Knowing God (Part Two)
John teaches us, “By this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments. The one who says, “I have come to know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him” (1 John 2:3-4). In the biblical Greek, there are two words for “to know.” One is the word which means “to have knowledge of.” The danger of that word is we can think that when we’ve come to know in the mind and know the facts, that will be enough for us. However,
Knowing God (Part One)
In the biblical Greek, there are two words for “to know.” One is the word which means “to have knowledge of.” The danger of that word is we can think that when we’ve come to know in the mind and know the facts, that will be enough for us. However, there is another Greek word for “to know.” It means “to know by experience.” It basically says that we have no right to say that we’ve come to know something until we’ve experienced it. Let’s examine John 14:7-9. After announcing
