How to know God

Our greatest desire is for people to come to know God personally. And the truth is that it is possible to know God. Many people have many different ideas about God. Some picture God as always angry. Some think God is unknowable, just an impersonal being or essence, uninterested in this world. Some people don't believe in God at all!

The simple truth is there is a God who created us and loves us very much. And we can know Him because He has revealed Himself to us, through His Word to mankind (the Bible), and ultimately when He became one of us in the person of His Son Jesus Christ.. And He wants to have a personal relationship with you! That's why Jesus was born into this world!

1. Recognize that you're a Sinner First, you must admit your spiritual need
"There is none righteous, no, not one" (Romans 3:10). There are many good people in the world, and you may be one of them! But God's standard is perfection. And no-one is perfect! We can't make excuses or blame others and our circumstances for our actions. The Bible says "For all have sinned and fall short of the Glory of God" (Romans 3:23).

2. Recognize that Jesus Christ died on the Cross for You
"For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God..." (I Peter 3:18). Jesus paid the price for your sin. The Apostle Paul said, "...the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me" (Galatians 2:20).

3. Repent of your Sins
The word "repent" means "to change your direction." The Bible tells us, "Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord" (Acts 3:19). God commands us to repent, and He is ready and willing to forgive you of all your sins!

4. Accept Jesus Christ as your Saviour
Jesus said, "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest" (Matthew 11:28). It is essential that you come to Jesus as you are. Don't try to "clean up your life" before you come to God. Instead, receive Him and allow Him to do the "cleansing." Jesus said, "All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out" (John 6:37).

Salvation is a free gift of God, through faith in Jesus Christ. It cannot be earned by good works. It is not deserved. But what we could never do because of our sin, God has done for us through Jesus Christ. That's why the Gospel is just that: Good News!