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LESSON 4 RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD 1. Read Genesis 3:1. What question did Satan ask Eve? 2. Read Genesis 2:17 and 3:3. What word or words did Eve add to what God actually said to Adam? 3. Read Genesis 3:6. Once Satan was able to instill doubt into Eve’s mind regarding the Word of God, what did
intimate with God—how to develop and maintain a relationship with God. There are no flowery easy-answers here. After reading this book you will not find yourself in uninterrupted dialog with God, or enveloped in a constant heavenly stream of intense and ecstatic feelings. Paul said we see God here “through a glass darkly.” Only in Heaven will
intimacy with God is more than just accumulating biblical truth but living as followers of Jesus who are being transformed by the Holy Spirit. It is important to understand the correct way of matriculating in this divine pedagogy.
Christian spiritual formation helps individuals and Christian communities grow deeper in their relationship with the Triune God because in it the Holy Spirit, Scripture, community, and mission are interconnected with one another.
In emphasiz- ing the relationship between identity, practice and relationship with God, some New Testament authors locate friendship in a broader covenantal framework in which God is the ultimate benefactor, often acting through mediatory figures to whom the commu- nities can relate as ‘friends’.
¨ God created us to be in relationship with Him. ¨ God wants us to know Him; to know Him is to know His love for us. Also, to know Him is to trust Him. ¨ Obedience brings blessings; God honors our faithfulness. ¨ Pick up your cross and follow Jesus – it’s a day by day process. ¨ Let go of the past – it’s a new season – you win!
He just wanted to model some key ingredients in speaking effectively to God. For instance, we can see in this prayer intimacy with God (calling Him “Father”), reverence (acknowledging God as hallowed or holy) and boldness (asking). There are many specific ways to connect with God in a meaningful way.
