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God: What Is He Like? Part 2 (Selected Scriptures) [Audio Only] - John MacArthur
"To know God, and all that God has revealed about Himself is the highest pursuit of life. Proverbs 9:10 says, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.” A man never even starts being wise until he knows God, and a man never gains any understanding until he has the knowledge of the holy. To know God is the highest pursuit of a man’s life.
In John chapter l7 and verse 3, our Lord, in His high priestly prayer, made the statement that He had come to give eternal life; and that eternal life was to know Thee, the only true God. To know God is the highest goal of a man’s life; for that, Jesus came into the world so that we might know God. That’s a synonym for eternal life. People often ask what eternal life is. It’s simply to know God, to know Him intimately, to partake of His very nature and life.
The wisest man who ever lived got some good instruction from a man who gave evidence, sometimes, of not being very wise, and that was David giving instruction to Solomon. Sometimes what David said was very wise. In 1 Chronicles chapter 28, verse 9, David told his son, “And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve Him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind.” Good advice. “Solomon, know God; and when you know Him, serve Him, willingly, with a perfect heart. For the Lord searches all hearts and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will be found by thee; but if you forsake Him, He will cast you off forever.” Peter said, “Grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”..." From the Transcript