1 Cor 15: 7
After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. 8 And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. 9 For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. Phil 3 4 Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more: 5 Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee; 6 Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless. 7 But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. 8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, 9 And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: 10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; 11 If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead. If you don’t know Christ, you can’t build a relationship with Him, so first you have to know him. You have to know him to love him Because of his love for us he became our substitute …
Jeremiah 9:23-24 We tend to admire 3 kinds of people with specific qualities:
- The rich
- The intelligence and knowledgeable
- Physically gifted in strength/talent or beauty
You cannot have a true life without knowing Christ Eternal life is about knowing God We need God’s empowerment to succeed How can you know God and have a personal relationship with God
- Listen to preacher who preach/teach the undiluted Word of God
- Studying the Word of God
- Witnessing about the impact of God on the lives of others
