How to know God?

Among all kinds of beliefs in life, the most fundamental and important one is the belief in God. This is the most fundamental demand in people's minds. God is to mankind what a mother is to a baby, and nothing can replace it. Human beings have religious beliefs, which is one of the important characteristics that distinguish human beings from other animals. Different nationalities may have different ideas about God and worship God, but people's inner needs for God are the same. As early as the Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties in China, the concept of "heaven" had penetrated into people's lives, just like other nationalities in the world. People are born with the concept of God. People may call God in different ways, and people may pay tribute to God in different ways. However, there is one greatest God and one supreme Lord between heaven and earth, and this concept has not changed from generation to generation. At ordinary times, many people ignore or deliberately obliterate this need, but in case of emergency or death, China has always had the idiom "If you are in pain, you will cry, and if you are poor, you will cry", which is an instinctive expression. The sky referred to here does not refer to the space where the wind, rain, thunder and lightning, the sun, the moon and the stars are located, but refers to a supreme master who has personality, will, judgment of right and wrong, can reward good and punish evil, and can listen to people's cries. Of course, the "heaven" or "god" in China's traditional concept is not completely equivalent to the God who created the universe in the Bible, but it fully shows that people have the same needs for God. This need is the foundation of Christianity and all religions. Not that all religions are equal. Many people don't believe in God, but they still believe in something else. People who believe in nothing can't live. What they believe in is either people or things, or a cause, an ideal or a philosophical theory, or even naked individualism. The question is whether all this has been verified in advance and proved to be reliable, even more trustworthy than God? Unfortunately, this is not the case. People have too many beliefs, which have not been verified in advance and later proved to be false. Unprecedented dazzling and fashionable things often lead to unprecedented disillusionment and pain. In the end, if you don't come to your senses, you still can't get real comfort and satisfaction. Because there is nothing in the world that can be trusted more than God. Moreover, nothing else can satisfy people's deep need for God, and nothing else can replace God's position in people's hearts. The natural structure and function of organisms far exceed man-made objects, from which human beings can get profound inspiration. The world we see is not blind and unconscious, but just made up of countless accidents. But a huge system full of superb wisdom. This kind of intelligence is neither human intelligence nor the intelligence of birds, animals, fish, insects, flowers and trees themselves. These creatures call it "instinct" from God. Because of its own material limitations, science cannot make people directly know God himself. However, the scientific study of the material world is very helpful for a deeper understanding of the creation of all things. Science has enabled people to have a deeper and deeper understanding of the mysteries of the universe, and also enabled us to have a more and more thorough understanding of the wonderful greatness created by God. As long as people look up at the size of heaven and earth and check the variety, they can see the wisdom created by God everywhere. Similarly, as long as people listen to the voice of conscience, they can understand God's guidelines for guiding people to do good. This is enough to help people who face life honestly and seriously to seriously seek God. We are God's masterpiece, the crystallization of God's creation, made in his own image. The purpose of God's creation is for us to get his eternal life like him, manage the whole land for him, enjoy his wealth together and show his glory. However, the world chooses sin and owes him glory. Even so, God's love for us remains unchanged, just like a mother can't forget her baby, and God tries his best to save people's wandering hearts. God is love. Both humans and animals have a natural instinct for love, which will make us understand that this is reflected in the loving nature of the God of Creation. For example, when the ancients advised people to be filial to their parents, they often used the metaphor that a sheep kneels to eat the milk of a ewe and a bird feeds back a mother bird. Speaking of brotherhood, praise Hongyan; Speaking of harmony between husband and wife, quote Yuanyang; When it comes to parents' love for their children, it is said that the old cow and the calf are added. As for hens, when they meet enemies, they will spread their wings to protect their chicks. God loved the world and sacrificed his only son, Jesus, as our sin sacrifice to bear our sins and be crucified for us. The Lord Jesus was punished for our sins. He died instead of us. Three days later, he rose from the dead, sat at the right hand of the Almighty Father, and will be justly judged in the future. We will receive this gospel with impunity and go to hell, but we will have eternal life. Before the Lord Jesus was saved, God loved people in the world very much, but because people in the world were guilty, God could not get close to people in the world, nor could he make people in the world close to himself. Now his son has died instead of sinners, satisfying God's demand for justice, and the relationship between God and man has also changed. The death of Christ has not changed God's heart, because God has always loved people in the world. Now that God has judged the Lord Jesus, he can accept people in the world without obstacles. Some people may ask, what crime have I committed? Beating people, swearing, wronged people, not filial to parents, lying, not returning things, arrogance, arrogance, slander, ingratitude, even ingratitude, snobbery, greed for ill-gotten gains, graft, resentment, bad temper, perjury, alcoholism, addiction to play, smoking, deceit, jealousy, smoking. . . . . The bible says that it is a crime to move evil thoughts, and it is murder to hate others. Human life is unfair, fragile and short. And God's life is holy, just, strong and eternal. All the scenes in the universe can only show that there is an all-powerful creator in the universe-God, but they can't tell us: "God loves this world. . . . "Therefore, God needs to explain his mind to the world in words. This is the Bible. The Bible was written by more than 40 authors in 1600 years. However, the Bible is not literally compiled by people who have their own meanings, but written by a group of people who are pious and fear God. The Bible says, "Prophecy never comes from man's will, but man is moved by the Holy Spirit and speaks the word of God." God touched them with the Holy Spirit, guided them with God, and then wrote them like students dictating. The Bible says, "Nothing in a painting can be abolished or added." The literal meaning of the Bible and the direct meaning of God are the most important features of biblical truth. Some people say that the Bible is a book to persuade people to do good, and its purpose is to persuade people not to commit crimes and do evil, so as to make up for what the law cannot do. Some people think that the Bible is a literary classic with ingenious and beautiful writing. Others say that the Bible is Jewish history. Some people even think that the Bible is just a myth. Is the Bible a book to persuade people to do good? The Bible says, "A man is justified by faith and does not care about keeping the law." He said, "By the grace of God, he was justified in vain through the salvation of Christ Jesus." "Because of grace, you don't care about behavior, only care about the grace of God and people's confidence. In this way, isn't it a misunderstanding of the original intention of the Bible to persuade people to do good? The moral standard of the Bible is far higher than all other books. Take the moral standards of the books of Confucius and Mencius, which we admire most, far behind the Bible. Confucius said, "see no evil, don't listen, don't speak and don't move if you are indecent. "That is, don't look at what you shouldn't; Don't listen to what you shouldn't; Don't say things you shouldn't say; Don't do things you shouldn't do. But the Bible says, "Anyone who has evil thoughts has sinned. Jesus said to "love your neighbor as yourself". Confucius said, "Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you.". Don't impose what you don't want on others. It's just a passive way to be a person, but you don't invade others, and everyone is cautious. Jesus said that loving others is like loving yourself, which is a positive way to be a man. Mencius said: "People treat me with disobedience, gentlemen with self-reaction, and I am ruthless. What is the best thing? "? Since he is a benevolent, his rebellion is still right, and the gentleman's statement is also ridiculous. It's hard to choose with animals. It means that if someone is rude to me, a gentleman should reflect on himself and say that others are doing this to me only because I am not friendly to others. After my own reflection, there is nothing bad for people. However, the other party is still arrogant and vicious to me. A gentleman must look at himself again and say that I must be unfaithful, which is why others treat me like this. On reflection, there is nothing disloyal, but the other party is still arrogant and vicious to me. This time, Mr. Wang will say that he is an unreasonable person, just like birds and animals. Mencius was severely treated three times, so he blamed others for being animals. But the Bible says that you must forgive others not seven times, but 70 times and seven times. When Jesus was crucified, he was in great pain. When his death drew near, he prayed, "Father! Forgive them because they don't know what they are doing. " Is the Bible a good literary book? The words in the Bible are really good, but the Bible says, "Words make people die, and the Holy Spirit makes people live." Although the article is good, if you only accept its words, even if you can recite the whole Bible word for word, it can't help your soul to be saved, so this statement is not accurate. Is the Bible Jewish history? At first glance, it seems so, but the Bible not only tells the story of the Jews, but also records the origin of mankind in detail, and also tells the future destination of mankind. It is clearly stated in the Bible: "The birth of Jesus is a happy message, which concerns everyone in the world. Jesus is the savior of mankind and the Lord Christ. Therefore, the Bible is the word of God and the foundation of faith. Anyone here? Some people want to know God with wisdom, but in vain. Because wisdom is not the correct function of knowing God. The Bible says, "The world does not know God by its own wisdom. "When God made man, he gave you the ability to govern the whole earth and manage all kinds of creatures on the ground, so God gave people wisdom beyond other creatures. The Bible teaches you to associate with wise people. It can be seen that human intelligence is used to solve the relationship between people and the objective world, that is, the relationship between people and things and people. This is the normal function of wisdom, but it cannot be used to solve the problem of how to know God between people and God. Because the mystery of God's nature is far beyond man's wisdom. The Bible says that the mystery of God is beyond measure. God is a spirit. Only by accepting and worshiping him sincerely and honestly can people have direct communication with God. Please pray and say, "Father! I didn't know you existed before, much less that you loved me so much. Now I understand that you are the only master of all things in the universe, and I am willing to accept the redemption you prepared for me. I believe you sent the Lord Jesus to the cross and bore my sin. Forgive me for your son's sake! Be the Lord of my life! Pray in the name of the Lord Jesus, amen! In this way, you show the Lord from your heart that you have accepted Jesus as your savior. Prayer is talking directly to the Lord, and the Lord will listen to you. The bible says, ask and it will be given to you; Seek and you will find; Knock and I'll open the door for you.