30 min
Season 4 WHO ARE YOU? Series|The KNOWN Chapter| E6-KNOWN by GOD Keepin' Tha F8TH Podcast
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- Kristendom
In today's society, we fight the urge to "FIT IN" with the world, and now we desire to be more connected digitally...and more lonely physically than ever before. And in this fast-paced, disconnected digital world we live in, it’s easy to have all the followers, connections, and fans but still feel utterly alone in the physical world. You see, we are designed for more than relational conflict. We are the image & likeness of the triune God; for the community, fellowship, and kingdom-centered relationships. Knowing and being known are two of our deepest needs as relational human beings.
Depending on who you ask or what article you’re reading, America faces an “epidemic of loneliness.” Again, the statistics vary, but about half of the population experiences significant loneliness when surveyed. The numbers are regularly higher among young people and the elderly, and obviously, the global pandemic affected everyone, worsening an ever-increasing problem of loneliness! The good news is that we serve an all-powerful, all-loving, and all-knowing creator God, Elohim, who knows us more deeply than anyone. He created humanity to be and do more, as relational human beings born into families and wired for fellowship.
Before you Gentiles knew God, you were slaves to so-called gods that do not even exist. So now that you know God (or should I say, now that God knows you), why do you want to go back again and become slaves once more to the weak and useless spiritual principles of this world? Galatians 4:8-9
Idolatry is a one-way dead-end road. God knows you; Idols don’t know you because Idolatry is a one-way relationship. And you can’t even call it a relationship because a relationship implies reciprocation and interaction. And yet still, all of us choose to see how far down it goes at some point or another. But there comes a moment when we realize just how far gone we are, just how dark the road of idolatry has become, and we turn back to God. We look to re-establish our connection and commit or recommit ourselves to an actual relationship with the creator of the cosmos, God.
When we come to know and understand God, we realize, as Paul identifies in our Galatians passage, that God already knows us. He knew us from the beginning, and He knows everything about our lives… nothing is hidden from Him. (cf. back to Psalm 139) He’s there when we sleep and when we rise. He’s there in the pain and the triumph. He’s always watching over us.
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In today's society, we fight the urge to "FIT IN" with the world, and now we desire to be more connected digitally...and more lonely physically than ever before. And in this fast-paced, disconnected digital world we live in, it’s easy to have all the followers, connections, and fans but still feel utterly alone in the physical world. You see, we are designed for more than relational conflict. We are the image & likeness of the triune God; for the community, fellowship, and kingdom-centered relationships. Knowing and being known are two of our deepest needs as relational human beings.
Depending on who you ask or what article you’re reading, America faces an “epidemic of loneliness.” Again, the statistics vary, but about half of the population experiences significant loneliness when surveyed. The numbers are regularly higher among young people and the elderly, and obviously, the global pandemic affected everyone, worsening an ever-increasing problem of loneliness! The good news is that we serve an all-powerful, all-loving, and all-knowing creator God, Elohim, who knows us more deeply than anyone. He created humanity to be and do more, as relational human beings born into families and wired for fellowship.
Before you Gentiles knew God, you were slaves to so-called gods that do not even exist. So now that you know God (or should I say, now that God knows you), why do you want to go back again and become slaves once more to the weak and useless spiritual principles of this world? Galatians 4:8-9
Idolatry is a one-way dead-end road. God knows you; Idols don’t know you because Idolatry is a one-way relationship. And you can’t even call it a relationship because a relationship implies reciprocation and interaction. And yet still, all of us choose to see how far down it goes at some point or another. But there comes a moment when we realize just how far gone we are, just how dark the road of idolatry has become, and we turn back to God. We look to re-establish our connection and commit or recommit ourselves to an actual relationship with the creator of the cosmos, God.
When we come to know and understand God, we realize, as Paul identifies in our Galatians passage, that God already knows us. He knew us from the beginning, and He knows everything about our lives… nothing is hidden from Him. (cf. back to Psalm 139) He’s there when we sleep and when we rise. He’s there in the pain and the triumph. He’s always watching over us.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/keepinthaf8th/message
Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/keepinthaf8th/support
30 min