Why Is Intimacy Important In Relationships?
Blackaby:God created us to have intimate relationships. The word koinonia sums up these intimate relationships. First John 1:3,7, says, “Truly our fellowship [koinonia] is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship [koinonia] one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin” (KJV). John gave God’s definition for intimacy. We cannot have one type of relationship with God and another type with people. Intimacy with God creates intimacy with others. As Scripture unfolds it is fascinating to see the heart of God in His covenant relationship with His people. The essence of being a child of God involves intimate interdependence, which every individual needs for growth and maturity. God created us to have interdependence, but sin causes self-centered independence. Redemption brings us back into interdependence with God and His people. When we experience God’s fullness, we will have tha
