Does he know me when I have failed to know him (John 20:11\u201316)?<\/b> When Mary Magdalene saw Jesus outside his tomb, she didn\u2019t recognize him. But he knew her: \u201cJesus said to her, \u2018Mary\u2019\u201d (v. 16). The instant Mary heard her name, she cried out, \u201cTeacher!\u201d<\/p>\n
Why was Mary weeping outside Jesus\u2019s tomb? Not because she knew \u043e<\/em> Jesus, but because she had a personal history with her Lord. It is possible to know all about doctrine and not know Jesus. The soul is in danger when intellectual learning outstrips intimate touch with him. Doctrine was nothing more to Mary than grass beneath her feet. Any Pharisee could have made a fool of her doctrinally, but none could ridicule away the fact that Jesus had cast seven demons out of her. And yet for Mary, Jesus\u2019s blessings were nothing in comparison to himself.<\/p>\n Does he know me when I have stubbornly doubted (John 20:24\u201329)?<\/b> Have I been doubting something about Jesus\u2014an experience others testify to but which I haven\u2019t had? The other disciples told Thomas that they\u2019d seen Jesus, but Thomas doubted. \u201cUnless I see . . . I will not believe\u201d (v. 25). Thomas needed the personal touch of Jesus. When our Lord\u2019s touch will come, or how it will come, we do not know. But when it does come, it\u2019s indescribably precious. Jesus told Thomas, \u201cReach out your hand and put it into my side,\u201d and Thomas replied, \u2018My Lord and my God!\u2019\u201d (vv. 27\u201328).<\/p>\n Does he know me when I have selfishly denied him (John 21:15\u201317)?<\/b> Peter had denied Jesus Christ three times, yet after the resurrection, Jesus appeared to Peter alone. He restored Peter in private, and then he restored him before the others. And Peter said, \u201cLord, you know that I love you\u201d (v. 16).<\/p>\n Do I have a personal history with Jesus Christ? The one sign of discipleship is intimate connection with him, a knowledge of Jesus Christ that nothing can disturb.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Does he know me when I have failed to know him (John 20:11\u201316)? When Mary Magdalene saw Jesus outside his tomb, she didn\u2019t recognize him. But he knew her: \u201cJesus said to …<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":2194,"template":"","collection":[42],"class_list":{"0":"post-2660","1":"modern-classic","2":"type-modern-classic","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"collection-discipleship"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/utmost.org\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/modern-classic\/2660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/utmost.org\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/modern-classic"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/utmost.org\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/modern-classic"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/utmost.org\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/modern-classic\/2660\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/utmost.org\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/utmost.org\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"collection","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/utmost.org\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/collection?post=2660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}