READ John 14:6-11
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+14&version=NIV
A large percentage of westerners claim to "know God" and therefore call themselves Christians. But many of them do not believe in Jesus or His assertion that He is the Son of God. A person cannot know the Father and be His child unless he or she has received Jesus Christ and entered into a personal relationship with Him.
Jesus is the doorway to salvation.
It's not enough to "know God" in the sense of simply realizing there is a supreme Deity. Jesus said that without faith in Him, it is impossible to come to the Father (v. 6). Since God is holy, He cannot tolerate sin in His presence. But all people are sinners (Ps. 53:1-3). Jesus died in our place to pay our debt and thereby bridged the gap between impure man and holy God. Any person who receives His sacrifice for sin is forgiven, declared righteous, and welcomed into fellowship with God.
Jesus is the doorway to revelation.
He was the earthly representation of His Father in heaven. Christ's life among men provides the most complete picture we have of God the Father. Through the Son's actions, choices, and teachings, we learn how the Almighty thinks and what He desires from His followers.
Jesus said that He and His Father are one (John 10:30). Omitting Christ from religious beliefs or practice leaves people with a narrow and inaccurate view of their Creator. We can't know God unless we get to know the Son, whose twofold purpose is to reveal His Father and bring people into relationship with Him.
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+14&version=NIV
A large percentage of westerners claim to "know God" and therefore call themselves Christians. But many of them do not believe in Jesus or His assertion that He is the Son of God. A person cannot know the Father and be His child unless he or she has received Jesus Christ and entered into a personal relationship with Him.
Jesus is the doorway to salvation.
It's not enough to "know God" in the sense of simply realizing there is a supreme Deity. Jesus said that without faith in Him, it is impossible to come to the Father (v. 6). Since God is holy, He cannot tolerate sin in His presence. But all people are sinners (Ps. 53:1-3). Jesus died in our place to pay our debt and thereby bridged the gap between impure man and holy God. Any person who receives His sacrifice for sin is forgiven, declared righteous, and welcomed into fellowship with God.
Jesus is the doorway to revelation.
He was the earthly representation of His Father in heaven. Christ's life among men provides the most complete picture we have of God the Father. Through the Son's actions, choices, and teachings, we learn how the Almighty thinks and what He desires from His followers.
Jesus said that He and His Father are one (John 10:30). Omitting Christ from religious beliefs or practice leaves people with a narrow and inaccurate view of their Creator. We can't know God unless we get to know the Son, whose twofold purpose is to reveal His Father and bring people into relationship with Him.
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