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]

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