Who May Know God?

[Thompson, Darryl]

Who May Know God?

     Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the
Almighty unto perfection? Job 11:7.  

     We cannot by searching find out God, but He has revealed Himself in
His Son, who is the brightness of the Father's glory and the express
image of His person. If we desire a knowledge of God we must be
Christlike. . . . Living a pure life through faith in Christ as a
personal Saviour will bring to the believer a clearer, higher conception
of God. . . .  

     Eternal life is the reward that will be given to all who obey the
two great principles of God's law--love to God and love to man. The
first four commandments define and enjoin love to God; the last six,
love to our fellow men. Obedience to these commands is the only evidence
man can give that he possesses a genuine, saving knowledge of God. Love
for God is demonstrated by love for those for whom Christ has died.
While enshrouded in the pillar of cloud, Christ gave directions
regarding this love. Distinctly and clearly He laid down the principles
of heaven as rules that His chosen people were to observe in their
dealings one with another. These principles Christ lived out in His life
of humanity. In His teaching He presented the motives that should govern
the lives of His followers. . . .  

     Those who partake of God's love through a reception of the truth
will give evidence of this by making earnest, self-sacrificing efforts
to give the message of God's love to others. Thus they become laborers
together with Christ. Love for God and for one another unites them to
Christ by golden links. Their life is bound up with His life in
sanctified, elevated union. . . . This union causes rich currents of
Christ's love to flow continually into the heart, and then flow forth
again in love for others.  

     The qualities that it is essential for all to possess in order to
know God are those that mark the completeness of Christ's character--His
love, His patience, His unselfishness. These attributes are cultivated
by doing kind actions with a kindly heart.  

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