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Knowing God
Six Biblical Truths You Need To Know
As a ministry, we are dedicated to helping the homeless and hurting with practical help and sharing with them the love of Jesus Christ. We are committed to fulfilling our Lord's admonition found in Matthew 25:35-45 to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, visit the sick and those in prison. God's great love for mankind is evident in the following biblical truths*:
1. God Loves Us And Created Us
"For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever would believe in Him should not perish but have everlasting life."
| Romans 5:8 - "But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." |
| Psalm 139:13,15 - "For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth ...." |
| John 17:3 - "Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent." |
| Ezekiel 18:32 - "For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Sovereign Lord. Repent and live!" |
2. Our Sin Keeps Us From Knowing God
Sin is more than disobedience to God's laws. It is the desire to control our own lives rather than letting God have control. Sin is a self-centered attitude.
| Romans 3:23 - "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." |
| Romans 6:23 - "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." |
| Hebrews 9:27 - "It is appointed to men to die once, and after that to face judgment." |
| Isaiah 59:2 - "But your sins have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not hear." |
3. We Can Know God Only Through Christ
Jesus Christ is Lord: He is God.
John 10:30 - "I and the Father are one" |
Jesus Never Sinned
Hebrews 4:15 - "For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are - - yet without sin." |
Jesus Died For Our Sins
1st Peter 3:18 - "For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit." |
Jesus Rose From The Dead
1st Corinthians 15:2-6 - "By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that He was buried, and He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures ..." |
Jesus Provided The Only Way For Us To Know God
Acts 4:12 - "Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved." |
4. To Know Christ We Must Receive Him Into Our Lives
| Acts 16:31 - "Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved ..." |
| 1st John 1:9 - "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness." |
| Mark 1:15 - "The time has come, the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news." |
| Acts 3:19 - "Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord." |
5. Jesus Christ Can Change Our Lives When We Come To Know Him
| 2nd Corinthians 5:17 - "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" |
Some changes occur quickly and some changes occur over time, but if you have received Christ you are a new creation. The person who has received Christ should understand they now have:
A new identity. You have become a son or daughter of God.
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Forgiveness of sin and freedom from the guilt of sin. Psalm 103:12 - "As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us."
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A new love and acceptance from other Christians.
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Confidence in eternity and today.
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Victory over the power of temptation.
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Access to the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
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Freedom from all the bondage of the past.
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6. We Are To Grow And Mature As We Know Christ Better
The prayer of confession and repentance is only the beginning of our Christian experience. We are to grow and mature in our faith and commitment to Christ.
| Ephesians 4:13 - "...until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ." |
| Ephesians 4:15 - "Instead, speaking the truth in love , we will in all things grow up into Him who is the Head, that is, Christ." |
| Every Christian should participate in daily prayer and reading of the Bible, be obedient to God's Word, live to please your Father in Heaven and attend a Bible believing church. |
If you would like information on becoming a Christian, please contact Backstreet Missions at (812) 333-1905.
*Verses quoted from the NIV Bible.
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