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Originally Posted by awareness
At this point I'm not sure I get the point of this thread. But looking into this so far, I was gobsmacked. It hit me, and I busted out laughing out loud : no matter what I know, the devils know more. So knowing doesn't distinguish me from them. Do I know God? Yes. And so do they. Do I know Christ? Yes. And so do they. Do I know Paul? Well of him. So do they, better than me. So forth and so on.
So can I be certain that I won't suffer the same fate as the devils? If their greater knowledge than mine doesn't save them, it most certainly won't save me.
Without divine intervention I have no hope. The devils know that too ... and shudder.
So brother Evan, are you saying it's not enough to know Jesus, but to have Jesus, (or should I call it Christ, in all it's come to mean)?
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Yes, I think you got the point of thread, or at least were able to see some light in it, and even make a very insightful observation - it is not enough to know Jesus, but to have Jesus.
And the goal of gaining and having Jesus rather than merely knowing or knowing about Him is one of the distinguishing features of the recovery. Regardless of how may say "Lee did this, Lee did that", I don't think anyone can argue that the recovery did not turn their attention away from knowing Christ (as in general Christianity) but to gaining Him.