SURVIVE THE END BY "COMING TO KNOW " GOD

SURVIVE THE END BY "COMING TO KNOW" GOD

Jesus said: "This means everlasting life, their coming to know you, the only true God." (John 17:3) To survive the end and live forever, we need to 'come to know' God.  That means much more than merely acknowledging that God exists or knowing a few facts about him. We need to be friends with him. As with any friendship that want to flourish, we need to devote time to it. Maintaining a friendship with God is no different. Consider some vital truths we learn from the Bible that help us to develop and maintain a friendship with God.

Truths We Learn From the Bible

We learn that God intended for us to live in Paradise.

He created the first humans, Adam and Eve, and placed them in a beautiful location called the garden of Eden.  They were perfect, and God had provided everything they needed in order to enjoy a happy life.  Their life could have been endless.  As long as they remained friends with God, they would never die. But they chose to disobey a simple command God gave them.

We learn why we are now suffering hardships.

By disobeying God, the first man, Adam. lost the opportunity to live forever, both for himself and for the rest of mankind.  The Bible explains: "Through one man sin entered into the world and death through sin, and so death spread to all men." (Romans 5:12) Just as a person might inherit a defect from his parents, all of Adam's children inherited imperfection from him. As a result we grow old and die. 

Next time: Truths We Learn From the Bible - We learn what God has already done to help us

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