Faith through experiential knowledge of God

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Originally Posted by bearbear

According to Paul's letter to Titus, Paul seems to base certainty of someone's testimony on evidence of Godly living.

Titus 1:16
"They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good."

Jesus also says wisdom is justified by her children and instructs that the test of a false teacher or prophet is if they bear bad fruit.

It's been said that the measure of a man is how he treats others who have nothing to give back. Perhaps this is one principle behind why God wants us to help the poor and bless our enemies.

The test for Witness Lee and others including ourselves could be in seeing how one treats his fellow brothers...

1 John 4:20
Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen.

By that criterion, it seems to me that many who claim to be Christian aren't and many who don't claim to be, are.