THE INTIMACY OF KNOWING CHRIST
Jesus spoke of a day when He will have to say to some, “I never knew you.” (Mt. 7:23) The word “knew” can mean to perceive. However, it has a second meaning that makes more sense in the context. It refers to marriage and creating new life. The Father speaks the Living Word. And you, by grace through faith, submit to the Father to the point that He plants His Holy Seed (Christ) into your heart. Marriage is a type and shadow of this deep intimacy with Christ since intimacy in marriage produces new life. You then know Him in the sense that He creates new life in you. Christ is formed in you. In this intimacy, you are engaged in spiritual warfare, the battle for the mind.