How can one be close to Jesus? It is to read and hear this Word and believe what is written. It is to believe in the story of the Old Testament that happened until Jesus came, to believe in the story that Jesus came and told, and to believe in the story of Jesus coming again. Then you are a person who belongs to God.
To do so, we have to put down our philosophies, subjective, ideologies, and beliefs. And if you want to understand then believe all the words in the Bible, it won’t happen. The reason is, God is not a person smaller than us, but a person who thinks bigger and does bigger things than us.
Excerpt from Pastor Lee’s sermon on Nov 30, 2022.
1 John 4:1-3