Romans 1:16-17
How do we know God?
creation - not enough
others - sometimes can be confusing
Main ways [to know God]:
The things He said and did
as Christians, you are not under any obligation to follow ALL rules in the Old Testament.
we studied the O.T coz we want to learn about Him and what He did to the group of people at that time.
The things Jesus said and did
John 14:8-11
Jesus is God being accessable to us.
God is wonderful, but also abstract. [that's why He became man]
The instructions that God has for us
2 Tim 3 : 14-17
v. 16 All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness..
Timothy was Paul's emeseries
Timothy was given authority to corrected all the wrong doing in the church of Ephesus.
Paul wrote this for Timothy to read it.
2 Tim -> two things happened after Paul left :
better preacher came along, but then they started to push aside what Paul taught them. They say it doesn't fit the modern life at that time.
what would Paul feel?
He than wrote to them, felt sad about the situation.
For us, we were blessed by what Paul experienced.
An example
2 Kings 22 : 1-2
Josiah's dad was accessioned.
But he changed the nation.
In the New Testament we have the story of Paul
Act 9:3-6
Paul - his Greek/Roman name
Saul - Jewish name.
Paul was 12, need to memorized ALL the names in the Old Testament in order to enter the school.
Paul had an encounter with Jesus and changed, and understood that:
Jesus is the Messiah
- Because of Messiah has come, God old ways was gone
- He was the enemy of God, thatz why he change
God's Instructions for us
How can we be changed?
1 Cor 6:9-11
Read God's Word
Learn God's Word
Live by God's Word
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