Bobby McDonald - Grow In Knowing God, Not Just Knowing About Him
Summary
The central message is that Christian life must move beyond merely knowing *about* God to deeply *knowing* Him through personal experience and obedience. The speaker warns against intellectualism, cautioning that a head full of knowledge without corresponding love or action is meaningless, comparing it to a perpetual student who never graduates. True faith requires seeing oneself as 'as good as dead' until God works in one's life, leading to tangible obedience rather than just intellectual excitement.
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Speaker: Bobby McDonald Title: Grow In Knowing God, Not Just Knowing About Him Date: 02-25-2018 Our Goal as Christians is this: To be an exact reflection of Jesus, the Son of God (Romans 8:29) We do this individually by growing in purity in our personal lives (1 John 3:2-3) We do this corporately by becoming fully functioning members of a local Church (Ephesians 4:11-16)
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