Yada God Contributors Glenn Giles Elder Teacher from Denver Church of Christ John Louis Elder Evangelist Central Christian Church Singapore Matthew 72123 21 Not everyone who says to me Lord Lord will enter the kingdom of heaven but only the one who doe ID: 224707
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To Know (
Yada
`)
GodSlide2
Contributors:
Glenn
Giles,
Elder, Teacher
from Denver Church of Christ
.
John Louis, Elder, Evangelist, Central Christian Church, Singapore.Slide3
Matthew 7:21-23
21
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
22
Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’
23
Then I will tell them plainly,
‘I never knew you
. Away from me, you evildoers!’Slide4
There is a difference between Knowing about God and Knowing God
.Slide5Slide6
What does it mean to be known by God and to know God?
Hebrew word
Yada
`(Strong’s H3045).
Found about 946 times in the Hebrew Old Testament. A subjective dimensions of knowing not just objective.
Greek word
Ginosko
(Strong’s G1097). Much more
an intellectual looking at and connotes objectivity.Slide7
1. Us Experiencing God’s CharacterSlide8
Jeremiah 9:23-24
23
This is what the
Lord
says:
“Let not the wise boast of their wisdom
or the strong boast of their strength
or the rich boast of their riches,
24
but let the one who boasts boast about this:
that they have the understanding to know me,
that I am the
Lord
, who exercises kindness,
justice and righteousness on earth,
for in these I delight,”
declares the
Lord
.Slide9
Yada
`
…(Strong’s H3045)
To perceive, know, find out, know by experience, know a person, know by experience, recognize, to have experience, to take care of someone, )to know someone sexually as in a marriage).
The Greek equivalent, Strong’s G1097 -
Ginōskō
At the core it means “knowledge gained through experience” or experiential knowledge.Slide10
Jeremiah 16:21
“Therefore I will
teach
(
Yada
`)
them—
this time I will teach them
my power and might.
Then they will
know
(
Yada
`)
that
my name is the
Lord
.
Thus the people will come to know God by experiencing his power and might.Slide11
Power and Might…
Registration of Singapore church…
Job with
Avimo
Ltd…
Registration of Indonesian church…Slide12
Hosea 2:19-20
I will betroth you to me forever;
I will betroth you
in
righteousness and justice,
in
love and compassion.
20
I will betroth you
in
faithfulness
,
and you will acknowledge the
Lord
.
Knowing the Lord comes from knowing his righteousness, justice, love, compassion, faithfulness. Slide13
Righteousness, Justice, Love, Compassion, Faithfulness…
Singapore Court Case…
Interrogation by Indonesian Police…
Orphanage…Slide14
What personal experiences you have? Is it still continuing?Slide15
Jeremiah 31:34
No longer will they teach their neighbor,
or say to one another, ‘Know the
Lord
,’
because they will all know me,
from the least of them to the greatest,”
declares the
Lord
.
“For I will forgive their wickedness
and will remember their sins no more.
”
Knowing God comes from experiencing His grace.Slide16
Thus knowing God involves interpersonal experience with His character.
All the above examples - God is allowing people to know Him through experiencing His character.Slide17
2. He (God) Experiencing Our Character
God wants to experience the following
in
us:
Obey Him
F
ear Him
B
elief Him
Serve Him
Confession of One’s sin
Knowledge of HimSlide18
Matthew 7:23 (NASB)
“And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.
’
“Lawlessness” means:
t
he
condition of without law
because ignorant of it
because of violating it
contempt and violation of law, iniquity, wickednessSlide19
Fits
in well
with Matthew 7:
24ff:
“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock
.”Slide20
That
God wants to experience the following in us:
Obey Him
Fear Him
Belief Him
Serve Him
Confession of One’s sin
Knowledge of HimSlide21Slide22Slide23Slide24
Examples…Slide25
This fits in with the scripture in Matthew 7:15-19 (serves as part of the context of Matthew 7:21-23).
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“Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.
16
By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from
thornbushes
, or figs from thistles?
17
Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.
18
A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.
19
Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
20
Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.Slide26
Our
Yada`
of
people comes when we experience their character. Slide27
Deuteronomy 8:1-2
Be careful to follow every command I am giving you today, so that you may live and increase and may enter and possess the land the
Lord
promised on oath to your ancestors.
2
Remember how the
Lord
your God led you all the way in the wilderness these forty years, to humble and test you in order to know
(
Yada
`)
what
was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands
.
Surely God knows already, right, but not experientially…Slide28
That
God wants to experience the following in us:
Obey Him
Fear Him
Belief Him
Serve Him
Confession of One’s sin
Knowledge of HimSlide29
He wants to experience our character…experiencing their obedience.
Thus to know God means we are experiencing His character and He is experiencing our character through our obedience. It is a two way relationship.
James chapter
2
makes sense…obedience and works to back up our faith. It allows God to experience us.
God wants to live out life with us and through us.Slide30
John 8:31-32
31
To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples.
32
Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
It is an experiential knowledge here… not rational, objective or academic. Slide31
1 John 5:3-4
3
In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome,
4
for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.
Love is connected with actions, heart and one’s being.Slide32
Mark 12:30-32, John 17:1-3
30
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.
’
31
The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.
’
There is no commandment greater than these.
”
“Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you.
2
For you granted him authority over all people that he might give eternal life to all those you have given him.
3
Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. Slide33
Are you experiencing
Yada
`
? Are you experiencing God and is God experiencing you?Slide34
To Know God…
1. Us Experiencing His character
2. He (God) Experiencing Our Character
Thus knowing God is not about intellectual character but experiencing his character (relational knowledge).