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You Believe in God; Big Deal!
Posted in: Uncategorized by DannyTice on December 29, 2009
That won’t get you very far. It is interesting that the Greek word used for “knowing the Lord” (Philippians 3:10) is the word ginosko. That Greek word means literally “to know absolutely or to know fully.” Often we speak of people that believe in God and people that do not believe in God. Some people take great comfort in the fact that they believe in God. Mere belief produces little impact when it comes to our salvation. In fact the Bible says that the devil and demons believe.
You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that — and shudder. James 2:19 NIV
Satan’s full recognition of the existence of God will not insure his place in the presence of God for eternity. In fact, scripture says that he will be “cast into the Lake of Fire” (Revelation 20:10). Consequently believing in God is not the same as really knowing the Lord. Ironically there will be many believers in God that will be eternally lost. Knowing the Lord intimately by having personal salvation will lead to a fulfilling and satisfying life here on earth and give us eternal life in the world to come. Watch the video clip below for a humorous illustration of our need to really know the Lord versus just believing in his existence.