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We only experience intimacy with the God of the bible to the degree that we pursue the God of the bible. We will only pursue Him as He desires to be pursued if we know Him as He desires to be known. And there is no way to accurately know the God of the bible independently of what He reveals of Himself in the written Word. Apart from the ongoing renewing of our minds (Romans 12:2), it is actually possible for us to worship and serve a version of God that we or someone else made up. Many people have beautifully warm feelings toward a self-created God who doesn’t actually exist. Something other than the written Word has shaped their understanding of God, therefore the one they worship is not the same as the true God of the bible. Apart from the revelation of Scripture, we cannot authentically know Him. This message magnifies the intense and non-negotiable call from Heaven for Christians to hold to the truth of the written Word of God. We crave deeper encounter and experience with God, therefore we crave the revelation of who God actually is through the Word. The written Word keeps us anchored in the truth of who God is, what He has promised, all that He requires of us and the power of His constant invitation for us to experience Him in spirit and in truth.

Bibla | Spiritual Growth | Jeff Lyle | United States