08/06/2026
Never before has so much information about God been so readily available. Millions of sermons, podcasts, books, and Bible studies are accessible with a few keystrokes, and Christians today possess more theological resources than any previous generation. Yet beneath this abundance lies a troubling reality: many believers know a great deal about God while knowing Him very little.
This is not merely a modern complaint dressed up in spiritual language. Scripture itself names this exact danger, long before podcasts or printed Bibles existed. Through the prophet Hosea, the Lord said, "I desire mercy and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings" (Hosea 6:6). Through Jeremiah, He said, "Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, let not the mighty man glory in his might, nor let the rich man glory in his riches; but let him who glories glory in this, that he understands and knows Me" (Jeremiah 9:23–24).
Eternal life is not defined by possessing religious information but by entering into a living relationship with the God who has revealed Himself in Jesus Christ. As Jesus Himself prayed, "And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent" (John 17:3). The deepest crisis facing the Church in any generation, including our own, is not chiefly theological liberalism, moral decline, or secularism. It is the quieter and more subtle danger of replacing the knowledge of God with mere knowledge about God — of mistaking familiarity with the language of faith for communion with the Father Himself.
If that diagnosis is right, then the urgent question is not where to find more information about God. It is where God Himself may actually be found and known.
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The Crisis of Knowing About God, Not Knowing Him as the Father. | Never before has so much information about God been so readily available. Millions of sermons, podcasts, books,
