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This concept is deeply rooted in the biblical narrative, illustrating the relationship between humanity and the divine.<br><br><b>Approaches to God in the Old Testament</b><br><br>1. <b>Sacrificial System</b>: The Old Testament outlines a detailed sacrificial system as a primary means of approaching God. <a href="/leviticus/1-3.htm">Leviticus 1:3-4</a> states, "If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to offer an unblemished male. He must present it at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, that he may be accepted by the LORD. He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, so that it may be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him." This system was central to the Israelites' worship and their approach to God, emphasizing the need for atonement and purity.<br><br>2. <b>The Tabernacle and Temple</b>: The Tabernacle, and later the Temple, served as the physical dwelling place of God's presence among His people. Approaching God involved entering these sacred spaces, as seen in <a href="/exodus/25-8.htm">Exodus 25:8</a> , "And they are to make a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them." The high priest's annual entrance into the Holy of Holies on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) was a significant approach to God, symbolizing the mediation between God and Israel.<br><br>3. <b>Prayer and Worship</b>: Throughout the Old Testament, prayer and worship are vital approaches to God. The Psalms, for instance, are filled with expressions of seeking God's presence. <a href="/psalms/145-18.htm">Psalm 145:18</a> declares, "The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth."<br><br><b>Approaches to God in the New Testament</b><br><br>1. <b>Through Jesus Christ</b>: The New Testament presents Jesus Christ as the ultimate means of approaching God. <a href="/hebrews/4-16.htm">Hebrews 4:16</a> encourages believers, "Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need." Jesus' sacrificial death and resurrection opened a new and living way to God, as emphasized in <a href="/hebrews/10-19.htm">Hebrews 10:19-22</a> .<br><br>2. <b>Faith and Repentance</b>: Approaching God in the New Testament is closely linked with faith and repentance. <a href="/acts/3-19.htm">Acts 3:19</a> urges, "Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away." Faith in Jesus Christ is the foundation for a relationship with God, as seen in <a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a> , where Jesus states, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me."<br><br>3. <b>Prayer and the Holy Spirit</b>: Prayer remains a crucial approach to God, empowered by the Holy Spirit. <a href="/romans/8-26.htm">Romans 8:26</a> explains, "In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words."<br><br><b>Approaches in Christian Life</b><br><br>1. <b>Worship and Community</b>: Corporate worship and fellowship with other believers are vital approaches to God. <a href="/hebrews/10-24.htm">Hebrews 10:24-25</a> encourages believers not to forsake assembling together, highlighting the importance of community in approaching God.<br><br>2. <b>Scripture and Obedience</b>: Engaging with Scripture and living in obedience to God's commands are essential approaches. <a href="/james/1-22.htm">James 1:22</a> advises, "Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves."<br><br>3. <b>Sacraments and Ordinances</b>: In many Christian traditions, sacraments such as baptism and the Lord's Supper are seen as means of grace and approaches to God, symbolizing and enacting the believer's relationship with Him.<br><br>In summary, the concept of "approaches" in the Bible encompasses a rich tapestry of practices and beliefs that illustrate humanity's desire to draw near to God, both in the Old and New Testaments, and continues to be a foundational aspect of Christian life and worship.<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/6437.htm"><span class="l">6437. panah -- to turn</span></a><br><b>...</b> root Definition to turn NASB Word Usage <b>approaches</b> (1), clear (3), cleared (1),<br> cleared away (1), considered (1), dawn* (1), dawns (1), declined (1), declines <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6437.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/7126.htm"><span class="l">7126. qarab -- to come near, approach</span></a><br><b>...</b> Definition to come near, approach NASB Word Usage accept (1), appear (1), approach<br> (11), approach to offer (1), approached (9), <b>approaches</b> (3), approaching (2 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7126.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/lactantius/the_divine_institutes/chap_xxxviii_of_plato_whose_doctrine.htm"><span class="l">Of Plato, Whose Doctrine <b>Approaches</b> More Nearly to the Truth.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The Epitome of the Divine Institutes. Addressed to His Brother Pentadius. Chap.<br> XXXVIII."Of Plato, Whose Doctrine <b>Approaches</b> More Nearly to the Truth. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../lactantius/the divine institutes/chap xxxviii of plato whose doctrine.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bounds/purpose_in_prayer/chapter_vi_nothing_is_impossible.htm"><span class="l">"Nothing is Impossible to Industry, "Said one of the Seven Sages <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> The case of the Syrophenician woman is a parable in action. She is arrested in her<br> <b>approaches</b> to Christ by the information that He will not see anyone. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../bounds/purpose in prayer/chapter vi nothing is impossible.htm</font><p><a href="/library/whyte/lord_teach_us_to_pray/ii_the_geometry_of_prayer.htm"><span class="l">The Geometry of Prayer</span></a> <br><b>...</b> All our <b>approaches</b> to God, in prayer and in praise, must be made in those forms<br> of thought and of speech, in those ideas and conceptions, that are possible to <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../whyte/lord teach us to pray/ii the geometry of prayer.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bouvieres/a_short_method_of_prayer_and_spiritual_torrents/chapter_ix_of_perfect_conversion.htm"><span class="l">Of Perfect Conversion, which is an Effect of this Method of Prayer <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> The longer it is converted, the nearer it <b>approaches</b> to God, and attaches itself<br> to Him; and the nearer it <b>approaches</b> to God, the more it becomes necessarily <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter ix of perfect conversion.htm</font><p><a href="/library/howard/standards_of_life_and_service/iii_divine_fellowship.htm"><span class="l">Divine Fellowship</span></a> <br><b>...</b> His heart; my heart; His <b>approaches</b> to me by the power and influence of His Holy<br> Spirit; my <b>approaches</b> to Him. Jesus died; I believed. He called; I answered. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../howard/standards of life and service/iii divine fellowship.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/on_the_good_of_marriage/section_12_for_whereas_that.htm"><span class="l">For, Whereas that Natural Use, when it Pass Beyond the Compact of <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Hence is it also that he sins far less, who is ever so unceasing in <b>approaches</b> to<br> his wife, than he who <b>approaches</b> ever so seldom to commit fornication. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/on the good of marriage/section 12 for whereas that.htm</font><p><a href="/library/guyon/a_short_and_easy_method_of_prayer/chapter_xi_of_conversion.htm"><span class="l">Of Conversion</span></a> <br><b>...</b> turned to God a wonderful facility is found in continuing steadfast in conversion;<br> and the longer it remains thus converted, the nearer it <b>approaches</b>, and the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../guyon/a short and easy method of prayer/chapter xi of conversion.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/writings_in_connection_with_the_donatist_controversy_/chapter_52__119_petilianus.htm"><span class="l">Petilianus Said: "If You Suppose that You Can Offer Sacrifice...</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Augustin answered: We say that in the case of every man the sacrifice that is offered<br> partakes of the character of him who <b>approaches</b> to offer it, or <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter 52 119 petilianus.htm</font><p><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_venial_sin_is_fittingly.htm"><span class="l">Whether Venial Sin is Fittingly Condivided with Mortal Sin?</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Objection 4: Further, whoever <b>approaches</b> one term, from that very fact<br> turns away from the opposite. Now whoever sins, <b>approaches</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether venial sin is fittingly.htm</font><p><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_insincerity_hinders_the_effect.htm"><span class="l">Whether Insincerity Hinders the Effect of Baptism?</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Now whoever <b>approaches</b> Baptism, by that very fact makes a show of having right faith<br> in Christ, of veneration for this sacrament, and of wishing to conform to <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether insincerity hinders the effect.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/a/approaches.htm"><span class="l"><b>Approaches</b> (8 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Approaches</b> (8 Occurrences). Luke 12:33 Sell that<br> which you have, and give gifts to the needy. Make for <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/approaches.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/approach.htm"><span class="l">Approach (56 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2. (vi) To draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to approximate;<br> as, he <b>approaches</b> to the character of the ablest statesman. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/approach.htm - 24k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/needy.htm"><span class="l">Needy (83 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Make for yourselves purses which don't grow old, a treasure in the heavens that<br> doesn't fail, where no thief <b>approaches</b>, neither moth destroys. (WEB). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/needy.htm - 30k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/limit.htm"><span class="l">Limit (115 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 6. (n.) A determinate quantity, to which a variable one continually <b>approaches</b>,<br> and may differ from it by less than any given difference, but to which, under <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/limit.htm - 36k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/groin.htm"><span class="l">Groin (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> inguen. 4. (n.) The projecting solid angle formed by the meeting of two<br> vaults, growing more obtuse as it <b>approaches</b> the summit. 5 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/groin.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/grow.htm"><span class="l">Grow (139 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Make for yourselves purses which don't grow old, a treasure in the heavens that<br> doesn't fail, where no thief <b>approaches</b>, neither moth destroys. (WEB DBY RSV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/grow.htm - 34k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/wool.htm"><span class="l">Wool (34 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (n.) The soft and curled, or crisped, species of hair which grows on sheep and<br> some other animals, and which in fineness sometimes <b>approaches</b> to fur <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/wool.htm - 21k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/ward.htm"><span class="l">Ward (27 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 16. (n.) To fend off; to repel; to turn aside, as anything mischievous that <b>approaches</b>;<br> -- usually followed by off. 17. (vi) To be vigilant; to keep guard. 18. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/ward.htm - 19k</font><p><a href="/topical/i/in.htm"><span class="l">In (142459 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> In its different applications, it <b>approaches</b> some of the meanings of, and sometimes<br> is interchangeable with, within, into, on, at, of, and among. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/i/in.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/foreknowledge.htm"><span class="l">Foreknowledge (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> and American) to translate the Greek words proginoskein and prognosis in the New<br> Testament, in which instances the word "fore-knowledge" <b>approaches</b> closely the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/foreknowledge.htm - 37k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/exegesis-eisegesis.html">What is the difference between exegesis and eisegesis? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/prolegomena.html">What is a prolegomena? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/kalam-cosmological-argument.html">What is the kalam cosmological argument for the existence of God? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/approaches.htm">Approaches: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Approaches (8 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/12-33.htm">Luke 12:33</a></span><br />Sell that which you have, and give gifts to the needy. Make for yourselves purses which don't grow old, a treasure in the heavens that doesn't fail, where no thief <span class="boldtext">approaches</span>, neither moth destroys.<br /><span class="source">(WEB RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/20-16.htm">Leviticus 20:16</a></span><br />"'If a woman <span class="boldtext">approaches</span> any animal, and lies down with it, you shall kill the woman, and the animal: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.<br /><span class="source">(WEB NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/22-3.htm">Leviticus 22:3</a></span><br />"Tell them,'If anyone of all your seed throughout your generations <span class="boldtext">approaches</span> the holy things, which the children of Israel make holy to Yahweh, having his uncleanness on him, that soul shall be cut off from before me. I am Yahweh.<br /><span class="source">(WEB NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/3-10.htm">Numbers 3:10</a></span><br />And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, that they may keep their priesthood; and the common man that draweth nigh shall be put to death.'<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/23-11.htm">Deuteronomy 23:11</a></span><br />but it shall be, when evening comes on, he shall bathe himself in water; and when the sun is down, he shall come within the camp.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/11-8.htm">2 Kings 11:8</a></span><br />You shall surround the king, every man with his weapons in his hand; and he who comes within the ranks, let him be slain. be with the king when he goes out, and when he comes in."<br /><span class="source">(See RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/esther/4-11.htm">Esther 4:11</a></span><br />"All the king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, know, that whoever, whether man or woman, comes to the king into the inner court without being called, there is one law for him, that he be put to death, except those to whom the king might hold out the golden scepter, that he may live. I have not been called to come in to the king these thirty days."<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/26-17.htm">Isaiah 26:17</a></span><br />As a woman with child, whose time is near, is troubled, crying out in her pain; so have we been before you, O Lord.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/a/approaches.htm">Approaches</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/approaches.htm">Approaches (8 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/approacheth.htm">Approacheth (4 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/approach.htm">Approach (56 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/a/approached.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Approached"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Approached" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/a/approachest.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Approachest"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Approachest" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>