How to Know God
God is so wonderful and complex that getting to know such a Being
is a life-long process. Nevertheless, as in any meaningful
relationship, a relationship with God needs a beginning point. The
Bible suggests several essential steps in starting a walk with God.
1. Recognize that God loves you. John 3:16 informs us that God loves
all people equally and demonstrated this by sending His Son, Jesus
Christ, into the world to die for the sins of mankind.
2. Recognize that you are a sinner and stand in
need of God's gift of salvation through Christ. Romans 3:23-26 tells
us that all have sinned
and therefore fall short of God's standard of righteousness. God in
his grace, however, provided Jesus Christ to die on the cross thereby
paying the wages of sin. The gift of forgiveness and eternal life is
available to all who recognize they are sinners and are willing to...
3. Make a commitment of faith to God. Ephesians 2:8 says that when we
place our faith in Christ, God graces us with his favor and that this
favor alone is the sole basis of our acceptance by Him.
4. In order for your faith in Christ to be a meaningful part of daily
life, the Bible tells us that it is important to regularly read the
Word of God (Psalm 119:105) and to gather with His people for worship
(Hebrews 10:24, 25). These are two important activities in learning
what it means to walk by faith.