How To Know God

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Compilation of Biblical references used in this section

Crossing the Line of Belief

Jesus and his followers talked clearly about the need to cross a line of personal belief.¹⁴ Becoming a follower of Jesus Christ has four key steps:

You must believe that Jesus is the Son of God, and that He died for our sins.¹⁵
You must confess—or admit—your condition as a person who is sinful and separated from God.¹⁶
You must repent of that condition—or commit to turn your life in God's direction.¹⁷
You must receive His gift of forgiveness and accept a new relationship with Him.¹⁸

Crossing this line of faith is making a covenant with God. It is committing to a lifetime of belief in Him, and following His plan for you life.¹⁹

¹⁴ — If you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.

— Romans 10:9-10

¹⁵ — For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish, but have eternal life.

— John 3:16

¹⁶ — If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

— 1 John 1:9

¹⁷ — Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins might be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord.

— Acts 3:19

¹⁸ — Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—children born not of natural descent, nor human decision or a husband's will, but born of God.

— John 1:12-13

¹⁹ — Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

— Romans 12:1-2

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¹⁴ —	If you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.
	— Romans 10:9-10

¹⁵ —	For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
	— John 3:16

¹⁶ —	If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
	— 1 John 1:9

¹⁷ —	Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins might be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord.
	— Acts 3:19

¹⁸ —	Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—children born not of natural descent, nor human decision or a husband's will, but born of God.
	— John 1:12-13

¹⁹ —	Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
	— Romans 12:1-2