7 STEPS TO KNOWING CHRIST INTIMATELY.

 God’s Aseity

God’s Absolute Sovereignty

His Providence

Hypostatic Union

Theology/Christology

Christian Hedonism

Look at the Book and Study Jesus.

 

1) GOD'S ASEITY

• God is self-existent.

• God speaks to Moses through burning bush.

• “I Am that I Am”- I Am sent you.

• I Am means He Is- Everything else is becoming.

• God spoke time into being- He exists outside of time.

 

2) GOD'S ABSOLUTE SOVEREIGNTY

• Supreme authority.

• “Beside me, there is no other God”.

• God can not lie. There is no other God but Him.

 

3) HIS PROVIDENCE

• Knowledge, Understanding, Wisdom, Righteousness will be found in the Bible.

• The Bible is God’s Revelation of Himself to us.

• He works all things together for His pleasure.

• We were created for His pleasure.

• Two kinds of fear of the Lord. One causes man to run from God, the other causes man to run to God.

 

4) HYPOSTATIC UNION

• A merging of the nature of God and man into one person- Jesus Christ. 

• This occurred at His conception in the womb of Mary.

• He describes Himself more as The Son of Man, but still the Son of God.

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5) THEOLOGY/CHRISTOLOGY

• Theology is the study of God Himself.

• Many who study theology, but don’t study God, often become religious humanists.

• Humanists don’t believe in a prayer answering God.

• Humanism began in Eden when Eve ate the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil.

• Eve was deceived, but Adam knew what he was doing.

 

6) CHRISTIAN HEDONISM

• Hedonism is finding pleasure in your own pursuits.

• Christian Hedonism is finding pleasure in Christ alone.

• God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied with Him.

• Westminster Catechism: What is the chief end of man?  The chief end of man is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever.

• When Christ is your deepest pleasure, you will display Him as your highest treasure.

 

7) LOOK AT THE BOOK AND STUDY JESUS

• You will realize that as you are studying Christ, you are studying God Almighty.

• He said, “I Am the Way, the Truth, and the Life…”