"You Will Know..."
A guest post by Chad Ramsey.
Is it possible to know about spiritual things? Can we be sure we are doing the will of God?
Questions such as these are often raised by sincere individuals. These questions are important; their answers must not be taken lightly. If we can know God’s plan, then surely God expects us to obey it.
So, what does the Bible say we can know?
We can know the identity of God.
Speaking to the individuals in Babylonian captivity, the prophet Ezekiel recorded God’s words:
“I will purge the rebels from among you, and those who transgress against Me; I will bring them out of the country where they dwell, but they shall not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD” (Ezekiel 20:38).
In essence, God argued His actions would declare His identity to His people. If they could know God by what He did, we can know God by examining the record of His deeds.
We can know the identity of Jesus.
This knowledge stems from our examination of Jesus’s death and the prophecies he uttered beforehand. On several occasions before He was taken into the custody of the Romans, Jesus predicted His death.
According to Mark 9:31, Jesus said: “The Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of men, and they will kill Him. And after He is killed, He will rise the third day.”
But it was Jesus’s specification of the kind of death He would die that helps us know Him. He stated: “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He…” (John 8:38). Jesus was lifted up when crucified (John 12:32-33).
We can know the identity of false teachers.
Although it might seem difficult to differentiate between those who teach truth and those who teach error, Jesus stated such knowledge is possible. Regarding false teachers, He said:
“You will know them by their fruits” (Matthew 7:13).
Truth can be known.
Chad Ramsey preaches for the Gloster Street Church of Christ in Tupelo, Mississippi. You can access their Bible classes and Chad’s sermons on Gloster Street’s YouTube page.
Chad was - and still is - “my preacher” from when I spent my high school and early college years at Gloster Street. I’m thankful to be able to share some of his writings with you.
