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John 14:6-7. How do i know GOD?. Do you want to know GOD?. It’s all about Jesus. He is just like the Father (John 14:7-11), ( Hebrews 1:1-4 ), (Colossians 1:15-20),
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John 14:6-7 How do i know GOD?
Do you want to know GOD? • It’s all about Jesus. • He is just like the Father (John 14:7-11), (Hebrews 1:1-4), (Colossians 1:15-20), • He is absolutely outstanding Everybody who met Him was astounded, even when He was 12 years old (Luke 2:47)
THE UNDEFINABLE PARADOX. • Jesus won’t be put in a box or defined easily: • He is the Creator of perfection, who dies for the worst thing He has made (Colossians 1:16-17 and Romans 5:8). • He is the Holy One who chooses the most sinful for friends (1 Timothy 1:15-16) • He sets a standard for us that is perfection (Matthew 5:48) and then dies for us when we fail it (Romans 6:23)
THE UNDEFINABLE PARADOX. • Jesus won’t be put in a box or defined easily: • He belongs in heaven, in fact He is the light that lights it up (Revelation 22:5) yet He chose to come and live in darkness (John 1:5) • He is equal with God, yet He humbled Himself to die (Philippians 2:5-11) • He fills the heavens and the earth and yet He is always nearby (Jeremiah 23:23-24)
THE UNDEFINABLE PARADOX. • Jesus won’t be put in a box or defined easily: • He is fully God and fully man (John 1:1-2,14) -All that God is, He is and yet He is fully man and knows our weakness. • How can He combine holiness and love? • How can He live with the worst of sinners and remain pure? • How can we have the mind of Christ (1 Cor 2:16)?
Stop. Think About Jesus. • Do you think you know Him well enough? • Have you stopped being astounded by His ways? • Are you not afraid of His might any more? • Are you not swept off your feet by His love? • Have you forgotten that He died to be with you?
Stop. Think About Jesus. • He lives in real people. • He doesn’t count things on merit or talent. • He is the extraordinary in our mundane world. • No-one can tame Him, not even death.
John 14:7 Does seeing Jesus tell us much about the Father? Why should we think about Jesus? What are the paradoxes that make Him astounding? Have you been taking the opportunity to know Him for granted? What are you going to do to get to know Him better? What strikes you about Jesus that fascinates you? Do you ever see the outstanding person of Jesus in the lives of others now? Does seeing Jesus tell us much about the Father? Why should we think about Jesus? What are the paradoxes that make Him astounding? Have you been taking the opportunity to know Him for granted? What are you going to do to get to know Him better? What strikes you about Jesus that fascinates you? Do you ever see the outstanding person of Jesus in the lives of others now? John 14:7