The document discusses the relationship between believers and God, emphasizing that those born of God do not sin and that Jesus provides understanding to truly know God. It contrasts knowing God personally with knowing about Him, highlighting the importance of rejecting idols that distract from the true God. It encourages readers to reflect on their personal relationship with God and consider their spiritual growth.

1. 1 John 5:18-19
We know that anyone born of God does
not continue to sin; the one who was born
of God keeps him safe, and the evil one
cannot harm him. We know that we are
children of God, and that the whole world
is under control of the evil one.
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2. 1 John 5:20-21
We know also that the Son of God has
come and has given us understanding, so
that we may know Him Who is true. And
we are in Him Who is true—even in His Son
Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal
life. Dear children, keep yourselves from
idols.
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3. It is one thing to argue for
the existence of God, quite
another to declare that we
can know Him PERSONALLY
There are a variety of things we can KNOW
We know the Son of God has COME and
‘given us UNDERSTANDING.’

4. The first ‘know’ carries the
meaning of knowing
REFLECTIVELY.
…with Jesus’ coming, He has given us the
ability to PERCEIVE, or know experientially
Jesus stepped into HISTORY making it
possible to not only KNOW God but be in
FELLOWSHIP with Him.

5. We can know God because
God has chosen to REVEAL
Himself…
You can know the true God, so don’t settle
for anything less, for what is an idol except a
FALSE image or perception that PREVENTS
us from knowing the true God?

6. “We know God personally but not
PERFECTLY, truly but not totally,
experientially but not EXHAUSTIVELY. It is
natural that finite creatures like us would
have questions about an infinite Creator like
God” (James Merritt)

7. Please take a moment to fill out your
Communication Card
My Next Step Today is to:
( ) Do the home life help (in bulletin)
( ) Examine what priority I have given to knowing
God
( ) Evaluate how well I am acting on the
knowledge I have
( ) Reflect on where I need to grow in my walk
with God
( ) Read Hebrews 1
( ) Other________________________