Bobby McDonald - The Pursuit Of God And The Pursuit Of Godliness
Summary
The central message is that a genuine pursuit of God must be inseparable from a pursuit of godliness and Christlikeness. The speaker argues that one cannot truly know God while simultaneously living in sin, as God and sin cannot coexist. True relationship with God is found by denying oneself and aligning one's will with God's will, mirroring the selfless love found in deep human relationships.
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Speaker: Bobby McDonald Title: The Pursuit Of God And The Pursuit Of Godliness Date: 07-24-2016 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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