 3:14-16 NIV) salvation is knowing God, having an intimate personal relationship with Jesus.
b. Married to Christ – His bride – one with Him
~(2 Cor. 11:1-3 NIV) Christ our husband
~(1 Cor. 6:15-20 NLT) joined to Christ
~(Eph. 5:30-32) marriage is a picture of Christ and the church.
c. (John 15:3-11, 14-16 all TPT) intimately joined to Christ in marriage, a life-union that bears fruit.
[Pastor Lee Stokes]