Know Him.

 We have only the truth. God gives us only truth. Not a single lie ever came from God. God is truth. God is Love. God is our all in all. 

We can study God's word endlessly ever delving into the truths He gives us. In our fallen state of humanity we need to constantly dwell upon God's truths, ever learning, ever relearning, ever continuing to know Him more and more as our all in all. We can't live with God as a thought but not reality. We can't live knowing of God but not knowing Him. If I tell you a lot about a friend of mine you might feel as if you know them, I talk about them constantly, but that doesn't mean you have a relationship with my friend, that you know my friend for yourself, that you have experiences with my friend. We can know of God and read of others experiences with God, the Bible is filled with those who knew God. We have to KNOW God too, not just know of others experiences with God. He is OUR God. He is MY God. He is YOUR God. He wants to know us, and for us to know Him.

"We love him because he first loved us." 1 Jn 4:19

"Herein is love not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins." 1 Jn 4:10

"For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son. That whosever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." John 3:16

"For the love of Christ constraineth us because we thus judge that if one died for all then were all dead and that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves but unto Him which died for them, and rose again. 1 Cor. 5:14-15

"Thou are worthy o Lord, to receive glory and honor and power for thou hast created all things, and for they pleasure they are and were created." Rev 4:11

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"Standing on the Threshold. Our study of the book of Romans, while there have been many articles, has not been exhaustive. Indeed, it is impossible to have an exhaustive study of the Bible; for no matter how thoroughly we study any portion of it, we shall still find ourselves but upon the threshold. The more we study the Bible, the more will our best study seem to be only preliminary to further study that will be seen to be necessary. But although we can not expect ever to exhaust the truth, so that we can say that we have it all, we may be sure that as far as we have gone we have only the truth. And this assurance arises not from any wisdom that we have, but solely from adhering closely to the word of God, and not allowing the alloy of human ideas to mingle with its pure gold.

"All Joy and Peace in Believing" Romans 15:8-14

8 Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made to the fathers: 9 and that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name. 10 And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people. 11 And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people. 12 And again, Esaias saith,  There shall be a root out of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.  13 Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, through the power of the Holy Ghost. 14 And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.

"A Minister of the Circumcision." Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision. Bear this in mind. Shall we learn from it that he saves only the Jews? By no means, but we must learn from it that "salvation is of the Jews."  John 4:22. "Jesus Christ our Lord" was "made of the seed of David according to the flesh." Rom. 1:3. He is the "root of Jesse," which stands "for an ensign of the people," to which the Gentiles seek. Isa. 11:10; Rom. 15:12.  The Gentiles who find salvation must find it in Israel. None can find it anywhere else."

Articles on Romans by E. J. Waggoner Chapter 15 Excerpt