This document discusses the excellence of knowing Jesus Christ. It argues that this knowledge must be personal, involving speaking in the first person about one's relationship with Christ; affectionate, requiring that one love God with all one's heart; intelligent, demanding an understanding of God's nature, roles, and works; and happy, bringing joy despite life's troubles through one's relationship with Christ.
This document discusses the excellence of knowing Jesus Christ. It argues that this knowledge must be personal, involving speaking in the first person about one's relationship with Christ; affectionate, requiring that one love God with all one's heart; intelligent, demanding an understanding of God's nature, roles, and works; and happy, bringing joy despite life's troubles through one's relationship with Christ.
This document discusses the excellence of knowing Jesus Christ. It argues that this knowledge must be personal, involving speaking in the first person about one's relationship with Christ; affectionate, requiring that one love God with all one's heart; intelligent, demanding an understanding of God's nature, roles, and works; and happy, bringing joy despite life's troubles through one's relationship with Christ.
KNOWLEDGE OF JESUS CHRIST PHILIPPIANS 3:8 A. IT MUST BE A PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE
• LIKE PAUL, WE MUST SPEAK IN THE FIRST PERSON.
“THAT I MAY KNOW HIM” PHILIPPIANS 3:10 • THE “FAITH OF OUR FATHERS” MUST BECOME OUR FAITH. B. IT MUST BE AN AFFECTIONATE KNOWLEDGE
• IF I KNOW HIM I MUST LOVE HIM
• CURSE THE PERSON THAT DOESN’T LOVE GOD. I COR. 16:22 • LOVE THE LORD WITH ALL OUR HEARTS. MATT. 22:37 C. IT MUST BE AN INTELLIGENT KNOWLEDGE • MATT. 22:37. WITH ALL THY MIND UNDERSTANDING GOD HIS NATURES. BOTH DIVINE AND HUMAN HIS OFFICES. BOTH KING AND PRIEST, SAVIOR AND SHEPHERD HIS WORKS. BOTH THEN AND NOW D. IT WILL BE A HAPPY KNOWLEDGE
• JOY DESPITE ALL OUR CIRCUMSTANCES.
PHILIPPIANS 4:4 • WE MAY HAVE TRIBULATION BUT IN CHRIST WE HAVE JOY. JOHN 16:33