Knowing God vs. Just Knowing About Him

It is crucial that we know the difference between knowing facts about God and knowing Him. We can fool ourselves that it is enough to know about God. We can become very skilled at gathering information but never truly believing the information we have accumulated.

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There are three passages which highlight ways we fool ourselves into thinking that a knowledge of the facts is enough.  It is crucial that we know the difference between these two types of knowledge.

1. Know the difference between knowing about someone and knowing someone. James 2:17-26

2. Know the difference between doing something in "their name" and knowing them.  Matthew 7:21-23

3. Know the difference between being in the presence of a person and knowing that person.  Luke 13:23-30