God's word frequently uses phraseology like knowing the Lord in both Testaments to distinguish between saved and lost people. A Right Relationship Those identified as KNOWING the LORD have a proper relationship with God; the inverse relationship exists for those who do not KNOW the Lord. The evidence of such a link to the Lord is the individual's desire to follow the Lord. When the Lord Jesus Christ entered the world, John gave testimony to this truth, pointing to a world that KNEW NOT God. John 1:10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. 11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not. 12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: 13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. John testified that God the Son came into a world that KNEW HIM NOT and received Him not. Yet, Christ's purpose was to reconcile those who would believe in Him. Those who received Him were given the power to become the sons of God, thus entering an eternal family relationship with God. The Bible describes this relationship as those who "know Him." God's word expresses a direct correlation between receiving the Lord and knowing the Lord. The Fruit of Salvation The Old Testament canon of scriptures expresses the same concept concerning knowing God and offers the necessary insights. The Bible describes those who lived wickedly and lived for themselves as people who did not know the Lord. Their lack of fruit (knowing the Lord) clearly expressed the relationship they lacked. The sons of Eli s
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