Not A Fan. - knowledge about him or intimacy with him?
Fan:
\ˈfan\
noun
an enthusiastic admirer
Follower:
\ˈfälō(ə)r\
noun
an adherent or devotee of a particular person, cause, or activity.
Are you a Follower of Jesus?
And He was saying to them all, “If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow me.
Luke 9:23
These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.
Matthew 15:8
When one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, he went to the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table.
Luke 7:36
A woman in that town who lived a sinful life learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee’s house, so she came there with an alabaster jar of perfume.
Luke 7:37
As she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and poured perfume on them.
Luke 7:38
When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know who is touching him and what kind of woman she is—that she is a sinner.”
Luke 7:39
Do you do what you do for God out of duty?
or
Do you do what you do out of a desire to honor Him?
Do not confuse Knowledge about Jesus for intimacy with Jesus.
A Biblical word for intimacy is “Know”
And Adam knew Eve his wife
Genesis 4:1 (KJV)
Now the man was intimate with his wife Eve
Genesis 4:1 (ESV)
YADA (Hebrew Word for Knew)
To Know completely and to be completely Known
O Lord, you have examined my heart and know everything about me. You know when I sit down or stand up. You know my thoughts even when I’m far away. You see me when I travel and when I rest at home. You know everything I do. You know what I am going to say even before I say it, Lord.
Psalm 139:1-4
Then he turned toward the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I came into your house. You did not give me any water for my feet, but she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.
Luke 7:44
You did not give me a kiss, but this woman, from the time I entered, has not stopped kissing my feet.
Luke 7:45
You did not put oil on my head, but she has poured perfume on my feet.
Luke 7:46
Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little.”
Luke 7:47
Who are you most like in this Story?
Do you know about Jesus, or do you Know Jesus?