For the sake of simplicity and easy reference, I have included part 1 below. Please scroll down to the ** asterisks to begin part 2.
Millions of people testify to know who God is.
Millions of people testify to know who Christoper Columbus is.
Yet, not a single American alive today has ever:
met him.
held him.
shook his hand.
sailed across the sea with.
shared a cup of coffee with.
heard him laugh.
In the same way, millions today, fail to understand the difference between ‘knowing of’, and ‘knowing’.
The clear difference between the two are first hand experience vs second hand experience.
Those ‘knowing of’ a person (second hand experience):
Will be able to answer many questions about the person, his life, his voyages, his dob/dod, discoveries made, career choices, marriage information, # of kids, school attended, etc…which can ALL be acquired from second hand experience.
Example, a person could describe all the things above that are related to a specific person from reading a book about that person.
Those who ‘know’ / or have a relationship with a person, could say or describe the following (first hand experience)
when they met him.
how they met him.
could relate a personal experience, or various experiences they shared with, where they went, activities they engaged with.
the way he held a cup while drinking
the posture while walking or sitting
the manner in which he smiled
could describe the sound of his voice.
could describe his vibration, character, personality,
could describe the sound of his laughter
did they have a loving or hateful spirit?
what made them smile from ear to ear?
These details can only be discovered from first hand experience. First hand experience equates to learning details about a person through close immediate contact. A fundamental requirement is there must exist or must have existed an interchange of communication, dialogue, between two parties, via one medium or several over a course of time.
So then why are so many people claiming to know God, when they really do not??
Here are some of my theories:
Because none of us want to be left out.
ALL of us desire to be loved by Almighty God. To admit one does not know God, one presumes they cannot be loved by God, and are not loved by God.
Because every single one of us has been formed and given Life by Almighty God, to admit we do not know Him, is to admit our ignorance and even worse our neglect.
To admit we do NOT have a relationship with God is PAINFUL. It means we have turned our back on the ONE who has never done us wrong. It means we are guilty of denying He that has never lied to us, forsook us, or led us astray. Worse of all it means we have neglected the SOLE reason we have this blessed life and all in it.
To verbalize, by admission that we do not have a relationship with God, is to admit our abnormality, our retardation, our grandest failure to date. It is to admit we are wrong. It is to admit we cannot see Truth. It is to profess many things, yet arrive at nothing. It is to have a life filled with innumerable things, yet exist as empty as a vase with no flowers.
The only way to change, is through admission. The only way to admit something is to perceive it’s reality.
Reality Of Humankind
IT IS OUR NATURE, to have a relationship with ALMIGHTY GOD.
*******Part 2***********
The following is not meant to belittle, condemn, elevate, nor applaud anyone. It is to allow opportunity for the reader to make a determination for themselves, whether they ‘know of’ God, or if they ‘know’ God. It is to allow one to have a private self cross examination, in an effort to be as transparent as possible.
Bottom line is- WE do not want to be fooled, or fool ourselves, we want to be SURE we have a relationship with God.
The reader who believes themselves to have an ongoing relationship with God, should be able to answer in detail at least one, or a few of or similar type questions from the category of questions- FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE.
Which category are you in?
Those who ‘know of’, or those who ‘know’?
Disclaimer Of Truth:
No matter which category you fall under, the following statement has been formulated to provide CRYSTAL CLEAR CLARITY to all individuals, regardless of their participation, acknowledgment, or agreement.
Each individual that is alive at the present hour belongs to one category.
There are no exceptions. There are no exclusions. It is up to you to take the test and determine which category you are.
Regardless of which category you belong to at the present moment the following MUST BE STATED:
WE ARE ALL EQUAL.
No individual belonging to either category is above, better, more valuable, or less valuable than any other individual from either category.
In addition,
No person, no group, no association, no denomination, no title, no organization, is of more importance than another, nor exist apart.
In the exact same way, at the present hour, all individuals alive this day March 30th,2020 irrespective of nation, title, location, economic status, educated or non educated, irrespective of race, shape, height or form, ALL INDIVIDUALS ACROSS ALL NATIONS AT THIS PRESENT HOUR CAN BE CATEGORIZED WITH OR WITHOUT THEIR CONSENT OR AGREEMENT INTO THE FOLLOWING TWO CATEGORIES:
THOSE WHO HAVE THE CORONA VIRUS.
THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE THE CORONA VIRUS.
THOSE WHO KNOW OF GOD.
THOSE WHO HAVE BEGUN THEIR ETERNAL JOURNEY IN KNOWING GOD.
THOSE WHO CAN ANSWER THE QUESTIONS IN THE SECOND CATEGORY.
THOSE WHO CANNOT ANSWER THE QUESTIONS OR SHARE THOSE INTIMATE DETAILS.
Humanity loves to blur the lines and murky up the waters. Some waters cannot be tainted, some lines cannot be blurred, despite our best efforts they remain as is and eternally pure.
Let us continue forward,
WE ARE ALL EQUAL. WHETHER WE HAVE THE VIRUS OR NOT. WHETHER WE KNOW OF GOD, OR HAVE AN ONGOING RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD. EACH LIFE HOLDS THE SAME INHERENT VALUE, WHICH NO VALUE CAN BE DESIGNATED. LIFE IS PRICELESS.
We do NOT exist apart. We exist Together.
Only fools attempt to elevate themselves, their group affiliations, their organization, or denominations, by claiming their knowledge of God. Their claims are fraudulent, and none shall be paid with Eternal Life.
It is said, the CORONA VIRUS does not discriminate, and that is TRUTH.
Another TRUTH is, that it is US, -HUMANKIND that discriminates. And we do so in fatal error.
Another TRUTH is, DEATH like CORONA VIRUS, does not discriminate. Death comes for us all.
The TRUTH, is not biased, nor has favorites, it is eternal and it shall always exist.
The TRUTH, is
There is no GRAY AREA. It is White or Black, Yes or No.
And today, we each have an opportunity to build, acquire, commence, begin, start, grow, deepen, have and continue having a relationship with Almighty God, Creator and Father Of Us All.
In Him, through His Son, we each have an opportunity to be victorious over DEATH, who shall visit each and every one of us.
With that I leave you with,
John 17:3
“And this is the way to Eternal Life- by knowing you, the ONLY true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to Earth.”
2 Peter 1: 13-19
“But the Lord Jesus Christ has showed me that my days here on Earth are numbered, and I am soon to die. As long as I am still here, I intend to keep sending these reminders to you, hoping to impress them so clearly upon you that you will remember them long after I have gone.
For we have NOT been telling you fairy tales when we explained to you the power of our Lord Jesus Christ and His coming again. My own eyes have seen His splendor and His glory. I myself was there on the Holy Mountain when He shone out with honor given to Him by God His Father. I heard that glorious, majestic, voice calling down from heaven saying “This is my beloved Son. I am well pleased with Him.”
1 John 1: 1-7
~To Almighty God, His Son, and The Holy Spirit, be All the Glory!
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