Colossians 1:9–14: Praying to Know God's Will
Paul's prayer in Colossians 1:9–14 shows that knowing God's will is something God fills his people with, aimed at a walk that pleases him. A study on knowing God is therefore led as dependent prayer and grateful obedience, not as a hunt for hidden guidance.
John 17:3: Eternal Life as Knowing God
Jesus does not define eternal life first as a length of time or a place, but as knowing the only true God and the one he sent. Because that knowing begins in this life, eternal life is something a person can enter now.
Jesus Answers Thomas: "I Am the Way"
Thomas asks how anyone can know the way, and Jesus answers with himself rather than with directions. The way to the Father is a person, not a method.
John 14:6: Jesus Is the Way to the Father
Thomas asks how to know the way, and Jesus does not hand him directions but himself. Knowing God personally, on this passage's terms, means coming to the Father through the Son who is the way.
John 17:3: Eternal Life Is Knowing God
Jesus does not define eternal life as a length of time or a place to reach. He defines it as knowing the only true God and the one he sent, a life the Son gives now by the Father's authority.
What Does 1 John 5:20 Mean? Context, Theology, and Application
1 John 5:20 emphasizes that Jesus Christ is the true God and eternal life, and through faith in Him, believers are united with the true God. This truth provides a foundation for knowing God and resisting false teachings.