Joh 8:19, 16:3, 17:3 | Family | STEP | If ye had known me--known my Father also ; the union between him and his Father was such, that to know the one was also to know the other. Compare chap . We may have the Bible and all the means of grace, and yet be ignorant of the character of God, of Jesus Christ, and of the way of life through him. This is not because they are not plainly revealed, but because opposition to them blinds the mind, hardens the heart, and prevents the right apprehension of divine truth.

John 8:19

If ye had known me--known my Father also; the union between him and his Father was such, that to know the one was also to know the other. Compare chap Joh 14:9,10. We may have the Bible and all the means of grace, and yet be ignorant of the character of God, of Jesus Christ, and of the way of life through him. This is not because they are not plainly revealed, but because opposition to them blinds the mind, hardens the heart, and prevents the right apprehension of divine truth.

John 16:3

John 17:3

This is life eternal; the right knowledge of God and Jesus Christ gives endless spiritual life to the soul. The knowledge of God and of Jesus Christ is as important to men as their eternal salvation. Hence, it is the duty of those who have this knowledge, to aid in imparting it to all people; and all laws, customs, and usages which tend to prevent this are wicked, and ought for ever to be done away.