Know God | The Springs Church

It may surprise you to learn that Jesus asked this same question to His disciples. He said to them, “Who do people say that I am?” You see, people had all sorts of ideas about who Jesus was. Some held that He was a rabbi, others that He was a prophet and still others that He was John the Baptist resurrected. But Jesus wanted to make sure that His disciples knew the truth about Him. So, He asked them further, “Who do you say that I am?” Peter, speaking on behalf of the disciples said, “You are the Christ the Son of the living God.” Jesus affirmed that Peter was right even indicating that Peter’s understanding had come by the revelation of God. (Matthew 16:13-17)

There are two key truths that Jesus affirms about Himself:

First, that He is the Christ, or Messiah in Hebrew. That is, He is the Chosen One of God sent to rescue us from our sins.
Second, that He is the Son of God. In other words, He is the eternal God, who as John says, came in human flesh.

Who do you say that Jesus is? Have you believed what He has said about Himself?

FURTHER BIBLE VERSES TO READ: John 1:14; Colossians 1:15-18; 1 John 2:1-2; Acts 2:38; John 3:16-21; John 20:31

Jesus couldn’t have been more clear when He said that eternal life was to know the only true God and His Son whom He sent. In other words, eternal life isn’t just living forever, it’s living forever in relationship with the Father and the Son through the power of the Holy Spirit. This doesn’t come, as many would suggest, through moral and religious efforts. It comes through faith in the gospel. The gospel is the good news that Jesus died on the cross for your sins and was raised from the dead. When you believe in Jesus your sins are forgiven, you are born again spiritually and brought into relationship with Him. To know Jesus doesn’t only mean to know information about Him, it means to experience Him forever!

FURTHER BIBLE VERSES TO READ: Romans 10:9-10; Romans 10:13; Jon 6:29; John 3:3

Pray this prayer from your heart:

Heavenly Father, I repent for being master of my own life and living separate from You. I turn away from my sin and I turn towards You. I confess with my mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in my heart that You raised Him from the dead. I receive You, Jesus, as my Lord and my Savior. I welcome You, Holy Spirit, into my life to empower me and to restore me to intimacy with my heavenly Father. In Jesus’ Name I pray, Amen.

Congratulations and welcome to the family of God! If you prayed that prayer, the Bible teaches that you have been saved - you have been spiritually re-born and made brand new!

You can find helpful resources below to get you started on your spiritual journey! YouVersion is an amazing Bible App that you can download to your phone to begin diving into the Word of God - the What's Next Plan is a great place to start! The Bible Project creates amazing visiualizations and videos of Scriptures to help you learn about Bible stories. Please fill out the contact form below so we can connect with you to come aongside you in your new life with Jesus. We have more discipleship resources and Equip classes to help as you begin the first steps of your new life in Christ.

“And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.” - John 17:3