![]() To fill them with the knowledge of his will, with all spiritual wisdom and understanding that their spiritual hearts, eyes and ears would be open to receiving the truth of the Gospel. Like the Apostle Paul, as Christians we should pray and ask God to fill the hearts of people we know and see each day with the knowledge of God. ![]() All mankind has spiraled down spiritually into the deeper depths of depravity. Without the knowledge of God, we are doomed. It is through the knowledge of God in Christ that anyone is redeemed, forgiven and saved. It is only by God’s grace through faith that a person is saved. We learned several weeks ago that if it were not for the hope of the grace of God, no one would be saved. Each of us are born with a sinful nature, having no spiritual understanding (see Romans 3:10-12). It is due to sin and man’s sinful nature, that mankind has rebelled against God and become spiritually blind and deaf to the knowledge of God, and the truth of the Gospel. However, Satan tempted Adam and Eve and they sinned. When God created the world and Adam, all was good. ![]() Still, others believe in God they know about Jesus, and yet they have never fully placed their faith in Jesus as their Lord and savior. Some have created or fashioned their own gods, idols that are breathless, lifeless and worthless. It is seen in all creation, yet people have believed a lie that there is no God. Many are spiritually blinded to the truth of the Gospel only they don’t know it. ‘For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ’ (2 Corinthians 4:6, NIV). Still others say they do not believe in God, they even deny that God exists. There are others who say they know about God. There are many people who say they believe in God. Today I want to consider spiritual growth in the knowledge of God. Next, we considered spiritual growth in worship, and then spiritual growth in faithfulness. Spiritual growth with regards to the hope we have of God’s grace. ![]() The last three weeks that we have considered life’s journey, we have said it is a journey of spiritual growth. Do you know about God or do you know God? Spiritual Growth in the Knowledge of God ![]()
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